Antonia Noori Farzan
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Providence Journal reporter, aspiring swamp Yankee
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about 13 hours ago
Another gun-violence nightmare in Rhode Island.
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Two killed in shooting at Pawtucket ice rink, suspect dead: Live coverage
A shooting at a Pawtucket ice rink left two dead and multiple wounded in critical condition. The suspect is also dead.
https://www.providencejournal.com/live-story/news/crime/2026/02/16/live-coverage-shooting-at-pawtucket-ri-ice-rink/88709322007/
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Steve Klamkin
4 days ago
Working Waterfront In Winter New Bedford, Massachusetts
#Photography
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David Folcarelli
8 days ago
Come for
@antoniafarzan.bsky.social
peeling the layers back on how big superstores have made it hard for new grocers to open up shop in RI. Stay for the Lt. Governor pausing mid-interview to roast me for spending all my free time picking through municipal land evidence records.
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How Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos hopes to bring more grocery stores to RI
So-called "scorched earth" covenants prevent supermarkets from opening in certain locations for decades.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/09/ri-politics-stop-and-shop-walmart-woonsocket-restrictive-covenants-sabina-matos/88406227007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx10p004750c004750v11xx10d--52--b--52--&gca-ft=242&gca-ds=sophi
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Rail enthusiast wife Daria
11 days ago
What if we just shipped our snow south.
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Philip Eil
11 days ago
Love to spend a cozy winter day in Providence*. *This photo posted by Providence Tourism on IG is either AI, Cleveland, or some other city I don't recognize.
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Ok now I can say it. This post was about Cru
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11 days ago
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Will never forget the time I ordered ābruschettaā in Garden City, Kansas
15 days ago
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WhatāsUpNewp
17 days ago
āU.S. Army veteran Cheryl Farias has been wheelchair-bound since her leg was amputated last year. With an apartment on Broadway near Newport City Hall, sheās still been able to get around.ā
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12 Responds: Veteran amputee struggles with snowy sidewalks in Newport
Cheryl Farias said her wheelchair got stuck in the snow on Broadway.
https://www.wpri.com/12-responds/12-responds-veteran-amputee-struggles-with-snowy-sidewalks-in-newport/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
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Mike Czaplicki
17 days ago
āWhere in the world is Woonsocketās annual audit? The city still hasnāt filed the legally required annual review of its 2023-24 spending, which was due over a year ago."
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Kevin Essington
20 days ago
I believe Recycle-A-Bike in Olneyville has that?
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I have a memory of being somewhere in R.I. - maybe a government office? ā where there were several different wall clocks all set to the same time displaying the names of different R.I. towns like Woonsocket, Westerly, etc. Does anyone remember what Iām talking about or did I dream it?
20 days ago
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Jon Pincince
about 1 month ago
anyone know the story behind the Nigeria Tree in RWP?
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Patrick Anderson
about 1 month ago
'A matter of self-respect': Lawmaker seeks to repeal Potato Head plate
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
via
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'A matter of self-respect': Lawmaker seeks to repeal Potato Head plate
Rep. Brian Newberry, R-North Smithfield, said there is "no reason" Rhode Island should advertise Hasbro's products on its license plates.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/state/2026/01/15/ri-lawmaker-proposes-repealing-mr-potato-head-plate-after-hasbro-exit/88193912007/
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Philip Eil
about 1 month ago
Anyway, hereās a photo of Providence I took on a walk this evening.
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Patrick Anderson
about 1 month ago
RI public employee unions say Rhode Island's new $95M human resources IT system is making workers go without pay More than 3,000 complaints have been filed after 3 pay cycles under the new software
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Unions: RI's new $95M payroll system making workers go without pay
More than 3,000 payroll complaints have been filed after 3 pay cycles under the new human resources system.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/state/2026/01/09/payroll-issues-reported-for-ri-state-employees-as-new-system-rolled-out/88086618007/
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The hurricane of 1938 is my Roman Empire
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
When Narragansett Bay froze over. Fun story from
@antoniafarzan.bsky.social
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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What happens if Narragansett Bay freezes over? Here are tales from history.
In January 1994, ice covered most of Narragansett Bay above the Newport and Jamestown bridges. It may have been the last deep freeze of its kind.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2026/01/07/does-narragansett-bay-in-ri-ever-freeze-heres-the-last-time-it-happened/88018655007/
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Patrick Anderson
about 1 month ago
McKee administration drops plan to bar protesters from rotunda during State of the State speech next week
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McKee administration drops plan to bar protesters from rotunda during speech
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on the same day the McKee administration said they would be closing the rotunda again ahead of the State of the State.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/state/2026/01/06/protesters-will-be-allowed-in-ri-state-house-during-mckees-state-of-the-state/88045361007/
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Rhode PVD
about 1 month ago
RI Custom Casting, one of the few remaining jewelry and metals factories in Olneyville, is shutting down and the property is for sale. The photos of the executive offices are pure 1960s PVD from the pine-covered walls to a ton of Catholic crosses
providence.craigslist.org/reo/d/provid...
