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Nearby News: Elementary School Threatened; Coyote Attacks; Postage Stamp May Honor Newport's Van Johnson
Plus, a shopping center is sold for $39 million and a police officer is charged with making a crank 911 call on Halloween.

Here are the top articles from Patch sites across Rhode Island this week:
- Stone Hill Elementary School Threatened, Police will be Present on Thursday
- Coyote Attacks in Tiverton
- Postage Stamp Honoring Van Johnson, Hollywood Icon and Newport’s Native Son, Appears Likely
- Obituary: Patrick Chancellor Murphy, 29
- Salt Pond Shopping Center Sold for $39M
- Newport Officer Charged with Making Crank 911 Call on Halloween
- Portsmouth Man Snared in Statewide Child Porn, Child Exploitation Sweep
- Hours after Public Defecation Arrest, Newport Man Arrested Again
- City Council Considering more “Trash Amnesty Days” Despite Financial Concerns
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