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Boston Globe reporter covering my home state, Rhode Island. Host of Rhode Island Report podcast. NEFAC board member. Former Providence Journal reporter/columnist. Syracuse University graduate. Runner. Big fan of Benny's.
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CHARTS: Rhode Island’s statewide chronic absenteeism number dipped again last school year, but is still worse than before the pandemic. More than one-fifth of R.I. students missed 18 days or more of the school year www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
PERSPECTIVE | MAGAZINE by R.I. resident @billkole.bsky.social -- Guns made me leave the evangelical church. When will the church leave guns? A bewildering marriage of faith and firearms is fueling our uniquely American gun scourge. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
The Hospital Association of Rhode Island has chosen Michael Sroczynski as its next president. Sroczynski previously served as the executive vice president for the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
How a New England author is preserving Indigenous storytelling in a new children’s book -- Innovators Q&A by @chrisgavin.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/01/m...
By @shankman.bsky.social -- East Coast governors to Trump: Let wind projects move ahead www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/01/s...
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What does a spark look like? A home-to-home flash that takes 14.71 seconds. On Duran’s inside-the-parker, which sent the Sox sprinting into the homestretch: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/31/s...
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Welcome to Fenway, Payton Tolle
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A North Providence pharmacy has agreed to surrender its license and close after a review by the state DOH found an “absence of qualified staff,” expired medication, and improperly secured controlled substances during a July inspection, records show. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/m...
A juvenile, green sea turtle found stranded on Cape Cod in November is back in the Atlantic Ocean in the waters off of Rhode Island, following nearly a year of rehabilitation, Mystic Aquarium said Thursday. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/m...
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Critics are blasting the Coastal Resources Management Council for letting an unauthorized 600-foot seawall remain in place for a full two years at a coastal Rhode Island country club.
Red Sox announce roster moves, including release of Buehler
R.I. regulators criticized for letting country club’s unauthorized seawall stand for two years. “We need a coastal agency that will defend our local habitats and natural resources, not violators of the law,” @savethebayri.bsky.social’s @jedthorp.bsky.social aid. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/m...
Dan Shaughnessy asks, "How long before Curt Schilling takes his rightful place on the wall of honor at Polar Park? Worcester has a ball club and ballpark today because Schill (who always hated “corporate welfare”) took $75 million in loan guarantees from the state of Rhode Island..."
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Tolle v. Skenes 🍿
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Boston “Survivor” fans, this one’s for you.
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A huge loss for the Globe, and for all who loved him.
By @chrisgavin.bsky.social -- @ripta.com board backs service reductions, despite outcry from riders, advocates www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/m...
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An employee for the City of Pawtucket who was terminated for a remark he made in a Facebook post that the mayor called “ignorant and racist” has been re-hired by the city, after an arbitrator ruled in his favor, officials said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/m...
Hey Taylor Swift, why not tie the knot at your place in Rhode Island? Picture a wedding at Holiday House in Watch Hill. -- by Mark Shanahan with help from @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/a...
Cranston Council president, council’s lawyer step down over romantic relationship GOP claims is a conflict of interest -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/m...
🎙️Podcast: Newscast about a sea creature now part of RI lore. On the #RIReport podcast former @wpri12.bsky.social reporter Sean Daly recounts his “Mother, Mother Ocean” report & Frog & Toad's Asher Schofield explains why he’s selling T-shirts of this iconic RI tale www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/m...
Revolution Wind halt concerns R.I. college leaders: "It pulls the plug on a sector that has promised some real growth," CCRI President Rosemary Costigan said. “We are very disappointed at this decision.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/28/m...
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The Haversham, a 19th century property now home to a tavern and event space in Westerly, R.I., has new owners who say they’ll continue its history as a public establishment. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/27/m...
David Caldwell, president of the Audubon Society of RI, announces he is running as a Democrat for the Ward 2 PVD City Council seat being vacated by Helen Anthony.
By @chrisgavin.bsky.social -- R.I. prosecutor who told Newport police they would ‘regret’ arresting her pleads no contest to trespassing charge www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/27/m...
Judge Frank Caprio’s honorary pallbearers are a who’s who list, starting with Paula Abdul -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/27/m...
@rijudiciary.bsky.social mourns the loss of Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio. State courts will remain open but regular calendars will be suspended from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday to allow judges to attend Caprio's funeral.
Commentary by Darrèll Brown, Conservation Law Foundation vice president for Rhode Island -- Trump’s bullying on behalf of fossil fuel companies threatens Rhode Island’s clean energy future. It’s time to say no. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/27/m...
In a federal lawsuit, a former municipal employee in Rhode Island alleges she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile working environment, citing a co-worker who sent her videos of him having sex, and a stack of pornographic magazines kept in a bathroom.
