2 Drownings; A Parasitic Stomach Bug; Serious Crashes: RI Top Stories

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

1. Man Drowns Trying To Rescue 2 Swimmers At Beach In Narragansett and Man Identified Who Drowned Trying To Rescue 2 Swimmers In Narragansett
2. More Sickened By Parasitic Stomach Bug In RI; CDC Probe Continues
3. East Greenwich Woman Drowns At Conimicut Point Beach In Warwick
4. 13 Rhode Island Beaches Closed To Swimming For High Bacteria Levels
5. 6 RI Companies Named Among America's Greatest Workplaces 2023
6. 1 Hospitalized After Crash On Route 1 In South Kingstown
7. Syringes Found Washed Ashore At Beach In South Kingstown
8. 90-Year-Old Man Dies In Cranston Crash
9. Hit-And-Run Crash; DUI Charge After Crash: Cranston Police Arrest Log
10. Coventry Man Facing 2 Child Molestation Charges

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

• Shark Week Hypes Apex Predators, But Are RI Beachgoers At Risk?
• Bacteria Alert: 11 Beach RI Beaches Reopen To Swimming, Another Closes
• $2 Million Powerball Winning Ticket Sold In RI, Prize Still Unclaimed
• Education Department To Erase $109.7 Million In Student Loans In RI
• 15 Candidates Make Ballot For RI Congressional District 1 Election
• Bristol Girl Scout Teaches Community About ADHD For Gold Award Project
• Car Catches Fire At Auto Repair Shop In Bristol
• RI State, Local Police Holding Backpack, School Supply Drive For Kids.

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