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'A critical part of the community': Petaluma thrift store to close after 39 years
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (522+ words) Sacks Hospice Thrift Shoppe, a thrift store in Petaluma known for selling affordable housewares, furniture, clothing and other items for nearly four decades, is closing its doors next month due to "significant capital improvements" needed on the building, according to…...
Providence passes rent stabilization, mayor promises veto. What's next?
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (453+ words) PROVIDENCE " The Providence City Council passed a rent stabilization ordinance for the second time, sending it to Mayor Brett Smiley, who has repeatedly promised a veto. The ordinance passed 9-6, 21 minutes into the meeting. To override a veto, the "ayes" needed…...
Rhode Island grandparents" rights trial to resume next week
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (161+ words) EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Two doctors are asking a judge to force their son-in-law to allow them to see their only grandchild, Laila, who they said is their last connection to their late daughter. Laila's mother, Shahrzad "Sherry" Naso, died in…...
How many homes were built in RI in 2025? What the numbers show.
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (355+ words) New housing starts in Rhode Island jumped more than 40% last year, Gov. Dan Mc Kee's office said Thursday, April 16. Rhode Island cities and towns issued building permits for 3, 778 residential units in 2025, according to data in an annual report released by…...
After W-2 mistakes, Rhode Island's top union demands state reimburse any tax refiling fees
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (519+ words) Tax Day has come and gone." But just before filings were due to the Internal Revenue Service and the state Division of Taxation, the Rhode Island AFL-CIO asked Gov. Dan Mc Kee's administration to reimburse public service workers who had…...
Rhode Island DMV warns of text message phishing scams
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (235+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " The Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles is warning of a "new surge in fraudulent text messages" targeting Rhode Islanders. Warwick resident William Mc Carthy knows someone who fell for the text message phishing scheme. "I would love…...
Judge tosses Trump administration's bid to get RI's unredacted voter rolls
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (546+ words) A federal court judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Rhode Island for the state's unredacted voter rolls, ahead of President Donald Trump's move to create a national voter list. Secretary of State Gregg Amore offered to provide voter names,…...
African American Museum of Rhode Island opens on Broad Street
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (706+ words) Admission to the museum is free, according to the museum's website. On April 4, the African American Museum of Rhode Island opened, welcoming hundreds of community members. Located at 500 Broad Street, the museum " which is one of the first of its…...
Where to find old-school fun in Providence
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (388+ words) Longing for simpler times " or maybe they just seemed that way because we were too young to know better " we decided to find some old-school fun. A bit of online digging revealed that retro amusement (even all-you-can-play pinball) is alive…...
Providence City Council passes controversial rent control ordinance; Smiley plans to veto
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1075+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " City councilors gave final passage in a 9-6 vote to a controversial rent stabilization ordinance on Thursday night, which Mayor Brett Smiley has already promised to veto. "The council took action to protect renters and their families in the…...