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...

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...

@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...

Gobsmacking.

@govdanmckee.bsky.social nominates Beacon Bank president to chair RI Life Science Hub. If confirmed by @risenate.bsky.social, William Tsonos would replace Neil Steinberg, who stepped down in July 2025 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/16/m...

More on the idea of a merger between two of public media's most prominent organizations, from notes that the leaders of WBUR and GBH sent to their respective staffs Thursday.

After a scathing report about sexual abuse by clergy, can the Catholic church in R.I. keep the faithful? Despite declines, Rhode Island remains the most Catholic state in the nation – and campus ministries are beginning to thrive. My latest: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/12/m...

A Connecticut woman’s quest to reclaim images of her enslaved ancestors, locked away for decades at Harvard University, will end Wednesday, when they are unveiled to the public at a museum in South Carolina, reports @bostonglobe.com’s Tonya Alanez.

After clergy abuse report, @peterneronha.bsky.social wants to open a window for civil claims against the Catholic Church. @rihouseofreps.bsky.social passed such a bill last year but @risenate.bsky.social balked, citing constitutional concerns. Hearing on Thursday. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/09/m...

Massachusetts residents woke up on Monday to soaring gas prices amid the U.S. war against Iran. “Going [to] different countries, fighting for no reason ... now we’re paying the consequence,” Fernando Rojas in the southeastern city of Fall River said, adding he’s now trying to actively drive less.

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...

"Hiring continues to lag far behind the hiring boom of 2021-2023 when the economy was bouncing back from pandemic lockdowns and the United States was adding nearly 400,000 jobs a month. Many economists describe today’s job market as “no-hire, no-fire’’'

@peterneronha.bsky.social endorses @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social in primary vs. Governor McKee. McKee has criticized Foulkes over her role as CVS executive in opioid crisis. Neronha said, “She did everything that she could to make this horrible situation better.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/m...

“The best time to remember God is when you have pressure like this, when you’re afraid for your life.” said Boyah J. Farah, a Massachusetts-based Somali American writer. “You need to remind each other of the hope in prayer.”

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

R.I. man trying to keep his in-laws from his daughter says they ‘manipulated’ his late wife -- my latest from the grandparents visitation rights trial www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/m...

@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social calls for millionaires tax to help fund 20,000 new R.I. homes. Foulkes, who is challenging Governor Dan McKee, unveiled a housing plan that calls for creating a $1 billion revolving loan fund dedicated to housing www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/02/m...

Oil Prices Jump 10% After Iran Attack, Pointing to Economic Risks www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/b...

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:

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...

"America’s own citizens are leaving in record numbers, replanting themselves and their families in lands they find more affordable and safe."

Ghana's Black Stars are making Rhode Island their home base for World Cup. “This is a big deal for our state. We get to showcase all the things that make us special — our food, our amazing Rhode Island summer and our people,” @amo.house.gov said. “It’s going to be a great setting for the World Cup.”

🎙️On the #RIReport podcast, newly retired Judge @judgewesmith.bsky.social, of the US District Court in RI, weighs in on President Trump calling Supreme Court justices ‘fools and lapdogs,’ and looks back at key decisions in his 23-year career www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/26/m...

UNH polls shows @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social leading @govdanmckee.bsky.social by 16 points in R.I. governor’s race. The latest results show 34 percent would vote for Foulkes while 18 percent would vote for McKee, but 40 percent remain undecided www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m...

Senator Durbin calls for probe into FBI chief’s alleged misuse of aircraft, including during Brown shooting www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

“Before you know it, you can’t even see yourself in your community, your society,” said Noelle Trent, president of the nonprofit Museum of African American History, based in Boston and Nantucket.. “The stakes are very, very high. It’s incredibly scary.”

“For those of us who need to work and also have children, snow days are not a day off. They’re a logistical nightmare.”

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...

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...

After Pawtucket shooting, military, police, and court records paint a complicated picture of the suspect.

Last year, I wrote this piece for the @bostonglobe.com about how it came to be that Muslims all over the world break our fast with dates. Resurfacing it this morning as we once again begin the thirty days of fasting today. Alhamdulillah for this blessing. Ramadhan Mubarak!

"Thanks to the unusual convergence on the calendar of three major religious and cultural celebrations, this week will mark a very different moment for billions around the globe."

Three people are dead and three others are injured after a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, an indoor ice rink, during a high school ice hockey game on Monday.

“Providence is closer to Foxborough than downtown Boston is,” Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said, predicting that hotel rates in his city will be lower than in Boston. “We have a strong case to make with respect to affordability, with ease and location.”

The two people found dead in car outside a Providence hospital were homeless. A mother and her son were found in a vehicle outside The Miriam Hospital two weeks after a man was found dead on a sidewalk in downtown Providence amid severe cold weather. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/m...

“We’re hoping to be a host to thousands of fans, and really have a chance to put Providence on the global map,” Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told the Globe.

Co-owner of one of the world’s biggest soccer teams says “The UK is being colonised by immigrants.”

🎙️Secretary of state slams Trump’s idea of ‘nationalizing’ elections. On #RIReport podcast, @risecstate.bsky.social criticizes FBI search of Georgia elections offices calling it “an attempt to continue to sow doubt around our elections before the midterm elections” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...

OpenAI fired executive Ryan Beiermeister in January, citing sexual discrimination, after she opposed the planned AI erotica feature in ChatGPT, sources tell @wsj.com. “OpenAI told her the termination was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.”

“Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio showed us what it is to love who you are and where you come from so deeply and freely that the love welcomes everyone in.”

“Remember this team fondly. Just try not to think about the last game. It was bad.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.

In Providence, four boys, ages 11 and 12, are charged with murder after police say they attacked Rony Alonso, 51, last month. He died three days later. Now, there’s one question everyone is asking: How could this have happened? W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/m...

🎙️🥇As Olympic athletes prepare to compete, politics will also be at play. On the #RIReport podcast, @salvereginauni.bsky.social's Erin Redihan talks about Russia’s ban, the history of doping, the presence of ICE, and Lindsey Vonn www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/m...

For a lot of Greater Boston residents, the rent is too damn high. So some moved to Taunton, this city of 60,000 with a new stop on the commuter rail. My latest at @bostonglobe.com is looking at how high rental prices in Greater Boston are reverberating across other places in Massachusetts.