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Former Gov. Edward D. “Ed” DiPrete was a popular Republican politician in a predominantly Democratic state. He rose from the ranks of the Cranston School Committee to become mayor of the ...
A funeral mass was celebrated Monday morning at Holy Apostles Church in western Cranston for the late former governor.
Hundreds of people showed up at former Gov. Ed DiPrete’s wake on Sunday to pay their respects to the former governor.
Sunday was the visiting hours for former Rhode Island Gov. Ed DiPrete, who died at the age of 91 on Tuesday. 12 News Reporter ...
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Edward D. DiPrete, Rhode Island’s 70th governor and the first and only Rhode Island governor ever to go to jail, died this ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local leaders are mourning the death of former Gov. Edward DiPrete. DiPrete, who was 91 years old, served as Rhode Island’s governor from 1985 until 1991 and as mayor of ...
At a time of the passing of a man like Ed DiPrete, it’s common to say he was a complicated figure. But really, he wasn’t.
Vertex is trimming its Rhode Island footprint on the back of a scrapped “cells plus device” program in diabetes, leaving 125 staffers out of a job. | The company is merging its three buildings ...
From the Gilbert Stuart Museum to the Green Animals Topiary Garden, these are some of the best hidden gems in Rhode Island, according to a local.