The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe scored a legal victory Friday when the U.S. Interior Department withdrew a Trump administration appeal that aimed to revoke federal reservation designation for the tribe’s land in Massachusetts. … MORE
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Columbus statue that drew vandals faces permanent eviction
The Christopher Columbus statue that was vandalized to the point that Providence removed it from its pedestal in a city square now faces permanent removal. … MORE
Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound
President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and Boston through a 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound.… MORE
Rhode Island police investigating inmate death
Rhode Island police are investigating the death of an inmate being held at a medium-security prison. … MORE
US attorney for Massachusetts to step down at end of month
The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, the top federal law enforcement official in the state, announced Wednesday that he will step down at the end of the month. … MORE
Raimondo defends vaccination rollout in now-rare comments
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — While acknowledging there have been “bumps in the road,” Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo in her first media interview since December defended the state’s coronavirus vaccination efforts and pledged to keep working on improvements to the system. “I know folks are frustrated with the pace of vaccinations, but our strategy is…… MORE
Judge: Ex-doctor who berated neighbor not motivated by race
A retired Rhode Island doctor who shouted racial epithets at a neighbor during a property boundary dispute did not violate the state’s hate crime law, a judge ruled on Tuesday.… MORE
Massachusetts panel: Tackle ocean acidity to save shellfish
A group of lawmakers, marine scientists and environmental regulators issued a report on Tuesday saying that the growing acidification of the ocean poses a dire threat to New England’s shellfish industry.… MORE
Brown gets $5M grants to study historical injustices
Brown University has received a nearly $5 million grant to study historical injustices and the relationship between the colonization of America, racial slavery and European taking of Indigenous lands in New England. … MORE
Rhode Island gets about $2.6M in national opioid settlement
Rhode Island is getting nearly $2.6 million as part of a multistate settlement with McKinsey & Company for its role in consulting with businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid the overdose crisis.… MORE
