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New Cop Contract OK'd, Holiday Card Contest Winner, Cocaine Dealer Busted

A roundup of some of the top stories on Newport Patch last week.

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City Council OKs New Police Contract in 5-1 Vote

Another Alleged Cocaine Dealer Arrested by Newport Police after Lengthy Investigation

Police: Drunk Tiverton Woman Smashes into Parked Cars in Newport

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Thompson Sixth Grader Wins Newport’s Holiday Card Contest

State Now Accepting Applications for 2015 Summer Seasonal Jobs

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This Year’s Overdose Death Toll in Rhode Island Reaches 212

Matiello, Paiva Weed: Rhode Island Should Find Encouragement with Quonset’s Success

Newport Makes it Easy to Recycle Extra Holiday Waste

Obituary: Eilish Heaney, 52, Owner of The Shop on Broadway

Naval Undersea Warfare Center “Hacks” to Innovate

Newport Man Accused of Beating Woman after Argument

Man Beats Ford Taurus with Crowbar

A “Lot” of Parking Just Opened in Newport

Obituary: Alexandra Esteves, 24

Man Smashes Door after Argument

No More Cell Phones on City Council Dais? Council to Review its Rules

OP ED: I Urge my Fellow City Councilors to Support Concert Series at Fort Adams

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