The Crescent Park carousel, originally steam-powered and gas-lit, was Looff's showroom, and it cemented Rhode Island's place ...

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, one of Rhode Island’s most powerful political forces for decades, died on Monday at age ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Rhode Island Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio passed away Monday morning. His office confirmed ...

Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, has died ...

A new report sheds light on how little cities and towns are financially contributing to their schools compared to the state.

Rhode Island has a special connection to carousels ... Born in Denmark, Looff (born in 1852) immigrated to the United States via New York in 1870 when he was 18. He started working as a carver ...