Providence RI

The contract ratification comes after hospital workers rejected a previous offer from Brown University Health in September, leading to a picket outside of Rhode Island Hospital earlier this month.

SWANSEA – Voters decisively chose to say goodbye to one part of Swansea’s past while preserving another at a special Town Meeting on Oct. 19. By a vote of 743 to 217, those in attendance at the Venus de Milo banquet hall on Monday approved borrowing about $88.3 million to build a new middle school . They also chose to conserve Stony Creek Farm, an animal refuge that allows public access , by voice vote. “It’s a good thing for the town,” said Town Administrator Mitch Ruscitti about the school vot

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Lou Umberto’s Italian Kitchen is expanding with a second location in Pawtuxet Village. The restaurant announced on social media that the new location will be at 2170 Broad St. Its original location in Cranston’s Knightsville neighborhood will remain open. The new location will...

On April 15, Ron Wallace tucked a small seed into the soil in his greenhouse in Greene, Rhode Island. Nearly six months later, that seed had grown into a massive pumpkin—one so big it would set a new world record. On October 10, Wallace’s enormous gourd officially weighed in...

BOSTON (TNND) — Eighty-two illegal immigrants were arrested during a three-day sting in Massachusetts, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Acting ICE Boston Field Office Director Joseph Sher criticized Massachusetts officials over sanctuary policies. He also said the agency would continue arresting people it believes pose public-safety risks.

Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Liz Beretta-Perik has resigned in the wake of her husband’s indictment by an Ohio grand jury on felony fraud and racketeering charges, Katherine Riordan, party executive director, confirmed to Rhode Island Current Tuesday. Beretta-Perik did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday afternoon. She sent a one-sentence email to […]

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Rhode Island’s precious historical documents and objects already have a place to stay: the State Archives, which occupies leased space on Providence’s Broad Street. What Secretary of State Gregg Amore wants is a place where more of these treasures can be shared and seen. This year’s ballot Question 4 will ask voters to decide if […]

Almost a year after the Dec. 13 mass shooting led Brown to heighten its security posture, University officials have scaled back Brown’s use of external security guards, and the Providence Police Department has decreased its campus presence. The development comes as administrators focus initiatives on providing support to campus,...

LINCOLN, R.I. (WJAR) — The Lincoln Lions football team might be the best-fed team in the state, thanks to booster mom Amy Vincenzi, who organizes meals before every game. “Everything, she’s everything,” Lincoln Lions head coach Sean Cavanaugh said. But Vincenzi is much more than a booster...