SCOOP: Providence College has “reorganized” its Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office into its Catholic ministry office, according to faculty members who now worry the move could impact how the institution meets the needs of its LGBTQ+ students. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

One parent tells me she borrowed money from friends and family to pre-pay tuition at the Croft School for next year, since the school offered a 6% discount for paying in advance Now the school might not have enough money to stay open past Tuesday www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/24/m...

NEW: As the Croft School in Providence runs out of money amid fraud allegations, families who got little notice are scrambling to find alternate schooling for their kids next week www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...

Providence considers removing statue of César Chavez, renaming street after sexual assault allegations www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...

Judge Stern said he will ask Mark Russo, the receiver who took control of the Providence Place Mall, to examine the Croft situation before he decides whether to put the school into receivership

NEW: 8 parents at the Croft School are asking a judge to put the Providence school in receivership so they can raise money to keep it open past next week An anonymous donor is willing to fund it, but not if it stays under control of the current board www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/24/m...

@riblia-caucus.bsky.social backs seven immigration bills to counter ICE actions. “Right now, federal immigration policy is cruel, reckless, lawless, and chaotic,” state Representative Jenni A. Furtado said. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/23/m...

There could soon be a cannabis store in a former Pizza Hut, an abandoned dry cleaners, or even where Benny’s used to be. See our interactive map of where the stores are proposed all across Rhode Island: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/22/m...

NEW: The long-delayed process to get RI's new pot shops open is becoming a battle, as the cannabis commission weighs slowing it down, lawsuits linger and existing dispensaries say we don't need 24 more stores See a map here of where each store is proposed ⬇️ www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/22/m...

BREAKING: A month after tragedy, the Blackstone Valley Schools co-op hockey team now has a triumph. In quadruple overtime on Wednesday evening, the team finished a season of heartbreak with a victory, coming out on top to secure a division title. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/18/m...

What will happen to the Providence Place Mall? What should happen to it? @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com @stephmachado.bsky.social #rhodeisland #providenceri #malls www.youtube.com/watch?v=37sM...

R.I. DOT superintendent claims retaliation for whistleblower lawsuit. Robert J. Tassoni said he was assigned to watch a salt pile in Little Compton during the February blizzard rather than supervise plow operations on major highways. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/m...

“I wouldn’t want to do anything else.” R.I. hockey team that endured Pawtucket shooting prepares for championship game www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/16/m...

‘They haven’t broken my will to protect my daughter’: Father testifies in R.I. grandparents visitation hearing www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/m...

Amid reports of sexual abuse by priests, a story of one courageous nun. “If only the Diocese over this course of history had taken the approach of that religious sister,” @peterneronha.bsky.social said, “many children would have been spared this horrific abuse.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/m...

BREAKING: After years of delays, the Centurion Foundation is expected to finalize the purchase of two struggling hospitals in Rhode Island from their bankrupt corporate owner today, per AG Neronha's office. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/m...

Questions about alleged insurance fraud and prescriptions surface in R.I. grandparents visitation rights trial www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/m...

“I hope this case motivates the state to change safety protocols so what happened to me never happens to any other state park visitor,” said former Councilwoman Helen Anthony, who was awarded $19 million by a California jury. The state of California may appeal. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/m...

🎙️RI AFL-CIO president sees ‘narrow path’ to victory for @govdanmckee.bsky.social. On the #RIReport podcast, @patcrowley401.bsky.social said a recent poll showed McKee facing “an uphill battle for reelection,” but “in a very strong position with Democratic voters” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/m...

‘I believe they are the ones responsible for my wife’s death’: R.I. father testifies in grandparent’s rights trial www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/m...

‘It makes you angry’: R.I. attorney general @peterneronha.bsky.social details accusations of abuse by clergy — and how church leaders responded www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/m...

‘They should be ashamed’: Clergy abuse survivors say report shows ‘complicity’ of Providence Diocese www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/m...

New since we wrote our Providence Place Mall story — the Dunkin’ is gone. They moved out permanently last week, a spokesperson says

Loving the ideas/comments from readers about what they’d like the future owners of the Providence Place mall to do with the space. Keep ‘em coming! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/01/m...

It would be easy to blame the mall’s decline solely on online shopping, but more than 20 stores that have left Providence Place are currently operating in Garden City Center, a suburban outdoor shopping center less than 10 miles away Read our story: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/01/m...

