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Alan B. Sadwin
Alan Bruce Sadwin, age 76, of Wantagh, New York, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the NYU Langone Hospital in Long Island. He was the husband of Sandy (Israel) Sadwin, with whom he shared thirty-six years of marriage. Born [...]
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Richard R. Valfredo
66, of Cranston, passed away Monday September 15, 2025 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Debra Valfredo. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Angelo and Irene (DeFilippo) Valfredo. He was a beloved [...]
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Clara (Paez) Suazo
82, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15, 2025 at HopeHealth Hospice Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Rafael Suazo. Born in the Dominican Republic, she was the daughter of the late Luis and Altagracia (Felix) Paez. Besides her husband Rafael, [...]
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Michael Ayrassian, Jr. MD
Dr. Michael Ayrassian Jr, 73, of Kane Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15, 2025, at UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie Pennsylvania, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Providence Rhode Island. He was the son of the late Michael and Lucy [...]
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Kenneth E. Dion
On September 16th, 2025, Kenneth Edward Dion peacefully transitioned from our physical world and passed on to the next, surrounded by his family, friends, students, and players whose lives he influenced so deeply. Born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island on February 11, 1943, Ken [...]
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Anthony “Tony” M. Santagata
A beloved husband and father passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at the age of 89. Tony, as he liked to be called, lived a life marked by devotion to his family. A talented professional, early in his career Tony was a partner along [...]
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Sound and Vision – 09.26
This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labour to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience [...]
A Note from Tina Cane
For this inaugural installment of a new weekly poetry feature, I have chosen an excerpt from the preface of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, first published on July 4, 1855. While Whitman is known today as an important poetry forefather, when his collection appeared, it [...]
Lynda M. (Baker) Smith
Lynda M. (Baker) Smith 77, of North Kingstown, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at the Bayview Rehabilitation in North Kingstown. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Violet E. (Bokelund) Baker. She was the wife of the [...]
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Olga Iris Sanchez-Garcia
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Olga Iris Sanchez-Garcia, who left us on August 16, 2025, at the age of 83. Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Olga was the beloved daughter of the late Julio and Juanita (Garcia) Sanchez. [...]
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