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The state’s 70th governor served from 1985 to 1991, and was sentenced to prison after his third term over corruption charges.
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Former Gov. Edward DiPrete died peacefully at his home on the night of July 8 after his 91st birthday celebration with family ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local leaders are mourning the death of former Gov. Edward DiPrete. DiPrete, who was 91 years old, served as Rhode Island’s governor from 1985 until 1991 and as mayor of ...
Visiting hours for DiPrete will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Nardolillo Funeral Home in Cranston. His funeral will ...
Edward DiPrete was governor from 1985 to 1991, and later served nearly a year in prison on corruption charges.
Governor Edward DiPrete making a speech at the Community College of Rhode Island in 1985 (RI State Archives).PROVIDENCE, R.I.
At a time of the passing of a man like Ed DiPrete, it’s common to say he was a complicated figure. But really, he wasn’t.
Bolanos, 18, of Providence, was promoted to chief petty officer, the highest rank a member of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps can achieve.
The distribution center is being built with the help of state money and the developer just announced financing for the ...
Ed DiPrete, who won three terms as Rhode Island governor during economic boom times in the 1980s but eventually went to ...