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DiPrete and Hassenfeld die; bird rescues; Providence Restaurant Weeks: Top stories this week
Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete, the only RI governor to go to prison, dies on his 91st birthday. Former Hasbro CEO and philanthropist Alan Hassenfeld, who led his family's toy company ...
Ed DiPrete’s 1984 campaign playbook came from a powerful GOP firm bearing familiar names
DiPrete, who died Tuesday, was elected governor three times. His successful strategy was created by created by the Black, ...
Former Gov. DiPrete’s funeral Mass to be held Monday
Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Rhode Island Gov. Ed DiPrete. DiPrete died at his Cranston home ...
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Ed DiPrete made mistakes and paid for them. Mark Patinkin remembers him as down-to-earth
“Good to see you, governor,” I said. It was just the two of us, and I felt what I always did in his presence – Ed DiPrete was truly a Rhode Island everyman, a good-natured insurance guy who had ...
Former Gov. Ed DiPrete, who served time for corruption, dies at 91
Edward DiPrete was governor from 1985 to 1991, and later served nearly a year in prison on corruption charges.