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Who rules RI boys lacrosse? Check out our Top 10 power rankings for Week 5
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (586+ words) It's time to do some begging. Hard to believe May is going to be here on Friday. It's harder to believe that, this late in the season, I have to ask coaches to do two of the simplest tasks in…...
There's plenty of golf to be played in RI in 2026. Here's where to go.
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1533+ words) Don't tell my wife or my editor, but we're playing a lot of golf in 2026 " and you should, too. The season in Rhode Island is a mad dash, starting once the weather gets sufficiently warm and ending once you start…...
State protects forest in 'one of the most beautiful parts' of RI
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (454+ words) Nature lovers are gaining more access to "one of the most beautiful parts of Rhode Island" with the state's acquisition of 68 acres on Wincheck Pond in Hopkinton. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has purchased the Princess Pine Estate…...
How a RI author's new book helps kids learn to set boundaries
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (359+ words) A longtime speaker, victims' advocate and consultant on abuse and violence, Ashley Bendiksen, has always believed that preventing abuse, violence and trauma "can't start early enough." Though she never expected to write a children's book, "A Kids Book About Boundaries…...
Why RI now finds itself in the center of the data center debate
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1535+ words) The woods behind Fidelity Investments' Smithfield campus are home to the scattered remains of an abandoned 18th century farming colony, and a first-in-Rhode Island political fight over state-of-the-art data centers. A team of local developers want to build a data center…...
'Real Housewives' indulgence is quintessential RI snack
1+ week, 2+ day ago (198+ words) If you ever wanted to know all about pizza chips or pizza strips, tune in to "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" on Bravo Sunday night at 9, when Alicia Carmody will introduce the rest of the world to this distinctly…...
Here's a look at the reshaped Providence basketball roster
1+ week, 1+ day ago (631+ words) Providence needed more than just'change'at the top of its men's basketball program entering this offseason.'Last year's'roster was built for a philosophy and style that just went 27-38 over two seasons and missed the NCAA Tournament in three'straight.' "We're'going to put…...
Pulled funding creates a bike path to nowhere. Let's hope RI fixes it.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (697+ words) I've long thought bike paths are among Rhode Island's premier attractions, up there with the beaches, the mansions and the bay. We like to knock government, but credit where it's due, the state has done an amazing job building out…...
Star-studded lineup: Here's who's speaking at RI graduations in 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (864+ words) A renowned actor, sports figure from the playing field and boardroom and tech executives behind some of the Internet advances we have grown to take for granted are among the luminaries who will give commencement speeches and receive honorary degrees…...
ICE detention cases are overwhelming RI's federal courts. What's being done?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (490+ words) A surge in immigration cases in Rhode Island has lawyers pleading for relief and has led to out-of-state attorneys being allowed to represent people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U. S. District Court Chief Judge John Mc Connell Jr. , on April…...