Some Stop & Shop Stores Close; URI Has A Top Scientist: RI Top Stories

RHODE ISLAND — Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.

1. Stop & Shop Closing 2 Rhode Island Stores Thursday
2. URI Professor Named Among Top 2% Of Scientists Globally: Stanford
3. Hospital In RI Nationally Recognized For Excellence At Its Spine Center
4. New REAL ID Options: What It Means In Rhode Island
5. Saladworks Closing Its 2 Rhode Island Restaurants
6. 'Halloween Fireballs’ Possible In RI: When To Look Up
7. Body Found Near Bike Path In Cranston
8. Ex-Providence Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty To DUI In Fatal Crash In North Kingstown
9. Assault At Blue Moon Pub; Felony Shoplifting: Cranston Police Log
10. Romantic RI Is Best State To Pop The Question, Study Says.

Here are some other posts Patch readers in Rhode Island may have missed:

• Cranston Man Who Did Time For Robbing 9 Banks Admits He Robbed Another
• Narragansett Police Chief Sean Corrigan Retiring
• See How To Help A Johnston Cemetery Recover From Tornado Damage
• Daylight Saving Time Ends: When Does The Sun Set Sunday in RI?
• New Medical Debt Relief Program Launches In Rhode Island
• Ex-Woonsocket Gym Teacher Convicted Of Molesting Child
• Little Compton Public Schools Finish No. 1 For English, Math RICAS Exams
• RI State Police Break Ground On New Public Safety Complex.

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