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Rhode Island ranks 48th in total VA home loans during Q1
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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July 11, 2025
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.govKimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Rhode Island ranked 48th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 264 loans issued,...
Common Cause mourns Alan Hassenfeld's contribution to ethical reforms in Rhode Island
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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July 11, 2025
John Marion, Executive Director at Common Cause Rhode Island | Common Cause Rhode IslandJohn Marion, Executive Director at Common Cause Rhode Island | Common Cause Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island – Common Cause Rhode Island is mourning the...
Rhode Island man arrested for making death threats against President Trump, senior federal officials
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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July 9, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island man arrested Wednesday for threatening to kill President Donald Trump and two senior federal officials was found hiding in a bathtub, federal authorities noted in their criminal complaint. Carl D. Montague “began...
Rhode Island man arrested for threatening to kill Trump, Bondi, Stephen Miller
NECN - Massachusetts
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A Rhode Island man has been arrested by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, authorities announced Wednesday....
Rhode Island man arrested for online threats to kill President Trump and senior officials
BNO News
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July 9, 2025
A Rhode Island man was arrested and charged with making violent threats against President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, according to prosecutors. The suspect, 37-year-old Carl D....
Rhode Island State Police arrest 11 connected to violent incidents in Providence area
WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR) — The Rhode Island State Police Department announced on Wednesday the arrests of 11 individuals following a multi-year investigation into violent incidents in the Providence area. Police said the investigation, dubbed Operation Brick...
Procaccianti Cos. to Develop 91-Room Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island
REBusinessOnline
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July 10, 2025
10NEWPORT, R.I. — Locally based landlord Procaccianti Cos. will develop a 91-room hotel in the coastal Rhode Island city of Newport. TPG Hotels & Resorts will operate the property as The Bellevue Hotel, which is part of its INTERA Collection...
Missed Tackle Led to Endless Study But Little Action on Rhode Island’s Plastic Pollution Problem
ecoRI News - Rhode Island
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July 10, 2025
Seven years ago, on July 16, 2018 during “Beach Office Hours” at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett, then-Gov. Gina Raimondo announced the creation of a “Task Force to Tackle Plastics.” The initiative proved to be a template for delay. The...
Rhode Island man faces charges after threatening to kill Trump, Bondi and Stephen Miller on Truth Social
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Our Favorite Write-Ins from the 2025 Best of Rhode Island Readers’ Poll
Rhode Island Monthly
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July 10, 2025
We’re so close, folks! The 2025 Best of Rhode Island winners have been notified and the party is just three weeks away (Thursday, July 24, at the WaterFire Arts Center to be exact — don’t forget to secure tickets here). But if you’re feeling...
À la Heart GVL earns national recognition at 2025 ISHA Awards of Excellence in Newport, Rhode Island
Greenville Business Magazine - South Carolina
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July 10, 2025
(123rf.com Image) The South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (SCRLA) is proud to announce that À la Heart GVL, an emergency assistance program supporting Greenville County’s hospitality workers, has been honored with a 2025 ISHA Award...
Rhode Island State Police arrest 11 for violent offenses, seize guns, drugs, cash
NECN - Massachusetts
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Rhode Island Police said they have arrested 11 people for violent offenses following a multi-year investigation stemming from a shooting on Interstate 95 in front of the Providence Place Mall back in 2023. During their investigation, state police...
Noah Dobson’s wife Alexa gushes over ‘fairytale’ experience of marrying beau in the same Rhode Island location as John F. Kennedy
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Earlier this month, Habs defenseman Noah Dobson married sports reporter Alexa Serowik in Newport, Rhode Island. The wedding ceremony was held on July 1 at St. Mary’s Church, the same location where John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy got...
Former Rhode Island Gov. Ed DiPrete has died
WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR) — Former Rhode Island Gov. Ed DiPrete died Tuesday, on his 91st birthday, NBC 10 News has learned. DiPrete was governor from 1985 to 1991, and later served nearly a year in prison on corruption charges. Before winning three two-year terms...
Rhode Island’s New Pet Insurance Act Is Here. What’s the Big Deal?
Live Insurance News
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July 8, 2025
Rhode Island is shaking up the pet insurance game. Come January 1, 2026, insurers selling coverage for pets in the Ocean State will have to follow the strict rules laid out in the brand-new Pet Insurance Act. This law isn’t just about pets—it’s...
Rhode Island awards $400K in agricultural energy grants
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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July 8, 2025
Terrence Gray, Director | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture and Forest EnvironmentTerrence Gray, Director | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture and Forest...
Rhode Island Updates ‘Revenge Porn’ Law to Include AI-Generated Deepfakes
Newport Buzz - Rhode Island
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July 8, 2025
Rhode Island has strengthened its “revenge porn” statute to include sexually explicit images created with artificial intelligence, closing a growing loophole in the fight against digital exploitation. The new law, championed by Rep. Jason Knight...
Alan Hassenfeld, Rhode Island businessman and philanthropist, dies at 76
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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July 9, 2025
Rhode Island businessman and philanthropist Alan Hassenfeld has died at age 76. Hassenfeld spent 15 years as chief executive officer of Hasbro, the Pawtucket-based toymaker that was founded by his grandfather and grand-uncle. He later served as...
In an interview, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island blamed the sweeping rollback of environmental protections on a flood of unlimited, anonymous corporate political spending, and said exposing the scale of this "fraud" is key to…
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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In an interview, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island blamed the sweeping rollback of environmental protections on a flood of unlimited, anonymous corporate political spending, and said exposing the scale of this "fraud" is key to...
New survey shows deep political divide among Rhode Island voters
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 9, 2025
Rhode Island Democrats and Republicans are living in vastly different realities when it comes to their perceptions of American democracy and the economy, according to a new survey released today by the Pell Center at Salve Regina University. The...