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COMBATING CRYPTO SCAMS:  Rep. Julie A. Casimiro was a sponsor of legislation intended to make it more difficult for fraudsters to take money from people using cryptocurrency ATMs, a growing problem nationwide.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

As crypto ATM scams grow, R.I. moves to prevent them

Financial Services 09/12/2025

These aren’t your parents’ ATMs – they’re a new tool increasingly exploited by scammers. Similar in appearance to traditional ATMs found in convenience stores, laundromats...

DIALING IT BACK: Maribeth Calabro, president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, says the policy at Nathaniel Greene Middle School in Providence to severely limit students’ access to cellphones during the day has worked well.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Cellphone bans in class are going statewide

Education 09/12/2025

When Nathaniel Greene Middle School in Providence started using special pouches to lock students’ cellphones during the school day, teachers noticed a dramatic change. “The...

REP. JULIE A. CASIMIRO, D-North Kingstown, says she's submitted legislation in the last two years aimed at increasing the number of inspectors assigned to day care facilities, and she'll do so again in the next legislative session after a state audit showed a high number of violations of safety regulations. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Alarming rate of violations at day care providers is nothing new

Government 08/22/2025

An R.I. State Police raid that allegedly netted fentanyl and crack cocaine on Aug. 7 didn’t take place at a criminal hangout; it happened...

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TESTING: Brewer Matt Von Holten, foreground, and cellarman Eric Gonzalez, who oversees the day-to-day post-brewing processes, test the wort – the liquid extracted from the mashing process when brewing beer – at The Guild Brewery in Pawtucket. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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