Minimum Wage Increasing; Best Of 2024 Lists: RI Top Stories

RHODE ISLAND — Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.

1. Here’s How Much Minimum Wage Will Go Up In RI On Jan. 1
2. The Best Places To Eat In RI For 2024: The Ultimate List
3. These Are The Best Schools In RI: 2024 Rankings
4. Cat Food Sold In RI Recalled After Testing Positive For Bird Flu
5. RI Man On Federal Probation Caught With $36K Worth Of Stolen Checks: Feds
6. RI's Best Elementary Schools Ranked In New Analysis
7. Domestic Assault; Vandalism; More: Coventry Police Arrest Log
8. RI's Best Hospitals For 2024: See Full List
9. RI's Best Middle Schools Ranked In New Analysis
10. 1 RI Restaurant Nominated For 2024 James Beard Awards.

Here are some other posts Patch readers in Rhode Island may have missed:

• How To Dispose Of Your Christmas Tree In Cranston
• 4 People, 1 Cat Displaced By Christmas Eve Apartment Fire In Newport
• Narragansett High School Launching Sports Medicine, Trainer Program
• The Miriam Hospital In Providence Getting Key Upgrades
• 2 Water Main Breaks In Newport Close Roads.

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