“In the 20-year lease agreement with Whole Foods, the owner of the plaza agreed not to rent other spaces in the plaza to any salad bar, deli, pizza place or other grab-and-go food establishments. It specifically names Sweetgreen, b.good and Chopt as examples ...” @bostonglobe.com

NEW: Everyone's been asking: what's going into the old Eastside Marketplace in Providence? Whole Foods just signed a 20-year lease for the space, according to public records. Here's what we know: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/m...

NEW: Providence city councilor Sue AnderBois says she's running for lieutenant governor next year, challenging Sabina Matos in what could be a crowded field. Former state Senator Cindy Coyne previously announced she's running www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/m...

With SNAP benefits in limbo, restaurants, businesses, community organizations, and people around New England have stepped up, giving away food, money, and their time to make sure their neighbors in need will not go without. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...

Prospect Medical Holdings and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office have struck a short-term deal to keep the bankrupt company’s two Rhode Island hospitals operating while a longer-term solution is worked out in bankruptcy court.

Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee named chairwoman of @rihouseofreps.bsky.social Judiciary Committee by House Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social. She replaces Rep. Robert Craven, who stepped down amid scrutiny of past domestic violence arrests

Trump administration seeks to block court order for full SNAP payments for November www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...

“We are at a point in this case where this can’t be like the sad situation of the Pennsylvania hospitals,” said Chief Judge Stacey Jernigan of the US Bankruptcy Court. If it’s not Centurion “it’s got to be somebody else,” added Jernigan. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social

“These hospitals will not survive without swift action,” said @peterneronha.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...

NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office have struck a short-term deal to keep the bankrupt company’s two Rhode Island hospitals operating while a longer-term solution is worked out in bankruptcy court. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...

R.I. judge tells government ‘this should never happen in America’ in order demanding SNAP be restored. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/m...

Great read from @shurufu.bsky.social — Mamdani’s victory inspires ‘hope’ among New England Muslims www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/m...

At Brown University, Condoleezza Rice says Putin is ‘the only person that matters’ in decision to end war in Ukraine www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/m...

NEW: Years ago, a retired nurse told @peterfneronha.bsky.social she lost her home after her hospital’s pension collapsed. Now Rhode Island’s AG is fighting to save two more hospitals — and maybe the state’s health system. My latest in this saga: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/m...

I’m not one to request cred, but I’ve chased the Prime tip for weeks, and got it confirmed today through multiple sources. A simple h/t by my fellow reporters in the market reporting on this would be nice. Not hard to write “…as first reported by The Boston Globe” once.

JUST IN: Prime Healthcare execs have *confirmed* to me that state officials had reached out to Prime about these two hospitals. "We are in the early stages of reviewing the situation," their spox said. Read more: @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

Ocean State Job Lot announced that all food in its 17 Rhode Island stores is discounted by 20 percent until the federal SNAP program is fully reinstated. That includes coffee, tea, peanut butter, jam, cooking oils, spices, and hundreds of Bob’s Red Mill products.

“I just want these hospitals to stay open. I want to stop the bleeding,” said Chief Judge Stacey Jernigan of the US Bankruptcy Court in a hearing Tuesday morning. She said it “might be horrific” that Centurion has taken so long to close the deal. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

SCOOP: Another health system may be eyeing two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island as Prospect Medical Holdings, their bankrupt parent company based in California, recently threatened to close the two hospitals down. See which one: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

ICYMI: Today, @peterneronha.bsky.social is in Dallas, and is expected to oppose Prospect’s motion to shutter these two key, safety-net hospitals in Rhode Island. Stay tuned on globe.com/ri @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

"Centurion has remained unwavering in its commitment to preserving these vital healthcare facilities despite extraordinary challenges, many of which stem from the [Prospect’s] own actions and the deteriorating financing conditions they created through years of mismanagement.”

SCOOP: Days after Prospect Medical Holdings signaled plans to shut down its two safety-net hospitals in Rhode Island, the CEO of the nonprofit trying to buy them says it’s not walking away from the deal. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

Monthly out-of-pocket premium payments for people who receive health insurance coverage through HealthSource RI, the state’s health care exchange, are expected to jump by just over 100 percent on average when federal tax credits expire, agency officials said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

Providence barbecue restaurant Durk’s to close after 8 years www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...

