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18+ hour, 19+ min ago   (879+ words) A two-week trip to Providence last summer convinced Ben Shanahan, campaign manager for Providence Democratic mayoral nominee David Morales, to leave his Philadelphia home for a year to unseat an incumbent mayor in little Rhode Island. Staying at Morales' Elmhurst…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1367+ words) “We can make 100 peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches in two hours,” said a member of the Rhode Island chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to community service with more than 2,000 affiliate clubs, at their recent…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (75+ words) Forty property owners are coming together to challenge Rhode Island’s so-called "Taylor Swift tax," which took effect July 1, as an unconstitutional infringement on their property rights. They fault... 40 homeowners sue to block Rhode Island's 'Taylor Swift tax' They hail from…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1730+ words) What do Providence and Italy have in common? A serious appreciation for feeding people. Rhode Island’s capital has deep Italian-American roots, especially around Federal Hill, where generations of Italian immigrants helped shape the city’s food culture. And apparently, they brought…...

19+ hour, 7+ min ago   (553+ words) Each month, approximately 60,000 benefits decision notices travel through Rhode Island's mail. When the notices land in residents' mailboxes, they tell people when their Medicaid coverage and other public benefits have been approved, denied, or changed. This month, the state gave…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (54+ words) According to Providence Police Major David Lapatin, the club appeared to be overcrowded and the doors were shut so more people couldn’t get in. That’s when he says a fight broke out in the parking lot, which led to the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (611+ words) The panel tasked with selecting Rhode Island's judges on Tuesday will consider whether its members must disclose campaign contributions to judicial applicants and recuse themselves from considering those candidates. That question before the Judicial Nominating Commission comes from a petition…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (592+ words) More than a year after federal regulators abruptly canceled a $7 billion solar energy grant program — with funds already distributed and even partially spent — a Rhode Island federal judge has ordered them to revive the program. But it's too early for…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (95+ words) His mother's death was ruled a suicide, but William Soares believes there's more to the story, and is fighting for answers. Haunted by questions about his mother's death, RI man sues Narragansett police Liliana Turano-Morris made for a fierce single…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (459+ words) John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier wed in 1953 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newport, R.I. This year, the church celebrated the 73rd anniversary of the late couple's nuptials The annual celebration includes organ music connected to the Kennedys, plus historic items used…...