Beaches Closed + Ice Cream Shop Anointed + Eatery Opens: RI Week In Review

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

1. State Recommends Shutting Down Swimming Areas At 4 Rhode Island Beaches
2. Rhode Island's Most Iconic Ice Cream Shop Named By Business Insider
3. Rhode Island Eatery Opening On Historic Spot
4. Rhode Island Man Reports Harrowing Account Of 'Sasquatch' Encounter
5. East Greenwich Chiropractor Ordered To Repay Nearly $74K After Medicaid Fraud Sentencing
6. Coventry Man Charged With Insurance Fraud And Embezzlement: Cops
7. Super El Niño Could Combine With Rare Atlantic Niña: See Rhode Island Impacts
8. Rhode Island 'Most Tick-Friendly' State In America: Study
9. Man In Mobility Scooter Struck In Newport Crosswalk, Driver Charged With DUI: Cops
10. Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Grows: How To Order Fast Food Safely In RI

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

• Portsmouth Police Announce Aquapalooza Arrests
• Newport Man In Mobility Scooter Struck By Pickup Dies
• Pawtucket Man Pleads No Contest To Running Down Cop While Fleeing Sex Sting
• 83-Year-Old Bicyclist Hit By Pickup And Killed: Wellfleet Police
• Newport Double Shooting: 1 Wanted On Warrant, 1 Wanted For Questioning, Cops Say
• 3 Postal Employees Plead Guilty To Mail Theft At Providence Distribution Center
• Where Rhode Island Ranks For Emergency Medical Care
• Former NUWC Worker From Newport Sentenced For Phone Threats: Feds
• Where Rhode Island Ranks When It Comes To Car Theft
• Virginia Man Charged With Shooting 2 In Newport Apprehended: Cops

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