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Industrial Bldg. 8000 Sq. Ft. - real estate - by owner - apartment real estate sale - craigslist
We have our 1. Story Industrial Bldg, with 2nd floor, Offices and Conference room. All central to downtown Providence, easy access to Rt. 10, 95, 195, 295 Perfect for any company to move into a...
https://providence.craigslist.org/reo/d/providence-industrial-bldg-8000-sq-ft/7902946550.html
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for the final Political Scene of the year, I profiled a true Rhode Island character
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Why RI politicos first make a stop to this Pawtucket barbershop
Countless Democratic politicians have paid a visit to "Joe the Barber," a Pawtucket barber who made a name for himself on talk radio.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/29/how-pawtuckets-joe-the-barber-became-influential-in-ri-politics/87588108007/
about 2 months ago
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Been fielding a lot of questions about why people in Providence didn't get Amber Alert-style emergency notifications on their phones during the Brown shooting. Here's what the city has to say:
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/c...
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Emergency alerts weren't sent out during Brown shooting. Here's why
The sound of an emergency alert would have been a help for some residents but could have endangered others, city officials say.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/12/29/why-emergency-alerts-werent-sent-out-during-brown-university-shooting/87924711007/
about 2 months ago
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An extremely R.I. scandal: the head of the ACI allegedly having inmates manufacture novelty license plates for his friends
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Gang violence, contractors and novelty license plates: Conflict erupts at RI's prison
The correctional officers union complains of escalating violence, inmates making personalized license plates for director's associates.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/government/2025/12/24/aci-prison-officers-union-says-environment-is-dangerous-blames-doc-director/87750141007/
about 2 months ago
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Still interested in hearing from people about this, especially if yo found in a non-traditional way (like non-governmental apps)
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about 2 months ago
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Merry Christmas to the rival Christmas dinghies on Wapping Road
about 2 months ago
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After everything, this is the thing that finally made me cry
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about 2 months ago
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Philip Eil
about 2 months ago
The Brown student who was falsely accused - on X & elsewhere - of being the shooter has made a statement, and so have his lawyers. The student says: "Instead of grieving with my community...I received non-stop death threats and hate speech." Story via
@antoniafarzan.bsky.social
, in the ProJo.
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'Unimaginable nightmare': Brown student responds to doxxing attacks
Such "unchecked racism" has led to tragedy in the past, including the shooting of another Palestinian Brown student in Vermont, the statement noted.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/12/19/unimaginable-nightmare-brown-student-responds-to-doxxing-attacks/87850052007/
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McKee says emergency alerts didnāt go out because āthere were not enough details on that first callā
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McKee's first thoughts on Brown shooting: 'The unthinkable has just happened'
McKee told The Journal that the state will continue to provide all needed resources and said he's working to improve safety on other college campuses.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/19/brown-university-shooting-rhode-island-governor-mckee-assesses-state-response-manhunt/87826888007/
about 2 months ago
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Representative Seth Magaziner
about 2 months ago
There will be many lessons to take from the tragedy at Brown. One is this: spreading baseless theories and false accusations online causes real harm. Innocent young people have had their lives upended by reckless online speculation. It is damaging, and it must stop.
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In case you (somehow!) missed it
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'We got him': Claudio Neves Valente responsible for Brown, MIT shootings
Law enforcement tracked Neves Valente to a Salem, New Hampshire storage unit, where they found Neves Valente dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/12/18/ri-attorney-general-claudio-neves-valente-responsible-for-brown-shooting/87838150007/
about 2 months ago
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Patrick Anderson
2 months ago
Sources report Brown University gunman is dead
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Brown University shooting updates: Police swarm building in NH
A large police presence has been reported near a self-storage facility at 10 Hampshire Rd. in Salem, New Hampshire.
https://www.providencejournal.com/live-story/news/crime/2025/12/18/brown-university-shooting-updates-suspect-victims/87817127007/#glc87837124007
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2 months ago
Providence Police in Salem, NH as hunt for Brown University shooter intensifies
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Brown University shooting updates: Police pursuing person of interest, reports say
"He could be anywhere," said Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said. "We donāt know where the person is or who he is."
https://www.providencejournal.com/live-story/news/crime/2025/12/18/brown-university-shooting-updates-suspect-victims/87817127007/
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Philip Eil
2 months ago
ICYMI: yesterday, I wrote an op-ed for the
@thepvdeye.bsky.social
that tried to capture how these last few days in Providence -- my beloved hometown -- have felt. I also invited other PVD folks to share their own thoughts:
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Grappling With A Mass Shooting on College Hill: āThese are Dark Days for Providence.ā - The Providence Eye
One of my goals as The Eyeās opinion editor is to help readers make sense of the city. But, this week, after a mass shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine injured, that feels imp...
https://pvdeye.org/grappling-with-a-mass-shooting/
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Providence people - Iām working on a story about how residents first learned about the Brown shooting. Word of mouth, social media, official alerts? Feel free to DM me if youāre willing to share your experience (would need to use your full name)
2 months ago
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may be biased because she's a friend, but this piece by
@h-lev.bsky.social
is the best piece I've read summing up the mood in Providence right now
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Watching Providence retreat into itself after the Brown shooting
What it's like when this uniquely American horror arrives in your city.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/brown-shooting-providence-rhode-island-ella-cook-mukhammad-aziz-umurzokov/
2 months ago
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Why didnāt PVD ask the state to activate emergency alerts? "We didn't, and looking back on it, we'll have to decide whether that's something that should have been done," Smiley said. "But in the moment we were communicating through every means we knew how."
