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In the news… quick recap of the week’s news – Aug. 23, 2025
Here is a quick “Cliff notes” version of the news items of the week that did not get into RInewsToday a a full article. If you are interested in learning more, try searching using this name – if you can’t find anything, get in touch with us at [email protected] for more information.
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
Only E-Bikes Class 1 (must pedal) allowed on East Bay Bike Path
Honey Dew pumpkin pastries out 9/1 – coffee out now
Asst. AG arrested for not leaving a restaurant in Newport
DriveTopia ranked Rhode Island #3 of the best states to live in
There was a stabbing incident inside Boston’s Logan Airport
Democrat Eric Ulis announced he is no longer running for lieutenant governor, and moving to the west coast to work on his TV documentary
Mt. Hope Bridge opened a day early after minor resurfacing – spox says they are looking for a complete resurface in about 5 years
Gov. McKee and his new campaign manager of less than 3 months have parted ways by mutual decision
New Rogers High School ribbon cutting held in Newport
The fire marshal of Lincoln arrested on federal child exploitation charges
Maine officer to be deported – overstayed his visa and attempted to buy a firearm, illegally
U.S. Coast Guard will hold on removing buoys, used to navigate rock ledges in New England waters, after federal lawmakers joined mariners in pushing back on the proposal.
The life sciences market in Massachusetts is struggling. Avidia Bank may lose $17M on a Medford lab, as the site goes to auction.
Investor who bought the former Pines Restaurant in North Smithfield for development of affordable housing now purchased the former Father Holland School for $650,000 from St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church of Pascoag
Providence launches real time crime center
Curt Columbus will leave Trinity Rep after next year
Emerald Mall’s new owners have an office/kids space on the 2nd floor open to customers
CVS – and a MA hospital looking to put a primary care partnership together are meeting with pushback from insurers
Harvard originally predicted they would lose their int’l students, now they are saying that all their students are expected to return
City of Providence dropped charges of noise violation against Butler Hospital strikers
Local PBS – now merged with The Publics Radio as Ocean State Media is offering Voluntary Separation Agreements to staff, if elected by Sept. 5th – followed by terminations after that, if still necessary. Federal cuts amount to 10% of their budget.
Approx. $400K spent by city of Providence on Butler strike, largely police detail
AG in Newport incident placed on unpaid leave
Bats were in the DCYF building in Providence – and the Pawtucket Senior Center
U.S. Department of the Interior ordered a stop to the Revolution Wind Project, off the coast of RI and MA, in a letter to Orsted – saying there were concerns that must be addressed
New Rogers High School in Newport opens
Edesia is announcing it is going to ship its Plumpy’Nut food supplement to Gaza and raising funds for the effort
Olivia Culpo to host “Next Gen Chef”, a Netflix show – Culpo and her husband own a RI restaurant
8 New England states/cities met to strategize public health initiatives that can be done outside of the federal govt
Mass General surgeon to be held accountable for botched gender surgeries
Funeral services for Judge Frank Caprio will be held next Friday and Saturday
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Mayor of New Orleans arrested for fraud and conspiracy – having a hidden ongoing relationship
Ukraine Pres. Zelenskyy came to the White House Monday
Hilary Clinton said she would nominate Pres. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he solved the Russia-Ukraine War
Nebraska opens a new detention center for immigration deportation
New HBP standards from the American Heart Assoc – Stage 1 hypertension now with systolic blood pressure of 130 to 139 or a diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 89. Stage 2 hypertension is 140 or higher or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 or higher, what it has been since 2017
Kennedy Center Awards will now be made by Tiffany’s
Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond announces they will NOT open any retail stores in California. “We’re taking a stand because it’s time for common sense.”
