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17 RI Restaurants Among Best Wine Programs In The World: PM Patch RI
Also: July 4 fireworks; a new lane for bikers in Newport; record Fourth of July travel predicted; more.

RHODE ISLAND — Here are some share-worthy stories from the Rhode Island Patch network to discuss this afternoon and evening.
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- 17 RI Restaurants Honored With Wine Spectator Awards: From Aurelia in Newport to Mill's Tavern in Providence, and the Coast Guard House in Narragansett, Rhode Island was well represented.
- Record 4th Of July Travel Predicted: When To Get Out Of Town In RI: The 2024 Independence Day travel period is expected to be the busiest ever, with 5.7 million more people traveling than in 2019.
- Missing 1-Year-Old Boy From MA Found After Multi-State Investigation: The boy's mother picked up her son from his legal custodian last week and did not return, police said.
Here are some more Rhode Island Patch headlines you may have missed:
- Bike Newport Gets $4.95K Grant For A Bike Lane For Folk Festival
- Town Of South Kingstown: Indian Lake Receiving Treatment For Invasive Plant
- High Bacteria Levels Close Briar Point Beach In Coventry For Swimming
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Tiverton-Little Compton
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Providence
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around North Kingstown
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Portsmouth
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Newport
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Narragansett-South Kingstown
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Cranston
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Bristol-Warren
- July 4th 2024 Fireworks, Events Around Coventry.
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