The former mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island died Thursday, according to his family.… MORE
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Massachusetts lawmakers weigh bills to expand voting access
Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing whether to take some of the voting changes adopted at the height of the pandemic, including the broad use of mail-in voting, and make them permanent. … MORE
Sparse supply drives up home prices even as pandemic wanes
Housing prices in Rhode Island are up compared to a year ago driven by shortages in supply and construction materials. … MORE
Rhode Island opens 2 state beaches on Saturday
In a sure sign that summer is almost here, Rhode Island is opening some of its state beaches this weekend.… MORE
Police: 9 wounded in Providence, Rhode Island, shooting
Nine people were wounded Thursday evening in Rhode Island’s capital in what police there believe to be the largest shooting in city history.… MORE
Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
Students and community activists from New England to the Deep South are demanding their colleges take more ambitious steps to atone for past sins amid the nation’s latest racial reckoning. … MORE
2 die when sailboat sinks off Warwick
Two people died when their sailboat sank off Rhode Island, state officials said.… MORE
Senators nominate longtime prosecutor to be next US attorney
Rhode Island’s two U.S. senators have recommended to President Joe Biden that Zachary Cunha be named the next U.S. attorney for the state. Cunha is currently chief of the civil division for the office. … MORE
Mayor, restaurateurs proclaim downtown is back
Saying downtown is back, Providence restaurateurs were joined by the mayor Friday to say they’re doing all that they can to attract diners, shoppers and everyone back into the city that is emerging from its more than year-long shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. … MORE
Rhode Island police officer convicted of assaulting detainee
A Rhode Island police officer has been convicted of punching and kneeing a man in custody. … MORE
