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Gold surge helps to rake in $1.1M at Auction for RI’s Treasurer’s Office – Rhode Island Current
by Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current – reprinted in cooperative agreement An auction of forgotten watches, rings, old coins, and other treasurers held earlier this month by the Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer netted $1.1 million, money that will be kept in state coffers waiting for rightful owners of those items to claim.…
Read MoreOpening up about your own history is a courageous act. And it can brighten the future. – Marcus Rivers
by Marcus Rivers, as published in The Rhode Island Current, Oct. 8, 2025 * I asked my mom about her childhood. She didn’t hesitate. “I grew up in a toxic household,” she said. “We lived in the projects. I saw drugs, alcohol, violence. I was bullied. I was alone.” She was 4 when they moved…
Read MoreOne dollar, two jets, and a bunch of ads. Patriots stick with T.F. Green as official airport. – Rhode Island Current
Photo, top: AirKraft, the offial team plane of the New England Patriots, seen departing from Rhode Island T.F Green International Airport. (Courtesy photo from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation) This article is written by Christopher Shea – June 30, 2025- for The Rhode Island Current, in cooperative agreement allowing us to reprint it here: The…
Read MoreRIPTA offers free bus rides to soccer matches in exchange for $150K in ads – Rhode Island Current
By: Christopher Shea – May 13, 2025 – Rhode Island Current, re-printed by RINewsToday with permissions Photo: Courtesy photo from the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Rhode Island FC has yet to notch a home-field victory since its May 3 home opener ended in a tie at its new Pawtucket stadium, but the cash-strapped Rhode…
Read MoreRI Food Bank struggles keeping up with demand – Rhode Island Current
By: Christopher Shea (Note: This article is shared through agreement with The Rhode Island Current) As food insecurity continues to surge across the state, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank is sounding the alarm that more of its shelves are empty at its Providence distribution center. Between July 2023 and June 2024, the food bank…
Read More(Update)Accessory Dwelling Units: there’s no time to waste in housing crisis – Rhode Island Current
Photo: Ward 10 Providence City Councilor Pedro Espinal is shown in May 2024 checking out a converted garage that is now an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant 1-bedroom accessory dwelling unit at the West Broadway Neighborhood Association building on Westminster Street. (Providence City Council photo – Rhode Island Current) by Catherine Taylor & Elizabeth Howlett, for…
Read MoreHow to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for non-lawyers – Rhode Island Current
by Ilisabeth S. Bornstein, for the Rhode Island Current Reprinted with permissions from the Rhode Island Current From gun rights to the availability of the abortion pill to at least one – and possibly a second – constitutional case involving former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering cases this term that may…
Read MoreLeisure passengers outnumbered morning commuters on Providence/Bristol ferry – Rhode Island Current
who is riding the bristol to providence ferry
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