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Diseases are Spreading. The CDC Isn’t Warning the Public Like it Was Months Ago

May 21, 2025

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Chiara Eisner

May 21, 2025

Striking Butler Hospital workers are seen inside the Rhode Island State House rotunda on May 20, 2025.

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Health

Striking Butler Hospital Workers Take Labor Dispute to Rhode Island State House

About 300 Butler Hospital employees flooded State House to call attention to their dispute with management

May 21, 2025

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Alexander Castro

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission meets on Tuesday, May 21, 2025. The panel voted unanimously to formally begin a review of two proposed changes to state ethics rules governing gifts to public officials.

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News & Culture

Rhode Island Ethics Code Gift-Giving Rules Might be Getting a Refresh

Scrutiny on who can give what to public officials prompted by Common Cause inquiry after ILO investigation

May 21, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

‘Please don’t kill us we have families, ’ reads the sign held by one Bally’s employee during a State House rally on May 20, 2025.

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News & Culture

Casino Workers Rally to End Smoking in Rhode Island Casinos, Demand Safer Work Conditions

Backed by unions and lawmakers, casino employees call on state leaders to close the smoking loophole at Bally’s Lincoln and Tiverton, citing health risks and widespread public support for a statewide indoor smoking ban

May 21, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Quonochontaug Barrier Beach, in Westerly, Rhode Island.

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Community

Westerly Voters Seek to Oust Town Council President Over Beach Access Settlement Talks

Critics of Council President Chris Duhamel say any deal with a shoreline fire district that cedes a right-of-way in Watch Hill would violate Westerly’s town charter

May 21, 2025

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Alex Nunes

Bishop Bruce Lewandowski holds up the Apostolic Mandate, in which Pope Francis named him 10th Bishop of Providence

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Religion

“Bishop Bruce,” as He’d Like to Be Known, is Now the 10th Bishop of Providence

Providence officially has a new Bishop

May 21, 2025

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David Wright

Matunuck Oyster Bar suffered significant structural damage from a fire on Tuesday morning.

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News & Culture

Matunuck Oyster Bar Owner Says He’s Committed to Reopening After Devastating Fire

The popular seafood restaurant suffered significant structural damage in the blaze, the cause of which has not been determined

May 21, 2025

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Joe Tasca

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Your Stories from the Bridge

Your Stories from the Bridge: Traci Picard

Traci Picard, Historian and Providence Resident

May 20, 2025

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David Uttam Lawlor

Food & Drink

Fire Damages Beloved Matunuck Oyster Bar Days Before Memorial Day Weekend

Flames broke out early Tuesday at the iconic South Kingstown waterfront restaurant, a staple of Rhode Island’s summer dining scene; no injuries reported

May 20, 2025

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