The candidates for mayor of Providence shared their views Tuesday night of a proposed skyscraper in the city’s jewelry district, how to solve billions…
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Scientists Say Warm Water Under Arctic Ice Could Cause For Alarm
According to scientists from Yale University, pools of warm water have accumulated deep under the Arctic ice, which they say that could be cause for alarm.
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Seismic Change Coming To Iconic Mount St. Charles Hockey Program
The twilight of a high-school hockey era and the dawn of a bold experiment coincided with the start of classes last week at Mount St. Charles Academy in…
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New England EPA Chief Tapped To Lead National Chemical Safety Office
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency in New England has been tapped to lead the agency’s national Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention…
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RI Health Officials Lift Boil Water Notice For Five South County Water Systems
Officials from the Rhode Island Department of Health have lifted a boil water notice that was issued after E. coli bacteria was found during routine…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
We’re getting down to the wire, with less than two weeks until Rhode Island’s September 12 primary election. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Labor Day and Public Employee Unions
It’s Labor Day, when we honor workers and the unions that gave them better lives. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says this year’s big labor issue…
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Brown Removes Study On Transgender Teens Amid Criticism
Brown University is getting criticism from the left and the right after removing a press release about a professor’s research on transgender teens. The…
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Raimondo Backs Directive Meant To Keep Guns Out Of Schools
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo on Wednesday said the state is implementing a directive meant to keep people other than police from bringing guns into K…
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More Competition For College Admissions Means Room To Haggle On Tuition
You may not realize this, but when you get that financial aid letter from a college, nothing is set in stone. “There’s more haggling going on here in…
