By RORY SCHULER On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., the long row of registers at Stop & Shop in Johnston was empty. There were clearly more employees than customers in the store. By early November, the Johnston grocery store will be empty; closed forever. When asked about the Johnston grocery store’s recently announced closure (slated … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Governor Dan McKee joined local education leaders to kick off Rhode Island’s Summer Learning Week, part of the Learn365 program. McKee highlighted three summer STEM programs across the greater Providence area, as students worked with the North Providence Police Department and General Dynamics Electric Boat to bring STEM into classrooms. “It’s … Read more
PROVIDENCE — Ten days after a scrap metal fire was extinguished, there’s still something in the air on Allens Avenue. Silence. It’s a small but important change for residents who live in the nearby Washington Park and South Providence neighborhoods. For residents, the sights, sounds, and toxic smells of the industrial businesses along Allens Avenue … Read more
As a former site director at the South Providence Recreation Center and director of student support services at The MET school, Huntley was the rare community leader who had the respect of law enforcement all over the state and credibility with residents that are at times reluctant to work with the police. Just check out … Read more
By RORY SCHULER On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., the long row of registers at Stop & Shop in Johnston was empty. There were clearly more employees than customers in the store. By early November, the Johnston grocery store will be empty; closed forever. When asked about the Johnston grocery store’s recently announced closure (slated … Read more
Now is the time to take advantage of free outdoor concerts at Roger Williams Park that will take you on a global journey. The third event of this year’s FirstWorks Summer Beats concert series will transport audiences to the dance floors of New York City’s Salsa scene with an electrifying performance by 12-piece Salsa Dura … Read more
By RORY SCHULER They learned to live with the solar fields and sky-scraping windmills. But 32 condos — 16 restricted to low- and moderate-income households, and 16 market rate units —neighbors testified last week, would “injure” homeowners in the rural Shun Pike neighborhood off Peck Hill Road, not far from Plainfield Pike. The abutters of … Read more
As a former site director at the South Providence Recreation Center and director of student support services at The MET school, Huntley was the rare community leader who had the respect of law enforcement all over the state and credibility with residents that are at times reluctant to work with the police. Just check out … Read more
To the Editor, Executives at the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) are making bundles of cash. The President and CEO enjoys $800,000 per year in salary and bonuses. And we get an airport, R.I. T.F. Green International, with convenient and reasonable parking, stately marble restrooms, and some early-morning and late-night noise. We put up with … Read more
One of the most contentious issues in medicine today is medical aid in dying, which allows terminally ill patients to take control of their last moments. In the United States, the practice is hotly contested. Ten states and the District of Columbia support this end-of-life option. In Rhode Island, it is not yet legal and … Read more