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Ground Beef Sold In Restaurants Recalled: PM Patch RI
Also: Local town using funding to plant over 230 trees; see if storms will disrupt Thanksgiving travel; essay contest winners; more.

Jimmy Bentley is the field editor for Patch covering Rhode Island He spends most of his time covering Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Newport, Portsmouth, North Kingstown, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton and Little Compton. He was a reporter at the Plympton-Halifax Express and interned for Patch while earning his master's at Emerson College. In his free time, Jimmy hits concerts (sometimes reviewing them for Patch), watches movies and plays in a kickball league.
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Also: Local town using funding to plant over 230 trees; see if storms will disrupt Thanksgiving travel; essay contest winners; more.

See the latest announcement from the Town of Narragansett.
Giving Tuesday, which in 2024 falls on Dec. 3, is a day dedicated to supporting nonprofit and community groups.
See more about the essay contest which celebrates history Newport has with President George Washington.
Bristol officials say trees will be planted on public properties and along street rights- of-way in three of the town’s priority watersheds.
Through hands-on research opportunities at RWU, senior Joshua Sears contributed to a study on sea robins that garnered national attention.
Here's a look at the weekend weather, forecast for Rhode Island, as reported by AccuWeather.
The potentially deadly bacterium can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea, and abdominal cramps.
Those taking air travel could see delays and cancellations at busy hub airports in the Northeast due to windy and stormy conditions.
Also: Man accused of killing woman who went missing two years ago; RI restaurant makes list of top 100 in the United States; arson; more.
The following people were arrested by Cranston police between Nov. 12 and Sunday.
Lewis Tree Services will be starting on Boston Neck Rd from South Ferry Rd down to the Town Beach.
Mark Perkins, 64, was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of Charlotte Lester, 46, of Warwick.
Warwick fire officials say crews were called to the Holt Street home engulfed in flames with two people trapped inside.
The Middletown location will be Rhode Island's first Dave's Hot Chicken restaurant.
The restaurant reservation service OpenTable develops the top 100 restaurants list from reviews left by verified users, not food critics.
The Blue Envelope aims to make interactions between local police and residents with autism smoother and more supportive.
Also: Ex-correctional officer sentenced for smuggling drugs into federal prison; a Thanksgiving travel preview; Black Friday store hours.
As of Monday, 39 illnesses and one death have been associated with an E. coli outbreak.
Most retailers are required to be closed on Thanksgiving in Rhode Island, allowing workers to spend time with family instead of shoppers.