A gallon of gas was $3.18 on average this week, down from the previous week, according to AAA gas price data. Gas prices are highest this week in Pennsylvania as well as Rocky Mountain and West Coast states including California, Idaho and Washington. And while prices have been falling to year ago levels from the […]
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US poised to ban shark fin trade, pleasing conservationists
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia. The practice of shark finning, whereby sharks […]
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Reed, Whitehouse, & Cicilline: FIFA’s Anti-LGBTQ+ stance deserves a Red Card
A group of 30 US lawmakers, including Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline, have written a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressing their concern over the organization’s decision to punish players wearing “OneLove” armbands in support of LGBTQ+ rights at the 2022 World Cup. In the letter, the lawmakers argue […]
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Road Report: Schedule of lane closures and road construction projects (Dec. 17 – 24)
The following road and lane closure notices have been scheduled by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA). All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. RITBA Weekly Lane Closure Updates December 18 – 24, 2022 Newport Claiborne Pell BridgeWestbound Right Lane Closure- 12/19 to 12/22- 7 […]
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Adoptable Cat of the Week: Bukowski
Meet your new best friend, Bukowski– this week’s Adoptable Cat of the Week! The Potter League for Animals shares on its website that Bukowski is a 4-year-old male Domestic Shorthair. Here’s what else Potter League for Animals has to say about Bukowski; Mr. Bukowski is a very sweet, almost five year old handsome man looking […]
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Point32Health Foundation awards $100,000 to Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Point32Health Foundation announced today grants totaling $700,000 to seven food banks in the region. Each organization will receive $100,000 to increase capacity to respond to the growing community need for emergency food support. “In a time of increasing need, food banks and their partners in community play a critical role, distributing millions of pounds of […]
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Battle of Rhode Island Association receives grants from the Society of the Cincinnati and the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Battle of Rhode Island Association was the recipient of two grants from two chapters of the Society of the Cincinnati. The Society of the Cincinnati is the nation’s oldest patriotic organization, founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army who served in the American Revolution. Its mission is to promote knowledge and appreciation […]
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Newport City Council to host workshop on goal setting on Jan. 4
Newport City Council will kick off 2023 by gathering for a City Council Workshop. The workshop will focus on “Goal Setting”, according to a meeting notice from the City. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 4 at 6 pm in the Council Chambers of Newport City Hall. The meeting is open to the […]
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Some sharks return to the same sites to breed for decades
Some species of shark return to the same breeding grounds for decades at a time, and live longer than previously thought, scientists studying the animals off Florida say. Scientists with the New England Aquarium found that nurse sharks returned to the waters off the Dry Tortugas, 70 miles (113 kilometers) from Key West, to mate […]
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NUWC Division Newport, Navy Band Northeast kickoff holiday season with festive gathering
Story by Public Affairs Office , Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport NEWPORT, R.I. – Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport leadership hosted a festive tree lighting ceremony with employees to kickoff the holiday season on Dec. 1. The chilly day was warmed with music by the Navy Band Northeast and with hot chocolate, hot cider, […]
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What’s Up Today: Friday, December 16
Happy Thursday! Today’s newsletter is 1,061 words — a wicked good 5-minute read. 🎸 The John Pizzarelli Trio will perform at The JPT this evening. Read our interview with John here – What’s Up Interview: Jazz Guitarist John Pizzarelli playing Jane Pickens on Dec. 16 🎶 Here’s a holiday gift idea for the music fan in […]
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Senator Whitehouse’s provisions to protect ocean health, strengthen coastal resiliency head to the President’s Desk
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) tonight voted to pass the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which has now cleared Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden. The must-pass defense bill incorporates Whitehouse’s sweeping oceans package and the bipartisan water resources legislation that Whitehouse helped shepherd through the Senate in July. “Today’s […]
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State Climate Panel votes to accept updated greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan
The panel charged with assessing state efforts to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, catalyzing government agencies to do their part in cutting GHGs, and strengthening the resilience of Rhode Island communities to prepare for the effects of climate change voted today to accept the 2022 update to the state’s 2016 GHG emissions reduction plan. The product of a 14-month process […]
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Newport Polo accepting beneficiary nominations for Charity Ball
Newport Polo is excited to announce the search for a beneficiary of its 22nd annual International Polo Charity Ball. For over two decades, America’s First Polo Club has hosted the annual sellout gala to benefit a charitable organization in the community, and bring together hundreds of enthusiastic attendees for a classic black-tie ball. The event […]
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Rhode Island among states with the most unfunded retirement benefits
Most U.S. states promise their employees pensions upon retirement, but aren’t saving enough money to be able to deliver on those promises. The fallout could threaten state budgets more broadly. In a pension plan, employees and employers both pay into a system which the employer invests in order to be able to make payouts when […]
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Claudine Gay to be Harvard’s 1st Black president, 2nd woman
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Gay, who is currently a dean at the university and a democracy scholar, will become president July 1. She […]
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, stepping in to lead an organization with diminished power amid sweeping change across college sports. The NCAA announced Thursday that Baker will replace Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country, with […]
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Connecticut man sentenced to life in state prison for 2020 murder of 28-year-old Westerly man
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Connecticut man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to life in prison after being found guilty of the 2020 murder of 28-year-old Vincent Sebastian in Westerly. On October 11, 2022, following the conclusion of a 14-day jury trial before Superior Court […]
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Sen. Cano, Sen. Euer facilitate TECO donation to Project Weber/RENEW
STATE HOUSE – On behalf of herself and Sen. Dawn Euer, Sen. Sandra Cano this week presented a $1,000 check from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Boston to Project Weber/RENEW. She was joined by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio. When the pandemic prevented the annual “Buy Nothing Day” statewide coat drive in […]
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Office of the Attorney General reminds Rhode Islanders of approaching dates for recently enacted firearms legislation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Following the United States District Court issuing a decision today refusing to enjoin Rhode Island’s ban on large capacity magazines, the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General reminds Rhode Islanders of two key dates for recently enacted firearms safety laws in Rhode Island: December 18, 2022, the last day for Rhode Islanders who […]
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What’s Up Today: Thursday, December 15
Happy Thursday! Today’s newsletter is 881 words — a wicked good 5-minute read. 🪦 On this day in 1780, French Admiral Charles-Louis D’Arsac Chevalier de Ternay died at Hunter House in Newport. He was the first foreign admiral buried on U.S. soil. 🚧 RIDOT yesterday announced that the opening of the Connector Road for the Pell […]
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Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Rhode Island
Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying computer and engineering jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as “architecture and engineering occupations” or “computer and mathematical occupations” were considered. Keep reading to discover the highest […]
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Sandy Hook anniversary: Biden cites ‘societal guilt’ on guns
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. “should have societal guilt” for the slow pace of action on restricting access to firearms as he marked the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty students and six educators died in the massacre […]
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RIDOH and DEM recommend lifting restrictions for Blue-green Algae in Upper and Lower Melville Ponds and Almy Pond
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Lower Melville Pond and Upper Melville Pond (also known as Thurston Gray Pond) in Portsmouth and at Almy Pond in Newport. The advisories related to high levels of blue-green algae, also […]
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Governor McKee taps National Guard to help run warming station
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s governor said Wednesday that he activated the state National Guard to help run a warming station in Providence for the homeless. The move comes as Democratic Gov. Dan McKee faces a lawsuit over his decision to evict people camping in tents outside of Rhode Island’s State House. More than […]