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In the news… summary for October 7, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
Tall Ships is coming to Boston in 2026
Foxboro/Franklin line at Patriot Place will offer weekday commuter service. The Kraft Group is also designing a fully accessible station that includes high-level platforms, per Boston 25
Activist and scholar Angela Davis kicked off the University’s three-day Voices of Mass Incarceration symposium at a keynote conversation titled “The Feminist Fight to Bring Mumia Home”, hosted by the Brown University Library, the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women and the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice
TopGolf Rhode Island, in Cranston, will open Friday
Fall River rec’d $50K from the state of MA to boost its tourism
Rory’s Market in downtown Providence has closed “for personal reasons” just days past opening one year ago
WJAR has finally replaced Rosie Woods as traffic reporter – Krystyn Rae joined the station this week. She also co-hosts Studio 10 – she is a native Rhode Islander who most recently was a reporter in Vermont.
Newport named the best place to live in RI by 24/7 Wall Street
Riffraff Bookstore which had closed, has found new owners
Artists living in a shack on the dunes in Provincetown have been given a 5-year reprieve from eviction.
Foxboro HS voted to change their athletic logo – removing a warrior image
Christy’s Liquors has opened a 2nd location on Oaklawn Ave in Cranston
RWP Zoo announced the loss of its 13 year old male Masai giraffe, Jaffa
NAACP president Gerard Catala starts trial for campaign violations
Washington Trust and RI Treasurer office will establish several ways for the bank to address its minority programs
Gabe Amo, candidate for CD1 has agreed to a 2nd debate after challenger Garry Leonard held a press conference calling on him to debate 12 times – he had only agreed on 1 debate, and that one to be held after early voting started
The RI EOHHS department which manages medicare, medicaid and social services is asking $220M more for its department budget
Conde Nast ranks: T.F. Green 3rd best airport in US and
The Vanderbilt Hotel named the 15th best hotel in the world and the best in the Northeast
City of Boston paying incentives to companies who will move in to vacant city storefronts
Kirkbrae CC is open for events
Superman Building is beginning new construction says High Rock, building owners, converting to apartments and commercial space
Crossroads groundbreaking on 176 permanent supportive apartments for formerly homeless adults at 94 Summer Street in Providence.
The rooster weathervane atop Cambridge Common, made by same artist who made the grasshopper at Faneuil Hall, will be removed – and a decision made to sell it or not
Brockton Hospital treating 4 cases – and there are 10 known – of tuberculosis
Stefan Pryor says 25% more shelter beds will be available this winter in RI
Tiverton HS football coach invited Taylor Swift to come to a game
50 new migrants have come into RI in September. The Refugee Dream Center says they are overwhelmed with the steady stream and new migrants are not eligible for benefits – RIPTA is soon eliminating its free pass service.
100+ teaching jobs open in Providence
U.S. Department of Education, responding to continuing complaints from parents and stakeholders, will investigate if Massachusetts is properly overseeing public and private special education programs
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Government shut down was avoided – extended for 45 days
Spanish nightclub fire – at least 13 killed
Toys R Us coming back with Macy’s affiliation and others
Laphonza Butler named to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein – former advisor to Kamala Harris – and head of Emily’s list
The Maine Wyeth Art Gallery was part of a multi-building fire – several paintings by Jamie Wyeth were lost
US Supreme Court new session begins this week
Homeless migrants are being housed in tents and buses at airports in Chicago – over 500 now
Aerosmith postponed all tour dates through 2023 – Steven Tyler’s vocal chords need more time to heal
Nobel Prize Awards were granted this week
North Dakota Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah
Texas congressman Cueller car-jacked in Washington, DC
10-year-old who was kidnapped in NY was found – ransome note fingerprints were tracked to a trailer behind a home where Charlotte was found in a cabinet
Pentagon official arrested for running pitbull fighting ring for 20 years
Holiday airline travel should be busy – book now for lowest rates
Journalist Josh Kruger, 39, freelance journalist, was shot 7 times and killed in South Philadelphia.
All models of OneWheels skateboards recalled due to injury and deaths that have occurred.
Speaker of the House McCarthy was voted out as speaker.
Shooting of 5 at Morgan State University homecoming weekend, injured and expected to survive
The World Aquatics Open Category Working Group created a Transgender World Cup swimming competition but canceled when no one entered
7,000 Kaiser healthcare workers expected to strike
Pope Francis says the “world is collapsing”
Nov. 5 – Daylight Savings Time
Macy’s says it will open 30 or more small stores in strip malls for the holiday season
More student loan forgiveness announced: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/politics/biden-student-loan-debt-forgiveness/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2023-10-04T09%3A35%3A29
Pakistan will expel all people illegally in their country
The Indian govt raided journalists’ homes associated with left-leaning publications critical of the government
Hunter Biden pled not guilty to gun charges in court this week
US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria
Louisiana water system being contaminated with salt water coming into the system – efforts underway to desalinate, etc.
Putin says grenade fragments were found in the bodies of Wagner and others killed when plane crashed
COVID vaccination cards are now a relic and only online records will now be kept
Pres. Biden says border wall will now be extended
Pres. Biden says Venezuelans who were told they could all come in to US less than a month ago will now be deported
5,000 bombs hit Gaza and militants entered Israel, foiling security. “State of War” alert issued by Israel as troops mobilized. Massive response expected. 50th Anniversary of Yom Kippur War 10/6/73.
Thousands of refugees from Armenian have fled and don’t know what their future will be, some say they are waiting for buses to take them home
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PASSINGS
Dick Butkus, 80, NFL legend, actor
Theresa Confreda, 94, co-owner of Confreda Farms in Cranston
Chris Snow, 46, former sports reporter with Boston Globe, of ALS
Tim Wakefield, 57, formerly with Boston Red Sox, of brain cancer
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