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Just in: Mayor Smiley has signed an executive order after the controversial Palestinian flag raising last week at City Hall It says flags of other governments or ceremonial ones will now require a mayoral proclamation or a vote of the City Council to be flown

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Rhode Island’s housing market received a much-needed dose of new inventory in April, as the number of single-family homes listed jumped by nearly 30 percent year-over-year – the largest increase in six months, newly released data shows. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...

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For nearly two centuries, the guiding light at the southern point of Warwick Neck has directed boaters away from the shore as they’ve navigated Narragansett Bay. But now, the historic, 51-foot-tall lighthouse seeks to lure a buyer. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...

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From @fitzprov.bsky.social: US Representative Seth Magaziner’s mother-in-law, Jennifer McDowell, testified this week in favor of state legislation that would allow a terminally ill patient to end their life using medications prescribed by a doctor. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...

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A 36-year-old man who prosecutors described as a “violent, machine gun-trafficking” drug dealer who flaunted his weapons on social media and in broad daylight on the streets of Rhode Island, has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...

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From @alexagagosz.bsky.social: The beloved Matunuck Oyster Bar, which was heavily damaged in a fire this week, had no sprinkler system — nor was one required to by law. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...

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Eight people have been indicted in federal court in Providence after prosecutors alleged they were involved in an elaborate fraud and money laundering scheme that preyed on more than 300 seniors in at least 37 states.

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Six grey seals who were rescued from Block Island earlier this year were released in Westerly, R.I., on Wednesday after they were rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium, according to aquarium staff. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/m...

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In R.I., 9 of 14 Belgian Malinois dogs seized after running amok in Narragansett shopping plaza www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/m...

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What promises were made in the battle for the @risenate.bsky.social leadership? The exchange between Senators Ciccone and Pearson shows how promises made to secure power can involve high-profile bills and public funds www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/m...

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has dropped criminal charges against a Massachusetts company accused of illegally dumping contaminated fill at a major highway project in 2020 after reaching an $11 million settlement, officials announced Wednesday. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/m...

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NEW: After last week's controversy with the Palestinian flag at Providence City Hall, the mayor is working on an official flag policy. It's a thorny legal issue to navigate after a 2022 Supreme Court ruling about Boston City Hall www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/m...

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R.I. casino workers rally for smoking ban. The new @risenate.bsky.social majority leader is trying to broker an agreement, but workers held signs saying “No compromise,” “100% smoke free,” “No safe level of exposure” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/m...

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‘We’re all in mourning’ For many, Matunuck Oyster Bar has long been more than just a restaurant. Its owner, Perry Raso, has led the charge of breaking down barriers and been a changemaker in aquaculture. My latest, after a fire that gutted this iconic place: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/m...

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A knife-wielding man allegedly forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s West Greenwich, R.I., home and held her and two other women captive, one of whom he sexually assaulted, authorities said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/20/m...

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R.I. Ethics Commission allows Senate Majority Leader Ciccone to vote on assault weapons bill as gun dealer. New Senate Majority Leader Frank A. Ciccone III falls under the “class exception” to the ethics code as one of 99 federal firearms license holders www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/20/m...

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Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown has been damaged in a "major fire," said Union Fire District of South Kingstown Chief Steve Pinch. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/20/m...

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Aaron Thomas had voluntarily suspended his state educator certifications during the investigation & trial. If he’d been convicted of sex crimes, he couldn’t return to teaching. Now, RIDE Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green will review the evidence & consider next steps on his teaching cert.

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A dangerous social media challenge in which laptops are intentionally short circuited sent two students and a staff member at a Providence middle school to hospitals on Monday, officials said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/19/m...

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Says one former athlete: “This verdict does nothing to change the fact that teachers have broad license under current laws to ask a child in their care to disrobe in private for the purpose of touching their naked body. It’s now the choice of everyone in RI to accept this or change it.”

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Researchers at Brown University say they have developed a new way to get a glimpse of what’s beneath the surface of Mars and other planets – without having to put a shovel in the ground. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/19/m...

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BREAKING: Ex-R.I. coach guilty of misdemeanor battery in ‘naked fat tests’ trial; not guilty of child molestation, sexual assault From @amandamilkovits.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/19/m...

