
Reece Newberry, Providence Christian baseball finish off three-game sweep of Union County
gwinnettdailypost.com > sports...Caleb Lee (3-for-3, three runs), Keegan de Mayo (1-for-2, home run, three RBIs, two runs, walk) and A.J.... ...LILBURN -- Reece Newberry went 6-for-6 and the Providence Christian baseball team completed a three-game, Region 8-AA series sweep of Union County... ...In Game 2, Brady Williams (2-for-3, two doubles, RBI), de Mayo (hit, two runs, two stolen bases), Santos Wade (hit, run, RBI) and Brian Oh (one hit... ...Cantrell (2-for-3, double, two runs, RBI) had big games in the opener, and de Mayo was the winning pitcher....

All eyes on Superman building amid RI development woes
wpri.com...On Thursday, the Senate president told The Providence Journal that the Superman developer, High Rock, where the company was "looking for additional... ...(WPRI) -- Senate President Dominick Ruggerio on Friday walked back comments he made a day earlier suggesting the developer of the Superman building... ...Dan McKee, Commerce Secretary Liz Tanner, Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley.... ...On Friday, Ruggerio spokesperson Greg Pare backed off the statement, saying the Senate president wasn't aware of any meetings, but rather was "speaking...

New Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez sworn in
msn.com > en-us > news > world...) ( ?) ( ?) ? ( ??) ( ??) ( ?) ( ??).... ...(Türkçe) United Arab Emirates (English) United Kingdom (English) United States (English) United States (español) Venezuela (español) Viê?t Nam (... ...Attorney General Peter F.... ...PROVIDENCE -- The city's 39th police chief, Oscar L. Perez, was sworn in Friday during a ceremony at Bishop McVinney Auditorium....

McKee has "full confidence" in future of Pawtucket stadium project
wpri.com > news > local-news...(WPRI) -- Construction continues at Tidewater Landing, the future home of minor league soccer team Rhode Island FC, despite financial woes uncovered... ...Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is optimistic the work will carry on as planned, even if it may end up getting delayed due to the market challenges.... ..."The state of Rhode Island is ready to keep its commitments, the developer is as well, and the city of Pawtucket, so those three combinations are... ...State Sen....

NPR foreign reporter Sylvia Poggioli, born in Providence, is retiring after 41 years
sports.yahoo.com..."Imagining NPR without Sylvia Poggioli veers toward the impossible," said Didrik Schanche, international editor, and Edith Chapin, acting senior... ...National Public Radio reporter Sylvia Poggioli, the longest-serving reporter on NPR's International Desk, is retiring after 41 years.... ...Fluent in five languages, he was first a professor at Smith College before taking a job at Brown University from 1939 to 1947.... ...Poggioli graduated from Harvard University, and then moved to Italy after college on a Fulbright scholarship....

Pawtucket woman accused of neglecting dog prior to its death
wpri.com > news > local-news...Dawn Abbenante brought her dog, an elderly terrier mix, to the Ocean State Veterinary Specialists last week, the RISPCA said.... ...(WPRI) -- A Pawtucket woman is facing animal cruelty charges after the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA) found... ...Abbenante was arraigned Monday on a felony count of unnecessary cruelty and a misdemeanor count of care of dogs....

Rhode Island women's basketball team's storybook season ends at Harvard in WNIT loss
yahoo.com > entertainment...Harvard pulled away for a 74-63 triumph and will meet either Syracuse or Ivy League rival Columbia in the next round.... ...BOSTON -- This second straight charmed season for the University of Rhode Island women ended as it began.... ..."I hate to see it end," URI coach Tammi Reiss said. "Because you enjoy it. This is a team you enjoy coaching. You love them off the court.".... ...Madison Hattix-Covington's bucket capped a 9-0 run and Harvard was forced to call a timeout....

Rhode Island homeless programs get $11m in federal grants. Here's where it's going.
money.yahoo.com...Department of Housing and Urban Development to 13 groups for 40 different programs.... ...Jack Reed touted the money, and the increase in funding, as an important way to protect vulnerable people in the state.... ...The money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development has allowed Sojourner House to build its "rapid rehousing" program, which gets abuse... ...a significant chunk of the organization's Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget of $8 million, Executive Director Vanessa Volz said....

Providence AD Steve Napolillo scorned by Georgetown hiring Ed Cooley
nypost.com...Providence athletic director Steve Napolillo went scorched earth against Georgetown's AD Lee Reed in the aftermath of basketball coach Ed Cooley... ...," Napolillo told ABC6's Ian Steele in Rhode Island.... ...Cooley, who was born and raised in Rhode Island, spent 12 years as the Friars" head coach -- making six NCAA tournaments in that span.... ...Cooley replaced Patrick Ewing, who had a disastrous six years leading his alma mater....

Target 12: Ballot Blues
wpri.com > on-air...There could be a simple solution to fix the problem, so Target 12 investigator and 12 News politics editor Ted Nesi is asking local leaders if they... ...But Target 12 has learned that voter turnout in parts of Southern New England is now shockingly low....