“Prospect’s former owner, private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners, is a uniquely bad actor that made millions off of these hospitals while undermining their financial stability,” said @magaziner.house.gov. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...

The hospitals could close as soon as Dec. 31, according to court filings. The fate of thousands of patients and nearly 3,000 employees in Rhode Island hang in the balance. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...

NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings is looking to shut down Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence by the end of the year, the latest blow to the two safety-net hospitals. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...

Complaint filed with R.I. attorney general over antisemitic hazing on football team. Elected officials and faith leaders decried the incident, while the superintendent issued a statement without explaining why players were reinstated. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...

It’s been 13 years since Hillary Clinton negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the former US Secretary of State said she is cautiously watching to see how the early phases of the Trump administration’s Middle East peace deal will play out. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/m...

Decades later, killers are identified in the previously unsolved murders of two R.I. women www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...

ICE detains formerly enslaved man in R.I. who fears he will be killed if deported to Mauritania. ICE spokesperson says Mamadou Ba was charged with receiving stolen goods in Cranston and arrested for immigration violations Oct. 14 in PVD www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...

SCOOP: A long-empty parking lot could soon be transformed into dozens of affordable housing units in a project that Mayor Smiley describes as a “different way to subsidize” housing in the city that could become a model for future development. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...

It’s the best bar in Providence that you’ve never heard of (and likely won’t be able to find). Today’s Food Club newsletter and must-read— @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/23/m...

Celtics really know how to give a fan heart palpitations

Inside The Washington Post, "the mood is grim" as staffers brace for even more cuts ahead of the holiday season. Details from @nataliekorach.bsky.social in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

A Rhode Island father who believes his in-laws contributed to his wife’s death is on trial in family court this week trying to stop them from seeing his 4-year-old daughter. He accuses his in-laws, both physicians, of Munchhausen syndrome by proxy. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/m...

🎙️Podcast: When ICE agents come to R.I., the Deportation Defense Network answers the call for help. “We are aiming to show people that we have the power to defend our communities,” organizer Maya Lehrer said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/m...

A Burrillville, R.I., man who was allegedly caught poaching had his hunting privileges revoked for a year, among other penalties, following a nearly year long investigation, according to state environmental officials. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/m...

Report will show R.I. Catholic diocese mishandling of sexual abuse by clergy, Neronha says: ‘The scale ... is stunning’ “The church’s lack of appreciation for the harm that was caused is troubling,” Attorney General @peterneronha.bsky.social said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/m...

“Our administrations have been presented with a false choice between their commitments to knowledge and education and our access to the resources that sustain them,” said a joint statement from student government presidents of seven universities. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/m...

In a statement, White House spokeswoman Liz Huston did not directly respond to Paxson’s rejection of the compact, but said Trump was “committed to restoring academic excellence and common sense at our higher education institutions.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/m...

BREAKING: Brown University President Christina H. Paxson sent a letter to the White House on Wednesday, rejecting the Trump administration’s demand that the school sign a compact in exchange for preferential treatment. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/m...

Here’s a sneak peek at the pockets of support behind candidates in Providence’s wide-open special City Council election -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/m...

With his previous, life-without-parole sentence vacated, a former leader of the RI chapter of the Almighty Latin King Nation street gang convicted for instructing his members to kill the leader of a rival gang in 1994 has been re-sentenced to 40 years in prison. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/m...

For decades, Brown University's Peter Howitt has quietly shaped the way the world understands progress. Today, he received the ultimate recognition for his work: He was among three awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/13/m...

New: A federal judge in RI blocked HHS & HUD from imposing restrictions targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and transgender people on federal grants aiding youth, the homeless, and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/m...

If Brown signed the compact, said Denise Davis, a gender and sexuality studies professor at Brown, “We’d become an instrument of the state.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...

“It’s extortion, plain and simple,” said Paja Faudree, an anthropology and linguistics professor at Brown. “There will be no end to the demands he makes of our university, and of other universities. This compact violates all of our values as a community.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...

NEW: ‘It’s extortion’: Brown faculty resist White House bid to reshape higher education w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social for @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/m...

NEW: Ieva Jusionyte, a Brown University professor, said she plans to use the award to fund research for her new book, which will focus on the practice of extraditing organized crime leaders from Mexico and other Latin American countries to the US. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/m...