Today’s Top Stories: Happy Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for? Readers share their stories of compassion, transformation; Wild turkeys thrive in R.I. - why that s good and bad; Providence offers free parking for the holidays: here s where the meter

[View email with images]( [Providence Journal]( Happy Thanksgiving: Readers' stories of gratitude and transformation The Providence Journal asked readers why they are thankful this holiday season. We received many responses; here s how one begins: What am I grateful for? Easy: the three South Kingstown EMTs who showed up and mitigated the stroke I suffered after a cardiac catheterization in September. Home only an hour, I told my daughter that she was missing an eye and then started speaking gibberish. [READ MORE]( Able to run at 25 mph, spot a hunter's blink at 100 yards, turkeys thrive in R.I. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Look beyond the spectacle of the singular turkey that has captivated Johnston - its uncanny ability to evade capture for months, its iridescent feathers, its bulbous head - and you can see a natural history of Rhode Island. [READ MORE]( Every day at Amos House, they serve much more than food Every day, Amos House tries to turn a tragedy into a miracle, knowing that someone might fall many times before they can fully pick themselves up. [READ MORE]( 'Tis the season: Providence offers free 2-hour parking near stores PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Motorists will be able to park for two hours at no cost in designated commercial districts throughout Providence for the duration of the holiday season, Mayor Jorge Elorza announced Wednesday. Here s where the meters will be offline: [READ MORE]( High school football: North Kingstown 29, South Kingstown 22 Tyler Pezza s late touchdown catch settles the annual Thanksgiving showdown. On a night where he scored a pair of touchdowns and hauled in a 2-point conversion pass, Andrew Zarrella’s most important play came without the ball in his possession. [READ MORE]( Wanna bet? Legal sports gambling opens Monday in R.I. Gamblers will be able to wager on sports — legally — in Rhode Island starting Monday afternoon at Twin River Casino in Lincoln. At Twin River s new Tiverton casino, all bets are still two weeks off. [READ MORE]( Art Review: Danny Lyon pointed his lens at heated events of the 1960s The Brown University exhibit of 100-plus B&W photos by civil-rights photographer Danny Lyon on view through mid-December at Brown University’s Bell Gallery is as much about the man as his images. [READ MORE]( Environmental group urges R.I. to control stormwater runoff PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A regional environmental group is urging Rhode Island regulators to do more to prevent runoff tainted with nutrients, bacteria and other contaminants from washing into three bodies of water in Providence, Middletown and Newport. [READ MORE]( Vineyard Wind loses backing of R.I. fishing advisory board Vineyard Wind, planning a big offshore wind farm north of the 5-turbine pilot project off Block Island, faces an uphill battle to secure a key approval from Rhode Island coastal regulators for its proposed 800-megawatt offshore wind farm because a state fishing board refused to back the $2-billion project. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Thank you for acts of kindness In 2018, natural disasters — whether fires in California, a tsunami in Indonesia, a volcano in Guatemala or a hurricane in the Carolinas — wrought enormous destruction and caused hundreds of deaths. As usual, it’s been a brutal year on Planet Earth. But each one of these catastrophes also illuminated the essential goodness and compassion of people, whether first responders or next-door neighbors. [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the Providence Journal. Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 Providence Journal. All rights reserved.