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How Rhode Island is Attempting to Stem the Tide
Rhode Island Monthly
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June 24, 2025
Photograph via Getty Images/Patrick Lienin. The Atlantic was a lovely blue-green on a March morning, and the waves broke at a safe distance from the stub of Walter and Jane Pawelkiewicz’s backyard. This is how the couple thought it would be when...
VA Purchase Loans in Rhode Island average $501,913 for Q4 2024
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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June 23, 2025
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Rhode Island in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $501,913, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...
Writer Herb Weiss’ 45 years of Advocacy on Aging now Archived at Rhode Island College Library Special Collection
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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June 23, 2025
by Herb Weiss, writer on aging issues, and Nancy Thomas, publisher The substantial body of work compiled by Herb Weiss—a 72-page list detailing 1,111 articles on aging, plus three books published over 45 years—now has a permanent home at Rhode...
Why I’m leaving Rhode Island
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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As a young tech worker whose family includes four generations of state troopers, family court attorneys, teachers, and social workers, I know what it means to be invested in Rhode Island. Unfortunately, from my time at URI to moving to Providence...
Letter: SK residents deserve more from Butler Hospital
Independent - Rhode Island
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As a registered nurse at Butler Hospital and a resident of South Kingstown, I never imagined I would be standing on a picket line instead of caring for patients. I began my career in mental health as a caregiver at Bradley Hospital, working with...
Dave Portnoy slams Rhode Island luxury home tax proposal dubbed Taylor Swift tax
The Express Tribune
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June 23, 2025
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is speaking out against a proposed Rhode Island tax targeting luxury second homes — a measure now being referred to as the "Taylor Swift tax." The bill aims to impose annual fees on second homes valued above $1...
The US economy is resilient. But Americans are still pursuing happiness
The Times
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President Trump travelled to Iowa last Thursday to kick off a year-long celebration of the coming 250th anniversary of the United States on July 4, 2026. On Friday, this year’s Fourth of July, he signed his Big (almost 1,000 pages) Beautiful Bill,...
PBN unveils 2025 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 23, 2025
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-seven organizations have been named as honorees in Providence Business News’ 2025 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island Awards program. All the honorees for this year’s annual program – which is now in its 14th year – will be...
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about maternity care
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 17, 2025
Kudos to everyone in Newport who turned out at the city council meeting Tuesday night, and to the city council for passing a resolution asking Brown Health to keep the maternity unit at Newport Hospital open. It’s crazy we are at this point in the...
Wonder to open several more Long Island restaurants
Long Island Business News - New York
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July 17, 2025
THE BLUEPRINT: Wonder to open 7 new restaurants across Long Island by fall Locations include Westbury, East Meadow, Holbrook, and more Chain features menus from top chefs like Bobby Flay and JJ Johnson Backed by $600M in new funding and valued at...
PPL, Blackstone Launch Major Gas-Fired Generation Venture Targeting Data Center Surge in Pennsylvania
Power Magazine
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July 17, 2025
PPL Corp. and investment giant Blackstone Infrastructure have formed a joint venture to build, own, and operate natural gas combined-cycle generation plants in Pennsylvania specifically designed to serve data center loads through long-term energy...
6 Sketchy Things Landlords May Try to Get Away With in Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Fun 107 - Massachusetts
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June 23, 2025
Let's get right to it. Looking for rentals can suck. Whether it's Boston, Providence, or a smaller New England town, it's a headache for the most part, and not all landlords are on the up-and-up. We know there are plenty of things that are against...
Councilor Cleared of Campaign Finance Laws Violation
Newport This Week - Rhode Island
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July 3, 2025
Newport City Councilor Jeanne- Marie Napolitano must pay a $1,000 fine and forfeit over $2,000 in political contributions after being found in violation of campaign finance laws. The action comes after a Rhode Island Board of Elections campaign...
Legisladores de Rhode Island aprueban una ley para prohibir la venta de armas de asalto
Los Angeles Times
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June 21, 2025
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, EE.UU. — La Cámara de Representantes estatal de Rhode Island, controlada por los demócratas, aprobó el viernes una ley que prohibiría la venta y fabricación de muchos rifles semiautomáticos, conocidos comúnmente como...
‘They were sons, brothers, uncles, friends’: Stoughton family launches fundraiser after 2 brothers die while fishing
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 17, 2025
Local News By Sana Muneer July 16, 2025 1 minute to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social connections. In the wake of the deaths of two brothers from Stoughton who both died while...
In Rhode Island, women-led ventures are redefining adventure and innovation
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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June 21, 2025
Welcome to Part I of a 2-part Series featuring the voices and origin stories of a few Adventure and Experience Women Entrepreneurs who are making Rhode Island even more fun and exciting for both residents and visitors alike. Innovation, passion,...
What is inclusionary zoning? Could it fix East Providence's housing conundrum?
East Bay RI - Rhode Island
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By Ethan Hartley At a recent meeting in late May, members of the East Providence City Council, Planning Department, and Planning Board met with consultants from Libra Planners, who had been hired via a state grant to host a public workshop on the...
Which state likes ice cream the most? A surprising area dubbed themselves the ‘connoisseurs’ of the frozen treat
New York Post
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July 17, 2025
New Jerseyans are America’s biggest “ice cream connoisseurs,” according to a recent survey. The survey of 5,000 Americans, evenly split by state, revealed respondents in New Jersey were most likely to identify as a connoisseur of ice cream (58%) —...
Fail: Rhode Island Dems Pass a Useless 'Assault Weapons' Ban
Red State
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June 21, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Too many politicians, especially on the left, are prone to following a rather senseless algorithm when it comes to policy issues....
In Rhode Island, women-led ventures are redefining adventure and innovation
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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June 21, 2025
Welcome to Part I of a 2-part Series featuring the voices and origin stories of a few Adventure and Experience Women Entrepreneurs who are making Rhode Island even more fun and exciting for both residents and visitors alike. Innovation, passion,...