No one loves Halloween as much as RoseAnne DeAngelis. Take a look at the Street Story video blog.

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/on_air/local_wpri_street_stories_video_blog_20091028

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One of our Street Stories made it all the way to Belgium and attracted a unique request and you may be able to help. . .

 http://www.wpri.com/dpp/on_air/street_stories/rhode_show_search_for_honor_for_a_local_here_street_stories_200910191255964341100

Click ‘more’ to see the message/request from Belgium.

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We are looking into an audit that investigated how a local school district monitors its Student Activity Account.  You fund these accounts when you pay to see a game or give a few dollars to a fundraiser.

For bigger districts, your generosity can add up to half a million a year! (more…)

A softer side of rough and tumble Patriots’ defensive lineman Jarvis Green is the focus of this week’s Street Story.

He lost 8 family members during hurricane Katrina. Read that again. 8 family members! (more…)

Snarge. Impress your friends by using this odd sounding word in a game of scrabble. I had a rare opportunity to say snarge Tuesday night.

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/local_ap_ri_bound_plane_returns_to_maryland_after_bird_strike_20090707_mds

In case you didn’t know…why would you… snarge is the ‘official’ term for what’s left after a bird hits a plane.

One of the hottest days of this chilly summer season claimed the life of a Warwick boy in a tragic accident. This week, his father talks about the loss for the first time.

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This week on Street Stories, John and I head back to a notorious housing complex where local police are determined to change Chad.

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I’ve heard the political turmoil in Iran referred to as  a rally. That choice of word reminded  me of a basketball ‘celebration’ at PC a few seasons ago.

The Friars had just won a tournament game. So, some of the overjoyed decided to burn a boat…break a few windows…hoot, holler, etc.  As a student rushed past our live truck, I asked him where he was going.

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John and I hope you saw the Street Story about the program known as Road To Life. Check it out in our Street Stories section or just hit this updated link.

http://www.give2gether.com/projects/road-life.mindSHIFT/

I wish you all could meet Andrew and Kyle and all the others who make this ‘family vacation’ special for the kids who never went on one until now.

There was another tea party on Smith Hill and red ink is flowing from North Providence to East Providence. And yet in East Greenwich, the town council was allowed to pass its budget without a public vote because there weren’t enough taxpayers for a quorum. Then again, EG froze salaries, is spending less on town operations and increased school spending by just over half a percent. Why would anyone vote ‘no’?