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Newport's Illuminated Boat Parade Set For Black Friday
Want to get in the parade? Participants have until noon on Nov. 23 to sign up.

Margo Sullivan is the editor of the Rhode Island Patch. She has worked at news organizations in New England and in New York City for 20 years. Her favorite assignments (besides Patch, of course) were The Gabby Dog column, a pet column featuring her cats Asia and Charlie (because cats always get top billing) and her dogs Gabby, Lucky, Heather and Lollypop and an all too brief stint on the City Desk at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Want to get in the parade? Participants have until noon on Nov. 23 to sign up.

The weather has prompted several schools to switch game day to Wednesday. Rogers High and Tiverton High cancelled.
The caucus was originally scheduled for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. but has been moved to the following day.
The state recounted votes in six races and rejected the requests to recount eight others. The review did not change election night results.
The state recounted votes in six races and rejected the requests to recount eight others. The review did not change election night results.
Police said the car crashed into a utility pole. The driver and passenger ran, but police collared them.
The state Turnpike and Bridge Authority is telling drivers to plan ahead for lane closures through 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The state recounted votes in six races and rejected the requests to recount eight others. The review did not change election night results.
Last July, a Pawtucket corrections officer at Massachusetts Correctional Institute facility in Norfolk, pleaded guilty to a similar charge.
Police arrested a student from the Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School in Coventry on Monday morning.
Richard Gardner was released Monday after a judge decided false statements made on his marriage license did not violate his probation.
Police say the teen tore up a field next to the parking lot early Sunday.
The animals that enjoy the cold will be on hand to meet visitors, the zoo said.
The police department invites people to help fill a cruiser with toys.
The water authority is installing a pipe, police said.
The Villa Novans beat the Avengers 37-13.
The Villa Novans beat the Avengers 37-13.
The Tigers beat North Smithfield/ Mount St. Charles by 43-29, WPRI-TV is reporting.
Would someone please tell Mother Nature winter doesn't start until Dec. 21?
Calling hours are Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Hambly Funeral Home, 30 Red Cross Ave. Mass is at 11:00 AM in St. Mary's Church.