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/c...
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With shooter at large, Smiley already assessing city response
The mayor is trying to assure anxious Providence residents they're safe enough to go about their lives. Here's his response to public criticism.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/12/17/smiley-on-brown-shooting-how-to-alert-the-city-and-shelter-in-place/87795847007/
2 months ago
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Philip Eil
2 months ago
This is important reporting from the Journal. And the headline is spot-on. It's unconscionable that Providence residents only got alerts from the city about a mass shooter at large *if they were opted in* to 311 alerts.
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Didn't get alert during Brown shooting? Mayor says you need to sign up
Providence residents got no automatic alerts after the Brown shooting, raising concerns about local warning systems.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/12/16/didnt-get-alert-during-brown-shooting-mayor-says-you-need-to-sign-up/87786185007/
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Philip Eil
2 months ago
Sadly -- and somewhat ironically -- it was a Brown U. student who was wrongly accused of being one of the Boston Marathon bombers, in the aftermath of that crime.
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3 Years After Boston Marathon Bombing, The Story Of A Wrongly Accused Student
Brown University student Sunil Tripathi disappeared just before the Boston Marathon bombing, and was accused of being involved in the attack. A new documentary looks at the effects of the allegation.
https://www.npr.org/2016/04/17/474569118/3-years-after-boston-marathon-bombing-the-story-of-a-wrongly-accused-student
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Cathy G. Johnsonš“
2 months ago
Something I do want to point out is they used city RIPTA buses to transport students safely out of the area. A bus system that many people in our city government have been trying to gut. Buses are a public good that need to be protected.
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Philip Eil
2 months ago
Recommendation for PVD/RI holiday shoppers: this little treasure of a store, on the East Side of Providence.
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Ian Donnis
2 months ago
"Department of Transportation officials have not publicly mentioned the fact that they asked their consultants to investigate building a new span," via
@waveelection.bsky.social
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RI could have replaced the doomed Washington Bridge span in 2019. Why didn't they?
Two engineering firms studied replacing the bridge, but the state opted for repairing it instead, leading to its closure in 2023.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/state/2025/12/12/ridot-looked-at-replacing-doomed-washington-bridge-in-2019-new-docs-say/87488962007/
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Quahog.org
2 months ago
Quahog Museum: Ceramic soup tureen or cookie jar shaped like a quahog. This is the third one Iāve found, but this is the first one Iāve seen thatās pink.
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"deciding the terminus of the bike path ā as with adjusting beach parking or renaming the library or doing anything that involves the slightest bit of change in Narragansett ā has elicited heated debate in town"
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Can Narragansett get bike path to the beach? Why latest plan rejected
For years Narragansett has debated how to complete the William C. OāNeill Bike Path. Now the Town Council seems poised to finally make a decision.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/12/11/narragansett-weighs-options-to-complete-william-c-oneill-bike-path/87692271007/
2 months ago
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What Iāve been working on
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Touro Synagogue fight leads to painful rupture, separate services
A painful feud over Touro Synagogue has left Newport's Jewish community divided, with two rival congregations holding services side by side.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/12/09/fight-over-newports-touro-synagogue-leads-to-rift-in-jewish-community/85580794007/
2 months ago
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Philip Eil
3 months ago
Tired: American Canto Wired: Johnston Elegy Pawtucket Soliloquy Burrillville Villanelle Cranston Sonnet Coventry Ode Warwick Sestina
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Andy Grover
3 months ago
Frank C from
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and I hiked in the ānewā Buck Hill forest in Burrillville and were gobsmacked by the rampant illegal off-roading we saw. Tons of trash and destruction of ecologically and culturally sensitive spots. Read about it:
ecori.org/illegal-off-...
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Illegal Off-Roading Tears Up Rhode Islandās Management Areas - ecoRI News
State law prohibits all-terrain vehicles from being used in Rhode Island management areas.
https://ecori.org/illegal-off-roading-tears-up-rhode-islands-management-areas/
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CMA: Drawings
3 months ago
Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island, During the Great September Gale, 1815
https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.733
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Quahog.org
3 months ago
From the estate of Providence Journal photographer Lawrence Millard of North Kingstown: āAerials,ā circa September 1967. Scarborough Beach, Narragansett.
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Westerly is looking for a corder of wood and weigher of coal, if anyone is interested
3 months ago
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Philip Eil
3 months ago
Julie Brown deserves a lifetime achievement award for her reporting on Epstein. No joke.
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