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FAMILY MEMBERS WHO RUN East Greenwich-based Bailey Brook Farm stand in front of one of the property's buildings. The farm was named Dairy Farm of the Year by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Bailey Brook Farm named R.I. dairy farm of the year

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee has named Bailey Brook Farm of East Greenwich the state’s Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year,...
IN 2011, RHODE ISLAND drew 56.1 percent of its revenue from property taxes, the third highest percentage in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. / COURTESY U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Census: R.I. drew 56% of revenue from property taxes in 2011

WASHINGTON - Rhode Island drew more than half its revenue from property taxes, one of the highest rates in the nation, according to new...
BEAT GOES ON: Taiko drummers perform at Cardines Field in Newport during the Newport Black Ships Festival in 2010. / COURTESY NANCY ROSENBERG

Newport festival celebrates connection to Japanese city

Visitors to Newport this weekend will find the historic harbor city’s Touro Park transformed into a Japanese cultural bazaar for the Black Ships Festival,...
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