LIVESTREAM: Frank Caprio’s Funeral Service

August 29, 2025

The Funeral Mass of beloved Judge Frank Caprio, celebrated by Archbishop Richard G. Henning, at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Rhode Island.

News & Culture

Judge Frank Caprio Honored With Rhode Island’s Version of a State Funeral

Thousands paid tribute to the beloved “nicest judge in the world” as Archbishop Richard Henning led his funeral Mass, followed by a procession through Atwells Avenue and final burial in Cranston

August 29, 2025 08:21 AM

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Health

Newport Hospital Birthing Center Supporters Pack Special Meeting at City Hall

More than 200 residents packed City Hall as the Newport City Council urged Brown University Health to keep the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center open — a vital maternity unit where nearly 500 babies were born last year

July 16, 2025

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News & Culture

Remembering Providence’s Arthur A. Coia, Longtime Labor Leader

Labor historian Scott Molloy, an emeritus professor at URI, says Coia was ahead of his time

July 16, 2025

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News & Culture

Senate Set to Debate Cuts to NPR, PBS and Foreign Aid

The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

July 16, 2025

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