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AG Kaul Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Legal Challenge to Unlawful Termination of Job Corps
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined an amicus brief with attorneys general from 21 other states in support of a proposed class of plaintiffs challenging the unlawful termination of Job Corps, a national program that offers career...
East Providence police: Man stomped Cape Verdean flag at City Hall
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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The man is accused of throwing the U.S. and Cape Verdean flags to the ground, stomping on the latter, during a Cape Verdean Independence Day event. Police apprehended the suspect with a Nazi flag and a 6-inch knife shortly after the incident....
Second Rhode Island CAVA location opens up in Warwick
WJAR - Rhode Island
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WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A popular Mediterranean restaurant has opened its second Ocean State location in Warwick this weekend. On Friday, Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new CAVA location on Centerville Road. The...
An Iconic Piece Of Jewelry Played A Key Part In An Agatha Christie Movie
/FILM - Indiana
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July 7, 2025
As Marilyn Monroe famously sang in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," diamonds are a girl's best friend. In real-life, however, some of the world's most iconic rocks don't get the chance to socialize all that often thanks to their protective owners. One...
Lincoln man carrying knife, Nazi flag arrested in East Providence
East Bay RI - Rhode Island
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East Providence police have charged 27-year-old Manville, RI resident Joey Marsden with numerous charges following an incident outside of East Providence City Hall. At approximately 12:00 p.m., while a ceremony was taking place inside City Hall to...
Three high school sports takeaways, including commitments to Duke, West Virginia, and Providence
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Team Massachusetts is helmed by Braintree coach Bill O’Connell and assisted by BC High’s Steve Healy, Walpole’s Chris Costello, and Blackstone Valley Tech’s Mike Denise. The roster: Mac Bianchi (Nobles), Matt Blanusa (Dexter Southfield), Max Boehm...
Providence, MGHS Win Big at Orange-SL’s For Good Connections School Challenge
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Providence International High School and Methodist Girls High School had emerged as winners at the climax of Orange Sierra Leone’s “For Good Connections” campaign on Saturday, June 21st, securing top spots in football and pantomime competition....
As we mark Independence Day week, we need to celebrate dependence
New Jersey Herald
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Gregory J. Rummo This weekend, we celebrated the events of July 4, 1776, when fifty-six members of the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to sign a revolutionary document that we know as the Declaration of Independence. Even a casual...
Rhode Island passes four priority bills from Department of State
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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June 26, 2025
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore has acknowledged the conclusion of the 2025 legislative session, during which the Rhode Island General Assembly passed four priority bills from the RI Department of State. In a statement, Amore expressed...
Rhode Island lawmakers replace EPR and bottle bill proposal with study bill
Waste Dive
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June 26, 2025
Dive Brief: A Rhode Island bill calling for a statewide recycling needs assessment and the creation of a recycling advisory council is headed to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk. The study bill is a major overhaul of a previous version that would have...
Reining In The Ego: When Even Horses Bow To Providence
The Jewish Press
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July 3, 2025
Avodah Zarah 13 Our Gemara discusses a particular procedure (perhaps hamstringing) that disables an animal. Though it causes the animal suffering, when there is a constructive purpose it is permitted. The Gemara brings a proof text from Yehoshua...
Homeless in RI: Action at Providence Mayor’s Home, Funding Audit, Salaries, No Summer Plan – UPDATES
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 3, 2025
Photo, top: NBC10, in front of Mayor Smiley’s home Two days ago, advocates for the homeless demonstrated in front of Providence Mayor Smiley’s home. Advocates felt that efforts to move the homeless go against the Homeless Bill of Rights. One of...
Providence officer plans to return to work, seek back pay after new ruling
WJAR - Rhode Island
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Despite having pleaded no contest six months ago in a criminal case to assaulting a suspect, Providence police Sgt. Joseph Hanley will keep his job. Hanley was seen in body camera and witness video in April 2020 putting his knee on the back of...
Food for starving children worldwide is still sitting in a Rhode Island warehouse. It’s a case study in DOGE aftermath.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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WASHINGTON — More than three months after Elon Musk pledged to restart orders for a nonprofit that makes food for starving children worldwide, nearly 200,000 boxes of life-saving, nutritional paste are still sitting in a Rhode Island warehouse....
Governor McKee signs Matunuck Oyster Bar ‘Take it Outside’ bill
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
Today, Governor Dan McKee signed legislation (2025-H 6392, 2025-S 1139) amending the state’s outdoor dining law and paving the way for Matunuck Oyster Bar to open a tented area for al fresco dining. The newly signed legislation will allow the...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #163
Ballotpedia
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July 2, 2025
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over partisan...
Providence hosts ribbon cutting of new Urban Wood Depot
WLNE - Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
The City of Providence and Sawmill Enterprises celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Urban Wood Depot in South Providence on Monday. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The City of Providence and Sawmill Enterprises celebrated the ribbon cutting of...
The Wood Lot, Providence's urban wood depot, opens. What to know.
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Providence's new urban wood depot repurposes fallen logs and tree waste into mulch, lumber, compost and furniture. The facility, named The Wood Lot, is a public-private partnership located at 27 Salem St. The Wood Lot offers free mulch and...
New autonomous vehicle helps advance understanding of the deep sea and its critical minerals
The University of Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. — July 7, 2025 — A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench. Operationalizing this technology for the first time was part of a...
CHIP50 poll: McKee’s approval rating worst among New England governors
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 7, 2025
PROVIDENCE – A poll released Monday does not put Gov. Daniel J. McKee in positive standing with local residents, and ranks him worst among all New England governors. The Civic Health and Institutions Project’s 50 States Survey, known as CHIP50,...