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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018: When To Watch In Rhode Island
The Lyrid meteor shower runs April 16-25 but peaks Sunday, April 22.

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.
The Lyrid meteor shower runs April 16-25 but peaks Sunday, April 22.

A man fishing out on Maple Root Lake went overboard on Saturday afternoon. A good Samaritan saw the mishap and went out in a canoe for him.
Carlos Alves, 59, of Exeter, was convicted of animal cruelty for starving dogs, but the judge gave him only probation and $200 in fines.
National Grid has scheduled additional work on Bellevue at Prospect Hill Street, police said.
Matthew Johnson, 22, is accused of molesting two boys. Their ages were given as 14 or younger.
Crews put out a grease fire in the kitchen at Five Guys on Connell Highway on Friday.
The weather was miserable this week as many Rhode Island children had school vacation. But next week, expect sun and 51 degree temperatures.
Seat belts on school buses, exempting military pensions from state income tax, and guns for CCRI and RIC campus police were among the issues
Now, 14 cars have been vandalized on campus, university officials said. The cars were found carved with swastikas and "pornographic images."
A teen reached into the truck and swiped a tablet while the driver was busy, police allege. He told officers he just threw it on the grass.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
The accused man allegedly targeted girls traveling to school and back. Three go to Thompson in Newport.
At the same time, officers saved another person who had overdosed. The two incidents were unrelated, police said.
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on a number of gun control bills including an assault weapons ban.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
"They add tremendous value to the region, and I remain impressed by the contributions and sacrifices of its membership..."
The new boat will be named "William H. Connerton, Jr," and the official christening is Saturday, May 5.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
Howard "Howdy" White, 76, has been indicted by a North Carolina grand jury for sex offenses.
One person with minor injuries went to the hospital, state police said.