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EMERGENCY SERVICES

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Life/death/fire/crash/injury — 911
Providence non-emergency — 401.272.3121 (police) | 401.243.6060 (fire)

HEALTH CARE

Rhode Island Hospital — 401.444.4000
Miriam Hospital — 401.793.2500
Newport Hospital — 401.846.6400
South County Hospital — 401.782.8000

TAXIS

Big Daddy Taxi — 401.274.1101
Capital Cab — 401.944.2000
D.R. Taxi Cab Service — 401.640.9689
East Side Taxi — 401.521.4200
Walsh Cab — 401.943.3636

CAR TOWING

AAA — 401.272.7100
Coletta's Garage — 401.421.3232
East Side Service Center — 401.421.9101

UTILITIES

Cox Cable — 401.383.2000
Narragansett Electric — 800.322.3223 | To report power outages: 800.909.1212
New England Gas — 401.272.5040

LEGAL AID

Rhode Island Legal Services (free legal aid to those whose income does not exceed poverty-level limits — students included) — 401.274.2652

RADIO STATIONS

WQRI (88.3) — 401.253.99774
WRIU (90.3) — 401.792.9030
WXIN (90.7) — 401.456.8787
WDOM (91.3) — 401.865.2091
WHJY (94.1) — 401.224.1994
WBRU (95.5) — 401.272.9555

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