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Strip Clubs Own Rhode Island

Matthew McDonald

Donations to well-connected Rhode Island pols from strip clubs were obscured in official records hat said they came from a law firm that used to lobby for the businesses, according to an investigation by the Providence Journal.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, both Democrats, are among the beneficiaries.

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Church Putting on 139th Washington’s Birthday Dinner

Matthew McDonald

First Congregational Church in Methuen has been putting on a dinner in honor of George Washington's birthday since 1881.

This year's, the 139th, is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, one day after the 287th anniversary of Washington's birth, which took place February 22, 1732.

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