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Deep Characters in PPAC’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ Thru April 27
PROVIDENCE — What surprised me the most about “Some Like It Hot,” the Tony Award winning musical now being performed at Providence Performing Arts Center, is the layers of emotional […]
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Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner Secure 72 WFD SCBA Units
WARWICK, RI — After delivering a $1 million in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner helped the Warwick Fire […]
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Reed: SecDef Leadership Falters On 2nd Airstrike Text
WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces a second report, by the New York Times, of his unsecure Signal App transmissions about fighter jet strikes in Yemen to […]
Business
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Senate OKs Bill Banning Employer Mandatory Meetings
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today approved legislation that would protect employees’ workplace First Amendment rights to refuse mandatory meetings. The bill (2025-S 0126A), introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain […]
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Launch Trampoline Park Expanding in 2025
WARWICK, RI — Launch Entertainment (Launch), a fast-growing indoor family entertainment franchise, closed 2024 with deals for new development and notable locations secured, positioning the company for a further expansion […]
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Kent Hospital President Joins PACE-RI Board
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — Dr. Paari Gopalakrishnan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Kent Hospital, has joined the PACE-RI board of directors. In the role, Gopalakrishnan will help guide PACE […]
Schools
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Committee’s $198M School Budget Cuts $3M In Salaries
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee approved its proposed $198,162,060 FY26 budget Thursday, with school budget cuts of $3 million in salaries that were not specified, in a 3 […]
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City Warwick Schools Budget Commission Appointees Named
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi’s three appointees to the Warwick Schools Budget Commission, dated April 9, are now public in Warwick City Council documents released with the agenda for […]
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Committee OKs $32.6M for New High Schools Work
WARWICK, RI — The School Committee voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to allocate $32.6 million to start work on the new high schools project replacing Toll Gate and Pilgrim high […]
All Politics are Local
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RI ‘Hands Off!’ Protestors: ‘Ho-Ho, Donald Trump Has Got to Go!’
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders in four Ocean State locations were among millions nationwide turning out for ‘Hands Off!’ protests against the Musk – Trump Coup seizing Congressional powers, defying […]
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Tassoni: Cannabis Profits Should Aid Overdose Prevention, Education & Treatment
Where does the money from Rhode Island’s cannabis sales go? As President and CEO at The Leadership Council for Substance Abuse and Mental Health of Rhode Island, I would like to […]
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You’re Not Alone: Trump Coup Opposition Is Growing
The President Donald J. Trump Coup is angling for Congress’s Constitutional spending power, ignoring Judicial independence, dismantling federal agencies, and claimed the punchline from French surrender jokes by handing Russia […]
Police and Fire
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WPD Finds Hit & Run Suspect Sans Car March 3
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Police called to Seasons Corner Market, 2128 Elmwood Ave. March 3 at 8:22 p.m. for a reported hit & run found the suspect pacing on foot […]
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Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner Secure 72 WFD SCBA Units
WARWICK, RI — After delivering a $1 million in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner helped the Warwick Fire […]
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Trooper Log: 6 Kent County Arrests – Reckless Driver, DUI
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry arrests and other Kent County arrests in the RI Trooper Log April 6 – 15 involved charges for reckless driving, DUI, unlicensed firearms and stolen vehicle […]