What will become of the Providence Place Mall? The massive downtown shopping center’s future is uncertain until a new owner comes in Meanwhile classic mall stores keep leaving — two more closed just while @alexagagosz.bsky.social and I were reporting this story Read our deep dive:

“Help’s coming!” One of the first officers at the tragic shooting at the Pawtucket hockey rink tried to help the victims, in video released by the police department tonight www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/27/m...

Devon Flanagan, the RI prosecutor who repeatedly told police arresting her in Newport last summer, "I’m an AG," has returned to work. AG's office confirms she was reassigned but the move did not result in a pay change. Flanagan has a salary of $117K. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/27/m...

R.I. pediatrician grilled about medical care of his late daughter in grandparents visitation trial. Among other things, he said he used ChatGPT to justify prescribing meds to family members. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/26/m...

Sad news. Gerald Dorgan, the grandfather who was hospitalized after the hockey rink shooting in Pawtucket last week, has died. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m...

NEW: The New England families of people killed in the midair crash near Washington are frustrated and disappointed after a bill they had championed in Congress failed to advance to Trump by a single vote, as blizzard travel woes kept local lawmakers from DC www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m...

By @stephmachado.bsky.social -- Four states and counting sending help to dig out R.I. and Mass. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m...

Bring your trash cans back in: After originally delaying it, Providence is scrapping trash pickup altogether this week so the city can focus on plowing. Trash pickup will resume on Monday of next week

RI shoveled and plowed, and the sun helped, but there's a ways to go after Monday's historic blizzard The upside, one ER nurse joked to me as she shoveled out her car: "Now the boomers can shut up" about the Blizzard of '78 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

Rhode Island began digging out after a historic blizzard, but plows have struggled to handle the load. “The snow is very, very heavy and very deep, and the pickup trucks, they’re just ineffective,” Warwick Mayor Frank Piccozzi told me. @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

NEW: Vermont and Connecticut have agreed to send plows, dump trucks and front-end loaders (+ people to drive them) to help RI dig out, Gov. McKee's office says. Vermont coming tomorrow www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

Mayor Smiley says he’s asking mayors in cities that were less-hard hit than Providence — including Boston, Hartford and Bridgeport — to lend a hand plowing in Providence Live updates: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

RI travel ban ends at noon, but officials urge people not to drive if they don't have to as they attempt to clear roads Live storm cleanup updates: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

Providence police have towed 316 cars that were left on the street and ticketed 1,273, a spokesperson said. The city has more aggressively enforced the parking ban this time around compared to the January storm Live storm updates: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/23/m...

Gov. McKee scolded drivers who are on the roads despite a travel ban as snow and wind pummels RI. "People who are out there unnecessarily clogging our roads are putting others’ safety at risk," McKee said Live updates from the storm: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/23/m...

What allows grandparents the legal right to see their grandchildren — and what allows parents to stop them? This is the debate now in RI family court, where a dad accuses his in-laws of contributing to the death of his wife & making his daughter sick. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/22/m...

New: After the Pawtucket shooting shattered ‘Senior Night,’ a hockey coach and his team pick up the pieces together My latest w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/m...

The head coach of the hockey team whose senior night was shattered by gunfire tells @chrisgavin.bsky.social the shooter’s son, whose mom and brother were killed, plans to finish out the season on the ice. Our latest on the tragedy in Pawtucket: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/m...

Neo-nazi tattoos, white power posts, and an affinity for guns -- the transgender person who opened fire on family members at a Rhode Island hockey rink lived a life of contradictions www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/m...

New: If Providence implements rent control this year, fewer than half of apartments would actually be rent-controlled under the current proposal, according to new estimates More: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/m...

A devoted mom, a hero son: Rhonda and Aidan Dorgan remembered by their loved ones after the tragic Pawtucket rink shooting My latest w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social and @chrisgavin.bsky.social for @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/19/m...

Police seized a sawed-off shotgun, an AR-15 style rifle, a handgun frame, ammunition, and firearm accessories from Robert Dorgan's apartment in Bath and a storage unit in Brunswick, Maine. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/18/m...

Son of Pawtucket rink shooting suspect tried to burn down a Black Pentecostal church in 2024. Both shared racist views, but it's unknown whether they communicated before the arson. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/18/m...

Dorgan is accused of shooting family members and one family friend, police said. Three are still alive in critical condition at the hospital.

Pawtucket Police identified the person suspected of opening fire at a hockey rink this afternoon as Robert Dorgan, who also went by Roberta Police say Dorgan shot and killed two victims and injured three others, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/16/m...