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Providence School Again Receives Six-Year Accreditation
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (363+ words) Providence School has earned another six-year accreditation term from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC). The self-study began in early 2025 and drew input from faculty, staff, students, parents, and Providence’s governing board. Teachers…...
Have a parking permit in Providence? Here's what to know about the new system.
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (451+ words) Searching for spots after the morning rush. Circling the block after sitting in an afternoon traffic jam. The return of bell-time gridlock is the major downside of the back-to-school season. September also marks the full launch of a new parking…...
One Rhode Island Bakery Is Turning Gluten-Free Baking Into Something Special
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1674+ words) Having to skip gluten doesn’t mean you should have to skip the fun part of being at a bakery. You know that moment when everyone else is reaching for the cookies, cupcakes, or something warm and ridiculously sweet, and you’re…...
RI electric bills to see big changes. Here's how to decode each charge.
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (814+ words) It's been a mind-boggling few months for electric consumers in Rhode Island with the implementation of higher delivery rates, the expected approval of increased energy charges, and plans for two different sets of credits that are aimed at easing the…...
There’s a name for working families who are surviving but not thriving in Rhode Island: ALICE
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (869+ words) In her neon yellow shirt and pink hard hat, Ashlynn Jorge extended her arm and held her palm out to halt traffic approaching a sidewalk construction site on Kay Street in Newport shortly before 10 o'clock Thursday morning. But the 26-year-old…...
Rhode Island high school football Week 2 schedules, scores and stats
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (213+ words) Want to know what happened in Week 2 of the Rhode Island high school football season? We've got the scores, stories and more from all the games. - Rhode Island high school football Week 2 schedules, scores and stats Who grabbed wins in…...
Providence announces $1.1 billion pledge from Phil and Penny Knight
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (735+ words) Nike founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny Knight, have pledged $1.1 billion to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and to Providence Heart Institute, Providence announced Tuesday. The gift is pledged over a 10-year period, with the first distribution of funds…...
Restaurants in Providence and Middletown to close by end of September
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (372+ words) Restaurants in Providence and Middletown have announced their upcoming closings at the end of September. Debbie's in Providence is posting their weekly hours on Instagram and will close Sept. 30. Becky's BBQ in Middletown will close at the end of the…...
Rhode Island’s payroll transparency portal hasn’t been updated in nearly a year
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (956+ words) Members of the press, government watchdogs and the merely curious all use Rhode Island's payroll transparency portal for easy lookup of any state employee's salary, overtime and other essential wage data. Anyone visiting the payroll portal to find out how…...
A Rhode Island website was once an influential progressive blog. AI avatars now write most of its stories.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (798+ words) For years, the politically progressive Rhode Island news site Uprise RI quoted State Representative David Morales in its coverage of local law enforcement, transit, and legislative action. Morales said he hadn’t closely followed the changes at Uprise RI, but said…...