Decomposed remains found in a Woonsocket home Monday are those of former Mayor Susan Menard, the Office of the State Medical Examiners confirmed Wednesday, while the identity of remains of a second individual have not yet been finalized.… MORE
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GOP candidate for RI governor Kalus unveils education proposals
Saying she will be “the education governor,” Ashley Kalus Wednesday unveiled an education plan that she said would take a page from the Massachusetts approach to improving public education.… MORE
Former GOP leaders ditch Fung, back Magaziner in Congress race
Five prominent former Republicans stood alongside Seth Magaziner, the Democratic nominee Wednesday, saying he would be better suited to represent the state from the Second District.… MORE
Judge strikes down Rhode Island's truck tolls
Calling Rhode Island’s scheme to charge tolls to large trucks and not any other vehicles discriminatory, a federal judge Wednesday struck down the state’s toll system as unconstitutional, setting a 48-hour deadline to discontinue charging tolls.… MORE
Business group endorses Fung in congressional race
Allan Fung, the Republican nominee in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday celebrated his endorsement by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with a relaxed meeting on the patio of a Warwick coffeehouse.… MORE
Providence city worker is charged with peddling drugs
Providence Police have charged a city worker with distributing narcotics while on duty as an employee of the Department of Public Works.… MORE
2022 could be a political watershed for Massachusetts women
Just 20 years ago, Massachusetts voters had yet to elect a woman as governor, attorney general, U.S. senator or mayor of its largest city. This year, Democratic women won five of six statewide primary contests.… MORE
RI Democrats support their nominee for an open seat in Congress
Members of Rhode Island’s all-Democratic Congressional delegation lined up Monday to support Seth Magaziner, the party’s nominee for Congress in the 2nd district, who topped a five-way field in last week’s primary election.… MORE
Feds seize 'staggering' amount of fake Adderall pills
The seizure of more than 660,000 counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine has led to charges against one man, federal authorities in Rhode Island announced Monday.… MORE
Utility rate hike draws fire from consumers, activists
A long list of people lined up Friday at a hearing by a state regulatory panel to denounce a rate increase requested by Rhode Island Energy to offset rising energy costs for both electric and gas ratepayers.… MORE
