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In the News… quick recap for the past week – Sept. 27, 2025
Each Saturday we present a VERY brief outline of news events in Rhode Island, the region, nationally and internationally. Passings of note.
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RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
Rhode Island Energy President Greg Cornett joins board of United Way
RI federal judge rules in favor of four arts organizations in their challenge to the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) policy disfavoring any grant applications for projects that the government believes “promote gender ideology.”
The former Liberty Mutual campus in NH redevelopment has received preliminary approvals for a ‘village concept’ development. Developers have said shops and restaurants and a total of up to 500 residential units are planned over multiple .
2 cases of West Nile Virus in Worcester county – 1st case in Providence
RIDOT head Peter Alviti, in opening a highway bridge said the department has hundreds of bridges and roadways to change and repair – calling it a 10-year plan
Mass. Fisheries and Wildlife CEO resigns sighting funding problems and lack of support from the state – and “internal disputes”
Harvard Medical will cut research by 20%.
Boston homeless agency – Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program to cut 25 staff members – and home to close – staff are now protesting about the loss of their jobs – holding signs, walking in front of building, etc
Mayor Wu, assured now of re-election victory as Mayor of Boston is now calling out the media for “fake news” and inaccurate reporting on Boston issues, particularly calling out The Boston Globe
South Carolina Supreme Court rules to allow DOJ to access and clean out the state’s Voter rolls
ICE is running ads on Boston TV to recruit Boston law enforcement into ICE
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is ending remote driving school classes.
Brown University will notify 48 employees that they will be laid off
Applegreen pulls out of re-doing MA highway service plazas
Aaron Thomas receives one year probation in “naked fat testing” case in North Kingstown.
Benny’s sign is now in the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati
Several events in RI were held on one of the two days of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah – including the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, with Jerome Powell as guest speaker
SIN, bakery in downtown Providence closing retail site, will continue as they began with custom orders
5 biotechs coming to RI: MindImmune, OncoLux, Pax Therapeutics, XM Therapeutics, and P53 Therapeutics – will make up Ocean State Labs
Federal Hill House Association, West Warwick Senior Center, the Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging (OHA) and East Bay Action were awarded $1,419,257 through the AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors program
Providence is reviewing use of the Providence City Council credit cards and media report the cards are on ‘hold’ from being used
Bob Kraft to sell his minority stake in New England Patriots franchsie
Brown University ranked 13th in the US in the US News & World Report rankings of colleges/universities
Breeze Airways to fly non-stop to Cancun from T.F. Green
A person in their 60s from Providence has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The person’s onset of symptoms began in early September and they remain hospitalized.
South Kingstown HS ground breaking done for new school
City of Providence says it may take out a loan to buy Waterfire Arts Center building and 144 Westminster St. for $25M
Washington Bridge forensic inspection report of 4/24 – HERE:
RI Sect. of State wants approval for a scaled down RI Archives building – down to $43M from over $60M
RI Gen. Treasurer chooses Raimondo top staffer, Andrew Roos, part of effort to reduce the state retirement system, to now run the State Retirement system, to an uproar among state employees who are living through pension cuts.
Providence Place Mall movie theater – Showcase not renewing its lease
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Effort to return funding to NPR did not pass in Congress
Notre Dame Cathedral towers open again after 6 years of repairs after fire
3rd kinetic strike on drug cartel boat
US in discussions with Taliban about re-establishing a small U.S. military presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
1,800 Spirit Airlines flight attendants will lose their jobs
Bomb threat at the home of HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy in Georgetown
Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano declared Friday that raising the Social Security retirement age is “not under consideration”
Sly Stallone moving from Hollywood, CA to Palm Beach, Florida in a $38M home
Australia, Canada, UK, Portugal, and other countries have announced that it recognizes a Palestinian state
Federal authorities knew the man who tried to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies transgender
Jimmy Kimmell came back on the air on Tuesday of this week – and Sinclair approved his return on Friday
Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s termination of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter
Man charged with aiming a laser at Marine One Saturday while President Trump was on board
1st Lady Melania launched at the U.N the Global Coalition for Children – ‘Fostering the Future Together’ – to empower children as they develop in technology and education
Google admits past censorship was influenced by the Biden administration
Hiring goal of 2,000 air traffic controllers for year 1 has been surpassed
Routh convicted of all 5 charges of trying to murder Pres. Trump. He represented himself in court, and upon hearing of the guilty charges, attempted to stab himself in the neck with a knife
Presidential Library for Donald Trump will be located in Miami, FL
Canada is going to open up area around Nova Scotia for offshore wind
Former NFL Seattle Seahawks tailback and his wife, 48, married in 2002, are proud parents of 10 daughters and 3 sons — Judea, Hope, Hosanna, Eternity, Torah, Jedidiah, Honor, Temple, Justus, Joseph, Eden, Trinity and Heaven – and they are expecting their 14th child.
Utz Potato Chip brand says they will not use artificial coloring
Dr. BEN CARSON has been sworn in as National Nutrition Advisor at the US Department of Agriculture
Search warrant for Bolton’s office shows secret, confidential documents found
New home sales rise to 800,000... the estimate had been for 650,000
Marking shell casings in shootings is decades old, usually used by hunters to mark how many rounds they used – it is now popular for leaving that “last message” and copycats are expected
Rihanna and partner, A$AP Rocky. The “What’s My Name?” singer welcomed her 3rd child, a girl, Rocki Irish Mayers.
151,000 Americans have applied to work at ICE
The FBI released that there were 275 agents on site at Congress on Jan. 6th.
James Comey, former director of the FBI, indicted for lying to congress and obstruction of justice – 2 counts.
New York Mets announcer Gary Cohen said he thought it was strange for Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw to miss a game to go to Charlie Kirk’s memorial.After
Bill Nye the Science Guy gets a star on the walk of fame
Sinclair and Nexstar put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air – ABC already did
Colombian president Gustavo took to the streets in NYC urging US soldiers to disobey and revolt – US State Dept. to move to revoke his visa
A US HHS official was followed into a bathroom at the UN, recorded, physically assaulted and verbally accosted by a deranged leftist who entered the venue past multiple layers of security
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PASSINGS
Robert Barnett, 79, attorney who worked on both sides of media, politicians
Carmen DiNunzio, 68, reputed mob boss
Jerry L. Lavine, 85, assistant to Gov. Sundlun, entrepreneur
Routh tried to stab himself with a pen, not a knife. Security would have found a knife on his person.
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