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Crews demolishing McCoy Stadium find 85-year-old time capsule. In 1940, then-Pawtucket Mayor Thomas McCoy placed a letter in the box dedicating the stadium “to the health, happiness and enjoyment of the people of Pawtucket for all eternity.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/19/m...

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Innovator Q&A: New R.I. program will train aspiring local real estate developers. “We urgently need to create more homes for Rhode Islanders,” Local Return President @jdinri.bsky.social said. “Neighborhood-based developers are an important piece of the solution.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/19/m...

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Rhode Island was among three states in the nation where new housing construction was the slowest last year, newly released data from the US Census Bureau shows. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...

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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/n...

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A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the Trump administration from cutting nearly $11 billion in grants that provide funding for a wide range of public health programs. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...

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The haters said it couldn't be done but I have 82 tabs open and it's not even noon. Going for an all time personal best.

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Shellfishing areas in the Lower Providence River and Greenwich Bay stand to see an average of 10 additional days of harvesting each year, thanks to improved water quality, according state officials. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...

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Brown University officials are investigating after a swastika was found carved into a restroom door on campus, according to a university administrator. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...

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I joined @wpri12.bsky.social to discuss the latest lawsuit surrounding Newport's historic Touro Synagogue. Watch the segment here: www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

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NEW: In their first strike in 37 years, nurses + psych workers at Butler Hospital are demanding higher wages + safer conditions. Tensions between the hospital + union leaders have grown bitter, where parties are far apart from agreement. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m...

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NEW: Providence City Hall has been divided over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a year and a half. The decision this week to fly the Palestinian flag brought the dispute to new heights. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...

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“You’re really having a Rhode Island day. You were on WPRI and now you’re going to dinner at Chelo’s,” my wife to me, on our way to Chelo’s. Not a bad day indeed!

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@risenate.bsky.social backs uniform process to respond to book ban attempts, passes ‘Freedom to Read Act.’ House Speaker Shekarchi says he supports the concept but the @rihouseofreps.bsky.social is working on a possible amendment www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m...

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Police in Westerly, R.I., are investigating the discovery of “possible human remains” after officers found what appeared to be a human leg bone on Wednesday, authorities said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m...

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BREAKING: The hacker that gained access to Rhode Island’s state benefits system last year did so in July, five months before state officials realized, an outside investigation has found. W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m...

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A new report sheds light on 30 deaths and near-deaths of children, teens, and young adults involved with the Rhode Island DCYF, and finds the cases underscore the need for substance use treatment and that critical services were “inaccessible.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m...

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Is this the year R.I. passes a ban on assault-style weapons? An evenly divided Senate committee heard hours of testimony on the proposed ban, including debate about whether the bill is constitutional www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/m...

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[email protected] votes to reject raises for Governor McKee’s Cabinet. A vote has not been scheduled in the Senate. The raises will go into effect unless the joint resolution is passed by both chambers by Thursday. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/m...

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R.I. man pleads guilty to laundering more than $35m in cash in internet fraud schemes www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/m...

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New: Senators Jack Reed and Elizabeth Warren are part of a growing group of senators requesting an independent investigation into the Pentagon’s involvement in Trump’s plans to accept a $400M luxury jet from the Qatari royal family. My latest @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/m...

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A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked President Trump’s executive order that prompted sweeping cuts at agencies providing funding for museums and libraries, supports for minority-owned businesses, and resolutions for labor disputes. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/m...

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R.I. ACLU pushes National Endowment for the Arts to specify how it will adhere to Trump’s ‘gender ideology’ order www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/m...

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Two more lawsuits against the Trump administration have been filed in federal court in Rhode Island by a coalition of states. These are aimed at the latest edict that states cooperate with ICE, or else face funding cuts www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/m...

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By @chrisgavin.bsky.social -- @riaclu.bsky.social pushes National Endowment for the Arts to specify how it will adhere to Trump’s ‘gender ideology’ order www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/m...

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Not a pioneer, a predator’: Former R.I. basketball coach designed ‘naked fat tests’ to abuse boys, prosecutor says Jerry is deliberating the charges against Aaron Thomas www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/m...

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RI legislators might need fall special session as they face federal cuts & uncertainty. In 2008 financial crisis & 2021 pandemic, the federal govt helped RI with tough budgets. “Now it’s the federal government that is causing the problems,” Speaker Shekarchi said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/13/m...

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