19+ hour, 39+ min ago (317+ words) KINGSTON, R.I. " Devin Farrell threw for 365 yards, including two first quarter touchdowns, and Rhode Island defeated Central Connecticut 27-19 on Saturday in a first-round game of the FCS playoffs. Ninth-seeded Rhode Island will play No. 8 UC Davis in the second round. The Aggies had a first-round bye. Farrell threw a touchdown pass on each of Rhode Island's first two possessions and his 54-yard connection with Omari Walker set up the Rams' third score on the way to a 24-7 halftime lead. The game tightened up in the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils' Brady Olson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Damani Williams to make it 24-13. The PAT was blocked by Dontay Bishop of Rhode Island and the missing point played a key role in strategy as the game wore on. Farrell threw an interception near midfield on the Rams' next possession and Dekavis…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago (42+ words) Holiday events brighten up downtown Providence New flight transports you to warmer weather Lift pass offers a more affordable way to hit the slopes A tiny tool that's a big resource for drivers Kari Bodnarchuk can be reached at [email protected]....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago (474+ words) A Rhode Island woman detained at Logan International Airport three weeks ago will remain in federal custody for the time being after a bond hearing in immigration court was postponed on Wednesday. Eva Helena Mendes, a Green Card holder from Woonsocket, appeared virtually before a judge in Chelmsford Immigration Court on Wednesday. She has been in federal custody since Nov. 5, when she was stopped by US Customs and Border Protection agents at Logan Airport as she returned to the country from Cape Verde. Mendes was initially told that she would be held overnight while customs agents looked into a decade-old warrant, according to her attorney. But she was ultimately held for nearly two weeks at Logan Airport before being transferred to a facility in Maine, according to federal court records. Mendes has held legal permanent resident status since immigrating to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago (153+ words) Despite widespread expectations of a bumpy ride, the stock market has been steadier than many forecasts predicted over the last year " and Rhode Island's publicly traded companies have generally had the same experience. So with the S&P 500 up roughly 12 percent over the last year, did the companies here at home outperform the broader market? Nov. 25, 2025: $82.92 Nov. 26, 2024: $85.13 Market cap: $14.6 billion Nov. 25, 2025: $81.57 Nov. 26, 2024: $64 Market cap: $11.45 billion Nov. 25, 2025: $78.47 Nov. 26, 2024: $59.01 Market cap: $99.6 billion Nov. 25, 2025: $54.19 Nov. 26, 2024: $48.10 Market cap: $23.3 billion Nov. 25, 2025: $37.07 Nov. 26, 2024: $24.58 Market cap: $2.26 billion Nov. 25, 2025: $28.61 Nov. 26, 2024: $37.71 Market cap: $544.6 million Nov. 25, 2025: $16.71 Nov. 26, 2024: $17.91 Market cap: $821.5 million Nov. 25, 2025: $7.91 Nov. 26, 2024: $15.19 Market cap: $60.4 million...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago (866+ words) Some behavior is so cruel and so humiliating that it doesn't deserve a second chance. If student athletes assault or target a teammate or classmate, there is only one meaningful consequence: Shut the program down. Not for a game or two. For a year. Maybe more. In college sports, they used to call it a "death penalty," but you can call it anything you want. A sports death penalty, an administrative guillotine, a full-season wipeout. There should be no benefit of the doubt given when a teenager uses a belt to heinously whip a kid with special needs while his fellow bullies stand by and watch. There should be no comeback when a group of football players lock a Jewish freshman in the bathroom and spray Lysol through a grate in the door, possibly to mimic a gas chamber. The…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago (1018+ words) PROVIDENCE " Elementary school teachers at a small charter school in Providence walked off the job Monday amid a dispute over wages and benefits, an unusual sight in Rhode Island, where public school teacher strikes are banned by law. While charter schools are considered public in Rhode Island, the union representing 36 elementary teachers at Highlander Charter School argues the law does not apply to independent charters like Highlander, which are publicly funded and regulated by the state, but function under an independent board. The R.I. Department of Education and the charter school disagree with the union, arguing that charters must act like public schools under state law, including by following the ban on strikes. State education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green even said teachers" certifications could be at risk if they continue to walk off the job. The strike ban predates Rhode Island"s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green warned that President Trump's sweeping changes to the US Department of Education Tuesday have "created widespread anxiety and confusion locally, undermining the stability our students and educators need to thrive." The move also marks the first steps of Trump's overall goal of totally dismantling the department, which has deep Rhode Island roots dating back to the very first national commissioner of education, Henry Barnard. Six offices within the department will be moved to separate federal agencies, most notably the offices that oversee elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education, which will now fall under the Department of Labor. The labor department will oversee Title I funding, which is a vital source of support for urban districts in Rhode Island. Few federal agencies have been challenged as consistently as the education department, which has weathered…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (232+ words) The Bruins placed fourth-line forward Johnny Beecher on waivers early Monday afternoon, just hours after promoting forwards Riley Tufte and Matej Blumel to fill injury voids in the lineup ahead of Monday night's Bruins game against Carolina at the Garden. Per the Bruins' media release, the move was made in hopes of assigning'the 24-year-old Beecher to AHL Providence, where both Tufte and Blumel have thrived so far this season. Beecher, a first-round pick (No. 30) in 2019, suited up for only six of the varsity's 20 games so far and put up a meager one goal of production. His last tour in Providence, where he played 17 games, was 2023-24. Beecher signed a one-year contact extension at a budget-friendly $900,000 in the offseason.'The short money, along with his youth and versatility (can play center or wing) could make the ex-Michigan pivot an attractive pick up…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) PROVIDENCE " A librarian at Pleasant View Elementary School was arrested after she allegedly hit a student in October, according to authorities. Susan A. Rizzo, 59, was charged with simple assault or battery following the alleged incident on Oct. 16, Providence police wrote in a report. Rizzo turned herself into police on Monday, according to the report. Police wrote the student's mother brought the incident to the attention of authorities on Oct. 17 and told an officer her son was "assaulted by his library teacher," who was identified as Rizzo. Police were told that around noon on Oct. 16, the student and his classmates were in the school's library and "at some point he began to act out" and was "not listening to his teacher due to not taking his medications," the report states. Rizzo allegedly "struck him once with force with an open hand on…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (587+ words) US customs agents have held a 48-year-old Rhode Island woman in detention at Logan International Airport for a week on immigration-related allegations, though she was in the country lawfully, her attorney said. Eva Helena Mendes, of Woonsocket, was returning from Cape Verde on Nov. 5 when she was stopped by US Customs and Border Protection agents at Logan. She was told that she would be held overnight while customs agents looked into a decade-old warrant. But her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, says that, a week later, she still has not been released. He also says that, while Mendes has been allowed to talk to family members, he's been denied the opportunity to speak with her directly. Mendes renewed her green card in October, according to a filing in federal court in Boston. She has held legal permanent resident status since first immigrating…...