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The Providence Journal published Week 8 high school football scores and stats and will add recaps and more game stats as they arrive; coaches should send final scores by 10 p.m. by email or by calling the Sports desk.

NBC 10 and The Salvation Army are collecting nonperishable food at marked bins in Shaw's supermarkets across Southern New England for the 10 Cares Thanksgiving drive.

The 10 Cares telethon will be held Nov. 19 to raise meals for neighbors in need.

The State House hosted the annual Spooky State House trick-or-treat on Oct.

29, with decorated offices and families in costume roaming the halls (including the general treasurer's and governor's offices).

The R.I. Life Science Hub plans to join the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center biobank by early 2027 to standardize patient sample collection and share high-quality samples and data with hospital researchers across the state.

The 2026 Rhode Island Student Survey of 16,555 students found declines in drinking, smoking, vaping, cyberbullying, and thoughts of suicide compared with 2024, the state reported Wednesday; about 29% of middle and 34% of high school students still reported mental-health struggles (only about one-third saw a school counselor).

The Providence Journal published its Week 8 high school football picks on Oct.

29 (standings after Week 7 were included), with experts favoring Westerly over Pawtucket Co-op and East Providence over Woonsocket.

Providence-based United Way of Rhode Island says the Good Neighbor Energy Fund will open Nov.

1 with income limits raised by about $18,000 for most household sizes, expanding eligibility for heating assistance to thousands of working families.

URI beat Southern New Hampshire 101-61 in an exhibition on Oct.

27 at the Ryan Center as Matas Deniusas had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and the Rams will open the season next Tuesday against Holy Cross.