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A rescue effort has been launched after pelican visiting RI gets sick
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (309+ words) At least one of the three pelicans that made a visit to Rhode Island last week has run into trouble. Congress of the Birds was contacted Tuesday, Dec. 23, and told that the bird appeared to be ill. Sheida Soleimani, founder and…...
This panel picks RI's new judges. Almost all its members are on expired terms.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (753+ words) PROVIDENCE " The Judicial Nominating Commission is fielding a bumper crop of vacancies for prized lifetime seats on Rhode Island courts while all but one of the panel's members is serving on an expired term. The JNC is about to wade…...
Providence police, mayor reveal new 'Real Time Crime' center. Here's what it does.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (590+ words) PROVIDENCE " The city of Providence and its police force have a new nerve center that can support operations with various streams of real-time information, including live video feeds from networks of public and private surveillance cameras. The center's analysts will…...
How did gondolas come to Providence's waterways? How a baby and Buddy Cianci played a role
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (574+ words) PROVIDENCE - If you take a stroll in downtown and listen carefully, you might just hear an Italian serenade coming from the water. Follow the voice and you'll find a gondola gliding down the river. There's only ever been one gondola…...
San Miguel School of Providence is helping kids reach their full potential. Here's how
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (418+ words) The Providence Journal and United Way of Rhode Island have'partnered to highlight the state's nonprofits. Each week, a nonprofit identified by United Way will be spotlighted in the Providence Sunday Journal, and the United Way will share how it supports…...
'Not on our watch': Providence businesses pledge to create 'Immigrant Defense Zones"
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (400+ words) PROVIDENCE " The group behind Rhode Island's volunteer"run hotline for flagging potential immigration raids is now asking local businesses to take this pledge: refuse entry to any immigration agent without a'judicial warrant.' The Rhode Island Deportation Defense Coalition named its…...
Is a 2nd major movie about to shoot in Providence? East Side residents get filming notices
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) PROVIDENCE " Is another Hollywood studio movie about to film in Rhode Island? Residents of Benefit Street received flyers at their homes on Friday, July 11, notifying them Charlestown Productions would be filming a movie for Warner Bros. on the street the…...
Providence, Central Falls push back on Trump targeting them as 'sanctuary cities'. What they say.
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (390+ words) A new executive order from President Donald Trump targeting "sanctuary jurisdictions" names Rhode Island and two of its cities " Providence and Central Falls " as jurisdictions the administration says are obstructing federal immigration law. What does the order say? Trump's executive…...
Old favorites return, expansions and newcomers: A look at new restaurants across RI
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) Bar Lazio is the newest restaurant in the Knightsville section of Cranston at 1669 Cranston St. They describe the restaurant as "a traditional Italian bar for aperitivo, espresso and dolci." There are ... This is the time of the year when the…...
What's the most expensive property sold in Rhode Island? May 2 real estate transactions
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (2056+ words) A commercial property in Bristol sold for $7,500,000. A Westerly home on Foster Cove Road sold for $5,000,000. The home has six bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, 7,585 square feet of living space on ... A commercial property in Bristol sold for $7,500,000. A…...