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What a Providence cop saw at Ground Zero still stays with him
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (997+ words) Tom Verdi will tell you it feels like it just happened, arriving as a cop at Ground Zero, the wreck of the towers still smoldering. Twenty-five years ago. Verdi was a Providence lieutenant then. He rose to deputy chief and…...
With Morales???s win, rent control is on the table again in Providence
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...
11 people in Providence displaced after Steuben Street fire
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (42+ words) Firefighters were called to the house on Steuben Street just before 2:30 a.m. where they were met with heavy smoke and flames on the third floor. The fire was knocked down within minutes. Read more: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/fire-damages-providence-home-displaces-11/...
Rhode Island man grows thousands of pounds of native fruit
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (48+ words) Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Nino pattern grows stro... A Rhode Island man, dubbed "King of the PawPaws," is…...
Providence residents take advantage of early voting on Labor Day
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (34+ words) Kayla Fish reports in Providence, where 975 people cast their ballots at City Hall on Sept. 7. Kayla Fish reports in Providence, where 975 people cast their ballots at City Hall on Sept. 7....
Here???s how three political organizers aim to bring Rhode Island donors and progressive groups together
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (409+ words) Three of the region’s top political organizers are trying to build a new kind of political infrastructure — one they hope can bring donors and progressive groups together around a long-term strategy for expanding who votes, who runs, and who governs…...
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces rematch with Helena Foulkes amid turmoil over Washington Bridge
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (800+ words) “That’s not going to happen," he said, waving the phone away. “Hang up on them.” Now, the woman he dismissed, Helena Foulkes, is challenging him to a rematch. And McKee is desperate to avoid not only becoming the first U.S....
Providence schools are back under local control, here’s what next
1+ week, 2+ day ago (48+ words) Providence school leaders said while there are no plans to close any schools this year, the process to recommend facility closures will look different. Providence school leaders said while there are no plans to close any schools this year, the…...
Vineyards in Rhode Island bracing for booming spotted lanternfly population
1+ week, 1+ day ago (141+ words) The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says the spotted lanternfly is now established in all five Rhode Island counties. The insect was first detected in the state in Warwick in 2021. Rhode Island’s first confirmed p… Steelers and Rooney family…...
In Providence, can the mayor fend off his left-wing challenger?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1121+ words) PROVIDENCE — If Brett Smiley loses his primary on Wednesday, he would be the first sitting mayor of Providence to ever fail to secure the Democratic nomination for reelection. But it’s still far from clear whether state Representative David Morales, the…...