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April 14, 2025

Quonochontaug Barrier Beach, in Westerly, Rhode Island.

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Community

State Council to Proceed With Hearings Over Disputed Westerly Beach Access

Weekapaug Fire District’s bid to pause proceedings denied as shoreline advocates defend Spring Avenue’s status as a historic public right of way to Quonochontaug Barrier Beach

April 14, 2025

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Isabella Jibilian

Cannabis Control Commission Chair Kimberly Ahern, center, speaks at the panel’s meeting on Friday, April 11, 2025. At left is Commissioner Robert Jacquard. At right is Commissioner Layi Oduyingbo.

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News & Culture

At Long Last, RI Cannabis Control Commission Approves Inaugural Regulations

New rules pave the way for 24 additional retail licenses, with special provisions for social equity applicants and worker-owned dispensaries

April 14, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Part of the Nantucket coastline, shored up with ‘geotubes’ to slow erosion.

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Climate & Environment

FEMA Quietly Removes Access to New England Coastal Erosion Hazard Tool

Planners and resilience experts say long-term erosion maps have been critical

April 14, 2025

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Jennifer Smith

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News & Culture

As Hasbro Stocks Plunge, Decision on Potential HQ Move Pushed Back to Summer

April 14, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

The City of Providence wants to investigate consolidating certain data sources across municipal and school district networks when its schools return from state to local control. The district superintendent is concerned about the plan’s finer points when it comes to data sharing. (Photo illustration by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)

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Education

Smiley Calls for Data Sharing Once Providence Gets Its Schools Back From State

April 14, 2025

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Alexander Castro

A fisherman fishes off rocks at Sachuest Point in Middletown. An advisory panel of fishermen is set to review SouthCoast Wind’s proposal to snake a pair of underwater transmission lines up the Sakonnet River, east of Sachuest Point, then run them underground across the northern tip of Portsmouth and out Mount Hope Bay to make landfall at Brayton Point in Somerset Mass.

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Climate & Environment

Can a Local RI Fishing Panel Make a Difference in Offshore Wind Projects? We’re About to Find Out

After a 17-month hiatus, the Rhode Island Fishermen’s Advisory Board is repopulated and ready to review SouthCoast Wind underwater cables plan

April 14, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on March 3, 2025.

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The Public’s Radio

NOAA Employees in Rhode Island and Mass. Fired, Rehired, Then Fired Again

A ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week cleared the way for President Trump to re-fire federal employees who had been reinstated to their jobs last month by a lower court

April 14, 2025

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Lynn Arditi

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Bridge Questions

You Asked: Who’s Responsible for the Washington Bridge Crisis?

As part of our Breaking Point: The Washington Bridge series, we’ve been asking for your questions. Now we’re answering them — starting with the most common one

April 14, 2025

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Michelle San Miguel

A crane stacks turbine components at the New London State Pier Terminal. The offshore wind industry has generated millions of dollars for the city and local economy in recent years.

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Climate & Environment

The Northeast Bet Big on Offshore Wind. Trump Wants to Halt the Industry Entirely

April 14, 2025

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Miriam Wasser