NFL teams must choose one of these phrases to be stenciled on their fields: “End Racism” “Stop Hate” “Choose Love” “Inspire Change” “It Takes All of Us”
Jimmy Carter commemorative forever stamp to be released on Oct. 1st
2 Carnival cruise travelers – both in their 70s and Americans – drowned in the Bahamas, hours from each other and in different locations
President Obama to raise funds in Martha’s Vineyard on redistricting – says the Democratic party is “invigorated”
El Paso, TX detention camp has opened – for now, 1,000 – capacity of 5,000 – holding as transition to deportation
Billionaire twins Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss file to take cryptocurrency exchange Gemini public
The Pope spent his last day of vacation at a Vatican villa with 2 dozen homeless families he invited to dinner of lasagna and veal
Pearl the 14-year-old Texas hen is the world’s oldest living chicken
Gaza visas halted due to some coming in suspected of being terrorists
CBS Evening News anchor terminated
Mosquitos spreading West Nile Virus in Las Vegas – population much larger this year
1 Ohio Chick-fil-A to require chaperones for teenage customers
President Trump to sign an EO to eliminate electronic voting machines before the mid-term elections – and move towards in-person voting
MSNBC changes its name to MS NOW
Conan O’Brien has said that late night entertainment as we know it is over
West Virginia, Ohio, Colorado sending National Guard to DC to help relieve troop there
Newsmax to pay $67M to settle defamation case for claims about voting machine problems in the last presidential election
Measles outbreak is over in Texas
New COVID-19 cases continue to crop up nationwide as new variant XFG makes gains both domestically and abroad.
Cambridge Dictionary adds 6,000 words
Kseniya Alexandrova, 30, a Russian model and TV personality, and contestant in the 2017 Miss Universe competition, died in a car accident when her husband who was driving hit a moose and she suffered a head injury
The son of Norway’s crown princess, 28, has been charged with rape, domestic violence, assault and other crimes
Pediatrics Assoc is recommending COVID shots for children 6 mos+ – DHS no longer recommends the vaccine for children
The southern border wall will be painted black so it will absorb more heat and be too hot to climb
Stop & Shop is bringing its wave of price cuts to Eastern Massachusetts this week, as it promises reductions on more than 3,000 items at stores throughout the region.
Pumpkin Spice Lattes now at Starbucks
Target will replace its CEO
Panel of two California commissioners denied Erik and Lyle Menendez parole
ICE may buy its own fleet of planes to expedite deportations
The FDA and CDC expected to approve Covid shots soon but only for a small group of people.
Ukrainian arrested for blowing up the pipeline 2 years ago
Uganda has told the US it will take in deportees
Texas will redistrict after action passes their Congress
A Swedish town moved its 113-year-old church a few miles down the road — in one piece.
LA Fitness being sued by federal govt for being difficult for people to cancel memberships
The % of people reading has fallen steadily by 3% a year over the last 2 decades
Sex Ed funding pulled from education dept. in California
Novo Nordisk freezes hiring
1.5M immigrants have left the US since January 2025
California truck driver, in the country illegally, who did a U-turn driving a large rig in Florida could not pass an English test, and could only read 1 or 2 signs presented to him – 3 people died
Illinois becomes first state to mandate mental health screenings
New York court of appeals has thrown out $364M massive civil fraud penalty against Pres. Donald Trump
Federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to new construction at Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in Florida and barred any new detainees, siding with environmental groups that it is endangering the Everglades and its wildlife.
A bridge under construction collapsed in northwest China, killing six, 10 missing.
Over 250 jobs eliminated at John Deere
John Bolton, former national security advisor, was subjected to a raid of his home on Friday – suspected of having classified material
Illegal alien MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail in Tennessee and going to visit his family in Maryland as he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges
Judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to the 30+ cities and counties because of Sanctuary status
US will take 10% of Intel, chip maker
Kamala Harris to go on 15 city tour to promote her book, 107 days
719 arrests and 91 guns seized in DC, as of Friday – murders are at 0
U.S. Commerce Department opened a national security investigation into the import of wind turbines and components.
Tour bus rollover in NY kills 5
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PASSINGS
Judge Frank Caprio, 88
Robert Carbone, 93, founder in RI of Carbone’s Wholesale Florist
Bob Dickerman, 92, former coach and athletic director, PCD
Dr. James Dobson, 89
Tristan Rogers, 79, actor, General Hospital
Elizabeth Salzillo, 88, founder, Garden City Alliance, Cranston
Terence Stamp, 87, actor known for General Zod in Superman
Dan Tana, 90, actor