In the news… your quick look at the week ending April 27th

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY

The Brick Alley Pub sold to The Heritage Restaurant Group – they say, according to What’s Up Newport that they will maintain all back of house and senior management

Laura Hart, formerly with Prov. Schools is now Deputy Director of Communications for Governor McKee

Copley Centre I project, just south of the Rhode Island Hospital complex, in Providence, become a model for other efforts to address the city’s housing shortage? It would include 178 “affordable housing’’ units, a two-story educational facility, offices and some other commercial stuff.

RI will host the 119th State Amateur Championship golf event, July 8-13. http://rigalinks.org

Multilingual learners, families file class action lawsuit on 360 High School closure

People at Oak Street Health in Warwick fell ill once again – elevated levels of toxic chemical

Steward Hospital temporarily has closed the cancer infusion center at Good Samaritan in Brockton

AARP RI’s new president is former RI Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts

Former DEI Director at Providence College, E Corry Kole, who resigned on March 8th, 2024, has filed a charge of discrimination with the RI Commission for Human Rights.

Cranston city officials responded to a complaint by asking the RI State Police to investigate the council process of replacing a member after member made accusations of unfair pressuring.

Cranston’s Budlong Pool had a public meeting to come up with ways to honors its history as a WPA project.

COSTCO suit against former Cranston & current Cranston mayor tossed by judge as unfounded

Immigrants who were sent to Martha’s Vineyard applying for “Crime Victim” visas – the crime is their flight to the island

RI AG approves merger of Public’s Radio and RIPBS

Parking in Providence no longer free after 6pm – now extends to 9pm

Trinity’s Christmas Carol will be relocated to an off-site location, due to renovations at the theatre

Mike Healey, head of ciommuncations for RI DEM is leaving to go to another, as yet unknown, agency

Hasbro says their turnaround plan is doing well

Groundbreaking held for building of a new high school for Central Falls

Nantucket Chamber of Commerce celebrating the 48^th annual Daffodil Festival this weekend

Over 30,000 applications were submitted by Rhode Island families to attend charter public schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Unfortunately, with only about 2,500 seats available

The explosion of cicadas will just miss RI, with one brood in western CT and one in eastern MA

RI Hospital had 2 security guards stabbed by a patient in the ED

A black bear was killed on the highway in West Greenwich – other sightings have occurred – with warnings to people about taking their bird feeders in and being cautious of wooded areas.

Superman building has boarded up a section of windows, which is now an eyesore, while it seeks more funds to continue its renovation

Massachusetts moving for a formal midwife licensing system, which it currently does not have, while many other states do

Lionel Messi expected to play in a Saturday soccer game with the New England Revolution in MA

Johnston is redoing its War Memorial Park, including a splash pad, a new playground, an area for seniors to interact with their families, and other features, and should be open by mid to late summer, barring inclement weather holdups. Also this summer, alcohol purchases will be allowed with food truck meals at events.

Pawtucket is seeing an increase in public encampments among homeless

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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

Mass stabbing on a cruise ship, the Concordia Majesty, in Brooklyn pier with 1,300 people disembarking,

Accident at Universal Studios ejected people from a tram, about a dozen injured

Express stores file for bankruptcy

Disruptive, anti-Semitic demonstrations on campuses of Columbia, MIT, Yale, Emerson and schools in CA, plus Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in NY, 3 schools in NY, including faculty demonstrations at George Washington University – some campuses going to remote for rest of year

New federal rule that for the first time sets minimum registered nurses and nurse aide staffing ratios for homes that care for elderly and disabled people.

Kroger and Albertsons to sell 166 more locations, before their merger

Tennessee passes bill allowing teachers to be armed

George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money

Catastrophic tornados in the Nebraska area

Gisele Bundchen was seen crying as police pulled her over for speeding, though she was being followed by paparazzi.

Speaker of the House Johnson and a number of legislators spoke at Columbia in a strong message of support for ending demonstrations that have gripped the country, and support for Israel

Annual Correspondents’ Dinner will be held Saturday night

Pres. Biden is now accompanied when he exits the White House, walking to his helicopter or at the airport, some saying it is to deflect attention on his halting gait.

Prince Charles will return to public duties, as announced by the palace

Pres. Biden said in an interview on the Howard Stern show that he will debate former Pres. Trump

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PASSINGS

Korey Cunningham, 28, former NFL player, including for the NE Patriots, no known cause

Roman Gabriel, 83, former NFL player

Mandisa, 47, Gospel singer known from American Idol

Esselton McNulty, 78, former head of the Pawtucket YMCA for over 36 years