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Rhode Island high school football Week 5 schedules, scores and stats
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1563+ words) Who grabbed wins in Week 5 of Rhode Island high school football? And who has work to do at the midpoint of the season? Here's where you can turn to find out. The Providence Journal will be listing the final scores…...
Hasbro data breach exposed personal information of 600 RI residents
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1049+ words) The personal information of more than 600 Rhode Island residents who worked for or bought products from Hasbro Inc. may have been exposed during a two-part data breach earlier this year, according to an Oct. 7 email sent to the Rhode Island…...
Mass. biotech firm Organogenesis will expand to Rhode Island
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (402+ words) PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Commerce Corporation has granted Organogenesis, a Massachusetts biotech firm, more than $13 million in tax incentives, to support the company’s opening of a new manufacturing facility in the Ocean State. Organogenesis, which produces and sells wound care and…...
How much more? Report suggests more work to be done to redo Rhode Island’s school funding formula.
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1312+ words) Freshly crunched numbers for a proposed overhaul of how Rhode Island calculates the bulk of the state's share of local school funding would increase annual state education formula aid by an additional $525 million over this year — a number which does…...
Providence putting in parking spaces for electric scooters
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (370+ words) The goal of the pilot program is to have the scooters be left in designated areas, rather than on sidewalks and roads. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the…...
New designated scooter, bike parking spots seen in Providence
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (383+ words) You may have noticed white outlined boxes around Providence, and if you're wondering what they are for, the answer is scooters and bikes. Shiina LoSciuto shares more. The Conservative Party leader also pledged to cut the cost of hiring 21 to…...
Sanchez says he has votes to become next Providence City Council president
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (626+ words) Providence City Councilor Miguel Sanchez announced Monday he has enough support to secure the council presidency come January, setting the stage for a progressive overhaul of City Hall government. The council’s 28-year-old majority whip, first elected in 2022, said his potential…...
The Beatrice Recognized with Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Award "#19 Best Hotel in the Northeast" as Only Providence Hotel Awarded
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (487+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I., October 06, 2026--Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, recognizing The Beatrice, the premier luxury boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, as the #19 Best Hotel in the Northeast in 2026 and…...
The end is near for US hemp THC market. But uncertainty continues for Rhode Island growers.
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1713+ words) On less than an acre of farmland in Hopkinton, rows of hemp plants were nearing harvest. Most of their "colas" — dense clusters of buds prized for smokable flower — had already been cut ahead of a nor'easter bound for southern New…...
Should Hospitals Reuse Surgical Gowns?
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (817+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I’m Megan Hall. Just about everyone will go to the hospital at some…...