All posts tagged "Woonsocket"
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13.3K9Arts and LeisureOpera Star Eileen Farrell Meets A Nice Irish Cop
Eileen Farrell spent five years starring on the Metropolitan Opera stage, but she was too salt-of-the earth to put up with the...
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13.2K1Politics and MilitaryThe Civil War Love Letter of Sullivan Ballou
Just before he died, Union Army Maj. Sullivan Ballou sat down in Washington, D.C., to write a love letter to his wife...
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8.5K80Arts and LeisureNap Lajoie: Rhode Island’s Franco-American Batting King
Decades before the Cleveland Indians changed their name to the Guardians, fans named the team the Naps. They chose the name because...
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7.9K2Arts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Gabby Hartnett, the Pride of Millville, Mass.
Gabby Hartnett, a native of Woonsocket, R.I., was one of the greatest catchers ever to play baseball during his years with the...
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