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Three takeaways from the premiere of ‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’
1+ day, 30+ min ago (517+ words) The nation might consider New Englanders as buttoned-up and reserved. But after watching Thursday's premiere of "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," that reputation might have officially gone out the window. None of the women in Bravo's newest franchise are…...
Morales campaign says he’s leading incumbent Smiley in Providence’s mayoral race
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (901+ words) PROVIDENCE " State Representative David Morales's campaign is touting an internal poll putting him ahead of incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley, with less than six months until the Democratic primary. The text and web poll of 306 likely Democratic primary voters, which was…...
Providence man charged in alleged ax attack had been accused of the same crime previously, records show
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (431+ words) PROVIDENCE " A man arrested in Providence earlier this week after he allegedly attacked a person with an ax was accused of committing the same crime in September, police and court records show. Jehvine Quaweay, 28, of Providence, was charged with felony…...
Will Rhode Island open a window for civil claims against Catholic Church?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (683+ words) The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote tonight in favor of three bills that Attorney General Peter F. Neronha recommended in his scathing report on clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. But it's clear the real…...
Here’s why one Providence city councilor is voting for rent stabilization
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (749+ words) Providence and I " we've grown together, we've changed together. After 12 years on the City Council, I'm preparing to step away. As I do, I'm thinking about what it's meant to serve this city, and what it means to fight for…...
How Rhode Island are these ‘Housewives’?
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1137+ words) Tonight's debut of "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island." As Taylor Swift reminds us in "The Last Great American Dynasty" " a song about the mysterious woman who used to own her Rhode Island mansion " "there's only so far new money…...
Do you need to know a guy to become a judge in Rhode Island?
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (471+ words) You've got to know a guy at the State House to become a judge in Rhode Island. That, in short, is the perception that state Senator Dawn Euer is taking aim at with three bills that would change Rhode Island's…...
Judge dismisses lawsuits in which adult businesses in Providence allege the city profiled and targeted patrons
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (656+ words) PROVIDENCE " A federal judge has tossed lawsuits filed by adult businesses in Providence that alleged the City of Providence and its police department had profiled and targeted them and their patrons. In decisions in two separate civil lawsuits on Monday,…...
What will happen to the Providence Place mall?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (483+ words) PROVIDENCE " With the future of the Providence Place mall up in the air, a court hearing on a potential buyer could happen by the end of April, according to spokeswoman Sarah Dell. On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Providence reporter…...
Rhode Island disbars immigration lawyer under criminal investigation
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (328+ words) PROVIDENCE " An immigration lawyer under federal criminal investigation has been disbarred in Rhode Island. Attorney Joseph Molina Flynn was disbarred by the Rhode Island Supreme Court on Monday, more than a year after Providence police and agents from the FBI,…...