NEW: The Croft School has hired an independent advisor who is looking for buyers for the school, which is at risk of closing amid fraud allegations. Bids are due April 13 Meanwhile, Providence parents have raised enough money to stay open through April www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/31/m...

RI Brotherhood of Correctional Officers endorses Rep. Joseph Solomon Jr. for R.I. attorney general

By @chris_m_gavin -- R.I.-based Newport Creamery sold to Cape Cod entrepreneur. The sale of the chain’s eight locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts closed on Monday for an undisclosed sum. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/31/m...

By @chrisgavin.bsky.social -- Providence police arrest man in alleged ax attack www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/31/m...

Former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean endorses @ahernforag.bsky.social in the R.I. attorney general's race.

Former state Senator @cindycoyneri.bsky.social, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, announces her campaign team

By @nancyklavin.bsky.social -- New year, same push to overhaul Rhode Island’s outdated public records law rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/03/30/n...

This video, via Dante Bellini, provides the answer to today's Rhode Map quiz: Which former Rhode Island governor appeared in a Benny's ad? youtu.be/raiRevIeQFw?...

“Unfortunately, our kids in Central Falls are too often told that they don’t deserve the best because of where they come from and because of decisions from the past," state Rep. Joshua Giraldo said. "This building is proof that they do.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/31/m...

Central Falls, R.I., celebrates new high school that replaces 100-year-old building. “For too long, Central Falls was defined by what we lacked,” Mayor Maria Rivera said. “I hope that today we can be redefined by what we built and accomplished.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/31/m...

Thank you to the indomitable @fitzprov.bsky.social for shining a light on libraries! We still have about 20 libraries we need to cover, so sign up today!

Inspirational murals at the new Central Falls High School

Amid federal funding cuts and scaled back hours, local libraries could use a little love. @jdinri.bsky.social and @jesscigna.bsky.social are organizing a “Library Love Letter” campaign aimed at delivering words of gratitude and support to RI’s public libraries. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/30/m...

SCOOP: The controversial mural outside a Providence LGBTQ+ nightclub depicting Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian refugee killed in North Carolina last year, is cancelled, artist says. “We’re going to have to find a new home for it," the artist told me. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/30/m...

Sixteen speakers listed for today's ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Central Falls High School

The new Central Falls High School

Jayson Tatum looks like old self, scores 32 points to lead Celtics past Hornets www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/29/s...

Check out this article from The Providence Journal: Rhode Island names new women's basketball coach. Who is it? www.providencejournal.com/story/sports...

Letting the days go by in Providence this morning….

#NoKings rally PVD

Signs at the #NoKings rally in PVD

#NoKings rally and march in PVD

RI Executive Office of Housing announces pop-up sites in Providence to provide shelter with colder temperatures coming this weekend

@reed.senate.gov blasts President Trump for calling dyslexia as a “mental disability” in attempt to taunt California Governor Gavin Newsom: “Trump’s hurtful, ignorant comments were offensive and wrong. Instead of taunting people with learning differences, he should educate himself and apologize."

The Real Barnwives of Rhode Island www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9TA...

"I find most meetings are aimless, people talk about nonsense, and it’s just a colossal waste of time." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/27/n...

Commentary by Michael DiBiase and Justine Oliva of @ripec1.bsky.social -- We know what works to reduce chronic absenteeism in R.I. So why isn’t every school doing it? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/27/m...

Authorities are investigating a “suspicious death that occurred” at a salon in Central Falls, R.I., police said Thursday. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

A fugitive on Rhode Island’s “Most Wanted” list in a 2017 Providence murder case was arrested Tuesday in Guatemala, according to the US Marshals Service. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

By Dan McGowan -- After the Brown University shooting, @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social takes a closer look at campus safety www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/27/m...

"Five dozen people emerged from under store awnings and from shaded alleyways to clamor for one of 60 seats on the air-conditioned bus, set for a day of money-risking and, for most, money-losing at the Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort near Providence." apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/metr...

By @chrisgavin.bsky.social -- R.I. pays $220,000 in state worker union dues after payroll mishap www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

Looking forward to a Roman Anthony lead off homer today. Forty years after Dewey did it in ‘86. (My god, 40 years.)

26 years after winning ‘Survivor,’ Richard Hatch must pay $3.3 million in federal taxes, a judge in RI rules. Hatch, a Newport resident, has appealed to the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals. “People think I’m crazy, but I’m really, really hopeful,” he said. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

@trinityrep.bsky.social names Meredith McDonough as new artistic director -- Rhode Map by Dan McGowan www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

Two people were taken to a hospital after an airplane crashed on Block Island on Wednesday, according to officials. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

It’s Opening Day! See lineups for the Red Sox and Reds to open 2026. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/s...

🎙️The role of first lady has evolved to become ‘quite active in policymaking,’ @salvereginauni.bsky.social professor says. With the Melania Trump film out, Professor Mary Anderson talks about first ladies through history, from Mary Washington to Jill Biden www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/m...

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...

@rifoundation.bsky.social awards $30k fellowships to three Providence artists -- Rhode Map by Dan McGowan www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...

NEW: The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement with CVS Caremark, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, on insulin pricing. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...

@govdanmckee.bsky.social nominates Donna Sams to serve on the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission

Judge won’t dismiss @riaclu.bsky.social lawsuit claiming Brown University is subject to public records law www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...

By @carlosrmunoz.bsky.social -- After rehab, car-obsessed turkey returns to intersection where he got hit. Residents and environmental management hope to relocate him. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/m...