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Councilman John Goncalves Statement in Opposition to Brook Street Demolition at Brown University
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Councilman John Goncalves Statement in Opposition to Brook Street Demolition

LPR News April 13, 2026

Providence, RI – Brown University may soon be advancing plans for a new economics building on Brook Street, between Benevolent and Charlesfield Street. Today, I’m joining neighbors next to the proposed site in raising serious concerns about the future of this historic residential area. We have seen this pattern before. When the Brook Street dorms were built, many of us […]Read More

Governor McKee, Senate Majority Leader Ciccone, Senate Majority Whip Tikoian Urge Passage of $1B Energy Relief Plan and Transparency and Affordability Legislation
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Governor McKee, Senate Majority Leader Ciccone, Senate Majority Whip Tikoian

LPR News April 13, 2026

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone, and Senate Majority Whip David Tikoian today released the following statement on addressing rising utility costs this legislative session. Together, they urged passage of, the Governor’s $1 billion Affordability for All energy relief plan, Majority Leader Ciccone’s increased transparency in charges on utility bill […]Read More

Foulkes Opposes Proposed Quonset Sludge Plant, Calls for Greater Transparency
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Foulkes Opposes Proposed Quonset Sludge Plant, Calls for Greater Transparency

LPR News April 13, 2026

Providence, RI — Helena Buonanno Foulkes issued the following statement opposing the proposed sewage sludge processing plant in Quonset:   “I’m strongly against the proposed sludge plant in Quonset. It presents significant public health and environmental safety concerns for residents in North Kingstown and surrounding communities. Quonset was created with special zoning so the state could […]Read More

RIDOT TO CLOSE A SECTION OF WOOD AVENUE IN WOONSOCKET FOR BRIDGE REHABILITATION WORK
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RIDOT TO CLOSE A SECTION OF WOOD AVENUE IN WOONSOCKET

LPR News April 13, 2026

Starting on Friday night, April 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Wood Avenue in Woonsocket to begin rehabilitation of the Wood Avenue Bridge over the Peters River in Woonsocket. The bridge will be closed for approximately two weeks for initial construction activities.   During the closure, all […]Read More

California Man Pleads Guilty to Stalking, Harassing, and Threatening Women in RI, MA, and Elsewhere
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Stalking, Harassing, and Threatening Women

LPR News April 13, 2026

PROVIDENCE – A California man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island to charges related to a scheme in which he made hundreds of obscene and threatening telephone calls to women in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and elsewhere, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Justin Glauthier, 30, pleaded guilty to four counts of […]Read More

ASHLEY JUDD TO DELIVER NEIT COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
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ASHLEY JUDD TO DELIVER NEIT COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

LPR News April 2, 2026

RHODE ISLAND ENTREPRENEUR VINCENT ROSSI III TO BE HONORED Actress, humanitarian, and author Ashley Judd will deliver the commencement address to New England Institute of Technology graduates on Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Providence, Rhode Island. Judd is a Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actress with a career spanning more than three decades starring in box-office […]Read More

Magaziner, Local Leaders Celebrate New Emergency Operations Center for the City of Warwick
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Magaziner, Local Leaders Celebrate New Emergency Operations Center for the

LPR News April 2, 2026

WARWICK, R.I. — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, Chief Peter McMichael of the Warwick Fire Department, and first responders to celebrate the completion of a new state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the city of Warwick, which was made possible by a $530,437 grant he secured for the city in 2024. The […]Read More

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