Transcript: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Luis Hernandez: Growing up in Rhode Island, writer Don Winslow was surrounded by stories about the mob – headed up in Providence for decades by the infamous Raymond Patriarca. Winslow’s fascination with those stories and characters would later lead to his Danny Ryan trilogy. “City […]
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ABC6 employees vote to form union
Creative and production staff members at local television news station ABC6 won their union election Monday night 22-3, with two abstentions. The ABC6 unit is now part of the Communications’ Workers of America’s broadcast arm, called NABET. It represents producers, photographers, meteorologists, reporters, technical staff, and web staff. Sales workers, anchors, sportscasters and engineers are […]
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March Sadness grips PC, Brown, Bryant, URI
In the beginning there was hope for a date to the Big Dance, the NCAA Tournament. In the end there was none. Not at Providence College. Not at Bryant University or Brown. Certainly not at the University of Rhode Island. Brown came close. Yes, Brown, with its 13-17 record, its 38-year tournament drought, its history […]
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The Centurion Foundation’s purchase of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals would rely on bond funding
Unionized employees turned out in force at a public hearing Tuesday to oppose the proposed sale of two Rhode Island community hospitals by Prospect Medical Holdings to an Atlanta-based nonprofit. Nurses, lab technicians, social workers and other staff of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence filled […]
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Secretary Buttigieg calls 2-year timeline for bridge repairs “aggressive”
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited the Washington Bridge in Providence on Tuesday, days after the news that the westbound side of the bridge must be demolished and rebuilt due to structural deficiencies. The state estimates the process could take up to two years. At a press conference on the Gano street off-ramp, Buttigieg […]
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New Bedford’s Star Store at center of tax battle after art college’s abrupt exit
The private owner of the Star Store is facing a massive property tax increase from the City of New Bedford, a move that increases pressure on him to return the building to public use following the abrupt exit of UMass Dartmouth’s art college last summer. Local developer Paul Downey leased the Star Store to the […]
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Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for March 15, 2024
It’s just a matter of time until Opening Day. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. I’m taking a pre-spring break, so this column will next appear on March 29. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just […]
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RIPTA staves off service cuts — for now
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced today it will postpone implementing unpopular bus service cuts that had originally been planned for early spring. The agency, which planned the cuts because of a driver shortage, said in a statement that the postponement would give more time for RIPTA to attract new drivers. RIPTA said in […]
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Washington Bridge westbound must be demolished and undergo years-long rebuild
The state of Rhode Island plans to demolish and completely rebuild the westbound side of the Washington Bridge, a project officials expect to take two years or more. “We will be replacing the bridge,” Gov. Dan McKee said at a news conference Thursday. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation closed the westbound span, which carries […]
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URI study finds links between mass violence and online incel communities
In recent decades, we’ve become increasingly accustomed to hearing about mass shootings, hate crimes, and other acts of mass violence in the U.S. The vast majority of these crimes are committed by men, but a recent study identifies another common factor – a growing online community of “incels” who embrace misogynistic attitudes. It’s called “The […]
