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TWO RHODE ISLAND towns have recently ended their contracts with Flock Safety over concerns about the use of the data that is collected by the cameras. COURTESY FLOCK GROUP INC.

Towns, cities divided on concerns about Flock cameras

Editor's Choice 08/07/2026

Tensions are high, and opinions are split among Rhode Island residents and municipal leaders regarding the use of Flock Group Inc. cameras designed to...

Election26: Providence mayoral candidates debate housing, public safety

Economic Activity 07/21/2026

PROVIDENCE – Housing affordability was the defining divide Tuesday as incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley and state Rep. David Morales offered competing visions for...

THE TOWN of Foxborough is asking a Norfolk County Superior Court judge to dismiss The Kraft Group’s lawsuit that alleges the town abused its licensing authority by charging nearly $1 million in Gillette Stadium entertainment license renewal fees. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Foxborough counters Kraft Group’s lawsuit challenging $950K entertainment license renewal fee

Economic Activity 07/08/2026

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Foxborough officials are asking a Norfolk County Superior Court judge to dismiss The Kraft Group’s lawsuit alleging that the town abused...

Amo secures $8M to support R.I. public safety, infrastructure, ocean innovation

Government 01/20/2026

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., announced more than $7.9 million in federal Community Project Funding for Rhode Island’s First Congressional District, aimed...

Does Brown University need to upgrade campus security in the wake...

Education 12/26/2025

Brown University’s head of public safety is on administrative leave following the Dec. 13 mass shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. University...

Was Johnston right to seize undeveloped land for a needed public...

Government 03/21/2025

The Johnston Town Council on Jan. 28 voted to seize by eminent domain 31 acres of undeveloped land where the owners had planned to...

A way to boost first-responder safety

Advice 04/26/2024

When a first responder enters a burning building, whether it’s an office building, warehouse, hospital or any other structure, there is immediately an array...

Five Questions With: Rachel Miller

5Q 03/17/2023

Rachel Miller | President, Providence City Council 1. You identify as a queer woman and are the first LGBTQ council president in city history. What...

RIPEC: R.I. total spending grew 16.1% from FY14-19

Economic Activity 02/17/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2019, the latest year for which such data are available,...