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A pregnant Rhode Island mother and her 6-year-old son were attacked by a man with a hammer as they were leaving their Cranston home on Saturday, according to a police report and GoFundMe campaign. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/26/m...
“Without Revolution Wind, our Act on Climate is dead in the water.” Check out the latest from @fitzprov.bsky.social in the Boston Globe: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/23/m...
✏️ Key issues for R.I. schools this year range from COVID kindergartners to AI, and the role of the federal government -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/26/m...
Law firm with conservative ties pressures Brown University to retract research on anti-wind groups www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/26/m...
Brown University Professor @timmonsroberts.bsky.social said his students found that groups fighting offshore wind “have chosen to get in bed with some of the most anti-environment and anti-climate actors.” He called the letter “strategic harassment to shut me up." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
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Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Christopher Durand on Monday released a proposed “budget framework” they say will cover RIPTA’s outstanding budget deficit and avoid controversial bus route eliminations and possible driver layoffs. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
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RI AG Peter Neronha said Monday a state prosecutor who told a police officer he would “regret” arresting her as she was taken into custody in Newport earlier this month was placed on six-month, unpaid leave. “She has a long road ahead of her," Neronha said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
Senator @reed.senate.gov said the Trump administration claims it stopped the work because the project raises national security concerns, but the Dept of Defense has approved the project. “It’s not about national security. It’s about the president’s insecurity.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
Halting Revolution Wind will cost 1,000 jobs and undermine New England’s power grid, officials say. R.I. @govdanmckee.bsky.social notes wind farm is 80% complete. “That’s like running a marathon and sitting down the moment you see the finish line ahead of you." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
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From Ashish Jha: The retreat from mRNA vaccine platforms signals that the federal government is capricious and weak and easily persuaded by misinformation, writes dean of Brown University School of Public Health.
Trump’s halt of Revolution Wind has far reaching implications for R.I. -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
To the shock of the fans at the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, a special guest emerged from offstage to give Maria Sharapova’s induction speech.
Funeral services announced for Frank Caprio, known as America’s ‘nicest judge’ www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
Commentary by John Vitagliano: Logan, T.F. Green, and Manchester airports could operate cooperatively to serve the needs of the region, writes former 14-year member of the Massport board and former Boston Transportation Commissioner.
@universityofri.bsky.social professor developing AI-driven robotics for people with disabilities -- Innovator Q&A by @amandamilkovits.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
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On the trail of Rhode Island's giant trolls: Three more of Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo’s gigantic troll sculptures, made from reclaimed materials, have been unveiled in the Ocean State www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/m...
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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
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RI officials blast Trump for halting Revolution Wind project. The law enforcing RI’s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions relies on the wind farm. “Without Revolution Wind, our Act on Climate is dead in the water,” Atty Gen @peterneronha.bsky.social said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/23/m...
AG @peterneronha.bsky.social says, "Without Revolution Wind, our Act on Climate is dead in the water. With the significant investments made in this project already and its obvious benefit to our economy and climate, the Trump Administration’s attempt to halt it can only be characterized as bizarre."
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Shutout in the Bronx!
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NEW: The civilian board that oversees Providence police found officers violated city ordinance and police dept policy multiple times by assisting ICE in civil immigrant enforcement on July 13 Police see the situation differently Read more + read the full decision + watch the video
Salt air and … Taylor Swift not far from your door. That could be an “August” reality next summer for the buyer of a sprawling, historic home not far from Swift's in Westerly, R.I., now on the market for $8.75 million, according to a Zillow listing. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/22/m...
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A Rhode Island prosecutor who told a police officer, “You’re going to regret this,” as he arrested her outside a Newport restaurant last week will be placed on unpaid leave beginning Monday, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed Friday. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/22/m...
By @chrisgavin.bsky.social -- Trinity Rep’s Curt Columbus will conclude his two-decade tenure as artistic director at the Providence theater company www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/m...
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RI PBS, The Public's Radio offer buyouts, consider layoffs to fill $1.1m budget hole after Congress cuts funding www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/m...
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s board, said late Wednesday that she wouldn’t leave her post after Trump on social media called on her to resign over an accusation from one his officials that she committed mortgage fraud.
By Lauren Daley -- J.J. Abrams and Glen Powell are filming a new movie in Rhode Island. Here’s where they’ve been spotted. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/m...
🎙️Encore: R.I. author Robert Isenberg spins tales about cycling on #RIReport podcast www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/27/m...
“Make no mistake about it,” said Joann Flaminio, a 69-year-old Democrat from Providence. “The dismantling of the Department of Education sends a stark and clear message that President Trump does not care about public school education.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/m...
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