2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (809+ words) Helena Foulkes defeated Gov. Dan McKee, David Morales defeated Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, and Adam Greenman defeated Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien in Wednesday's Democratic primaries. Results remain unofficial pending certification. The primary replaced three sitting Rhode Island leaders on the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (741+ words) Helena Buonanno Foulkes defeated Gov. Dan McKee in Wednesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary, denying a sitting governor his party's nomination. The state's results remained unofficial as of this morning. Rhode Island's next governor will inherit the Washington Bridge replacement, housing costs…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (659+ words) Bristol has published its fall and holiday activity schedule, pairing downtown festivals with municipal bus excursions to Providence theater productions and beyond. Bristol residents gain direct, low-cost chartered bus access to major Providence Performing Arts Center shows, alongside local family…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (476+ words) State law already bars unsolicited commercial texts to Rhode Islanders, but nothing at the state or federal level gives voters a reliable way to stop campaign texts once they've said no. Whether that changes depends on choices at the FCC,…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (299+ words) Residents across South County can take advantage of three days of seaside programming, local food competitions, historic walking tours, and free recycling services in Narragansett. Now, if you think Gansett Days is just one centralized festival where everyone gathers in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (625+ words) North Smithfield posted the Material Sand & Stone settlement document on September 1, two weeks after the Town Council approved a revised MOU by a 4-1 vote with one recusal. The agreement will shape how a long-running quarry operates next to North Smithfield…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (788+ words) A RIPEC report released August 31 found Rhode Island ranked first nationally in per-capita fire-protection spending in fiscal 2024 and ninth in police spending, with staffing, overtime and pension contributions identified as key drivers. Police and fire made up 25.8 percent of municipal…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (564+ words) Rhode Island's new law voids most new grocery-related deed restrictions, allowing a competitor to be blocked from a former supermarket site for no more than 18 months. But it doesn't touch the covenants already on the books. Rhode Island has one…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (789+ words) A RIDE official told the Pawtucket School Committee it may have $13 million or more for school repairs — but warned that major spending on the city's aging middle school without a decision on the building's future could weaken the case for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (345+ words) A new analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy counts 71 state top-income-tax-rate cuts since 2020, arguing that small, phased reductions compound into large windfalls for high earners. Rhode Island's rates have not budged since 2020 — and a five-year cut bill…...