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He helped run a R.I. field hospital. Now heâs getting an honorary degree
âIâve got to be honest with you, Iâve never once in my entire life contemplated Iâd be getting an honorary degree for anything,â Dr. Pari Gopalakrishnan said. âItâs a little humbling.â
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated May 17, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Dr. Paari Gopalakrishnan, chief medical officer of Care New England s Kent Hospital, holds a morning briefing with medical staff at a field hospital set up in a former bank call center to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020.David Goldman/Associated Press
A New Jersey mayor makes waves over beach access in Rhode Island
The mayor of Jersey City owns a house in Narragansett, and has waded into the battle over how the public â including local surfers â use the beach.
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 10:43 a.m.
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A surfer prepared to launch at Narragansett Beach in March 2020.Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE âThe subject was coastal access and the place was Narragansett, so itâs no surprise that at a virtual Narragansett Town Council meeting, even in the depths of January, things got a little heated.