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City councilor targeted by vandals who want police defunded

Government 07/20/2020

PROVIDENCE (AP) – A Providence city councilman says he and his family were the targets of vandals who want to defund the city police...

PROVIDENCE MUNICIPAL COURT is set to resume after closing in mid-March. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Providence Municipal Court reopens for 1st time since March

Government 07/06/2020

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Providence Municipal Court, which handles disputes involving parking and traffic enforcement in the city, reopened Monday after closing in mid-March because of...

Gyms, museums, casinos to reopen; but a week later in Boston

Coronavirus 07/02/2020

BOSTON (AP) — Gyms, casinos, museums, movie theaters and guided tours are some of the businesses and cultural activities that can begin welcoming back...

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL announced Tuesday that the 2020 season has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also means that the final season of the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island will not take place. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL MELLO

Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season; PawSox eye Worcester

Coronavirus 06/30/2020

PAWTUCKET (AP) – Baseball's minor leagues canceled their seasons on Tuesday after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated...

THE U.S. NAVY has announced a proposed contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat for $9.5 billion to build the first two next-generation Columbia-class submarines. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

Navy awards $9.5B submarine contract to Electric Boat

Manufacturing 06/23/2020

GROTON, Conn. (AP) – The Navy has announced a proposed $9.5 billion contract with General Dynamics' Electric Boat to build the first two submarines...

THE R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY has approved a revised budget for the current fiscal year, following shortfalls primarily attributable to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Lawmakers approve plan to close $250M deficit from virus

Coronavirus 06/18/2020

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's Legislature approved Thursday a plan to close a roughly $250 million deficit caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The General Assembly’s...

VETERANS protested Allie's Donuts' decision to end its discount for police and military members, a move company owner Matt Drescher said was in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Vets protest donut shop for ending police, military discount

Economic Activity 06/15/2020

NORTH KINGSTOWN (AP) – Veterans from across southern New England have protested outside a popular Rhode Island donut shop that ended its police and...

Thousands march peacefully 4 days after ‘mob’ violence

Government 06/06/2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scores of protesters dressed in black rallied peacefully in downtown Providence on Friday to denounce police brutality against people of...

RHODE ISLAND has been allocated another $6.2 million in federal funds to elp the homeless or people facing eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic. / AP FILE PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER

Rhode Island gets $6M to stop homelessness during pandemic

Coronavirus 06/05/2020

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island is getting another $6.2 million to help the homeless or people facing eviction during the coronavirus crisis. The new federal...