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Newport: Possible 'Hazmat' Incident At Navy Base Wednesday
The base requested mutual aid from Newport for station coverage. But Naval Station Newport did not respond to questions about what happened.

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 base requested mutual aid from Newport for station coverage. But Naval Station Newport did not respond to questions about what happened.

Ellie Sheridan, a junior at East Greenwich High School, has qualified for Level 9 Eastern Championships.
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The officer is in training for an upcoming strongman competition, and the police posted a video on the department's Facebook page.
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