Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.
This year has four consecutive supermoons starting this summer. The last full moon of winter is the opposite and looks small and far away.
Also: Washington Bridge getting additional travel lanes; some student could see debt erased; URI professor named in top 2% of scientists.
Also: RI businesses could have to pay workers weekly under new bill; Costco considering another Ocean State town; the state's best eateries.
Also: Cranston woman cited after crash injuring state trooper; home improvement scam targets the elderly; waterfront condo life on island.
Also: COVID isolation guidelines relax; 4 charged in baby's death; police search for bowling alley larceny suspect; school translator hired.
Also: $1 million lottery prize is unclaimed; weekend weather forecast; improving housing stock in Newport; Valentine's Day dinner plans.
Also: Man accused of raping a woman while she was asleep; U.S. Navy changing speed limit on local road; police looking for theft suspects.
Also: Man sentenced for molesting girl under 14; Newport takes steps in city manager search; police looking for man who grabbed student.
Also: Providence man sentenced for raping woman at Coventry house party; cold case about 1991 murder of Newport man solved; winter fishing.
The man bought the winning ticket at Milk N More at 1232 Park Ave. in Cranston, Rhode Island Lottery officials say.
Also: Man arrested after shots fired in West Greenwich; improvements coming to King Park; beautiful homes for sale; more.
Also: Great grandmother, 81, publishes poetry book; more than 600 business apply for disaster relief amid Washington Bridge fiasco; more.
Also: Man pleads not guilty to murder of landlord; man accused of spying on woman With drone charged with child molestation; weather; more.
Also: Man sentenced for forcing dozens of girls to perform sex acts; police looking for hammer assault suspect; T.F. Green to San Diego.
Also: AGs says man who strangled girlfriend facing 60-plus gun charges; where to catch fish this winter; the most charming small town in RI.
Also: Two injured, one airlifted after serious crash; a big snowstorm could hit Rhode Island this weekend; meteors; cool houses for sale.
Also: Dog stranded on island rescued; North Kingstown police chief retires; woman accused of stabbing ex-roommate over tattoo dispute; more.
Also: 11 new state laws hitting Ocean State in 2024; a dog park reopens amid mystery canine illness; shooting at a playground; help wanted.
Also: $1 million-winning lottery prize remains unclaimed; Christmas travel forecast; local police launch drone program; a new COVID variant.
Also: Residents evacuated by boat for flooding; Quaker granola bars, cereals recalled; Bristol-Providence ferry service starting Wednesday.
Also: Washington Bridge update on bypass lanes, ferries, and business impact; mystery dog illness is underreported, state officials say.
Also: Teen charged with DUI in 3-car crash that injures 6; ex-city councilor in custody again; Providence Starbucks workers unionize; more.
Dark, moonless skies make for near-perfect viewing conditions for the Geminids. At the peak, the meteors fly at a rate of about 120 an hour.
Also: TV Judge Frank Caprio diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; tractor-trailer with boat attached catches fire; a fatal motorcycle crash.
Also: More than $1M raised for Palestinian Brown University student shot in VT; hundreds oppose building of Portsmouth rotary; dog illness.
Meteor showers aren’t the only reasons to look up at the Rhode Island sky during December. There are plenty of celestial highlights.
Also: 3 men shot outside club; downtown Newport exit permanently closing; French consul general visits URI; dog abandoned, abused; more.
Also: Students donate 1,400 pounds of food before Thanksgiving; giving trees at RI Planet Fitness gyms; how to stop holiday package thieves.
Cranston police set up a drop-off box supporting Operation Stand Down's food drive in the lobby of the police station