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Former Bristol County District Attorney Paul Walsh Passes Away
Former Bristol County District Attorney Paul F. Walsh, Jr. has passed away. Walsh served 16 years as the county district attorney. He defeated incumbent D.A. Ron Pina in 1990, garnering 61.7 percent of the vote against Pina (38.3 percent), who was still reeling from a lack of progress in the investigation into the New Bedford highway murders, among other issues.
RILOC Hosts Second Annual Golf Classic
The second annual Rhode Island Liquor Operators Collaborative (RILOC) Golf Classic was held at Cranston Country Club on June 3. The event, which brought together suppliers, wholesalers and retailers, featured more than 120 golfers who also enjoyed product tastings and a dinner awards ceremony in the club’s ballroom. RILOC Board Member Nicole Gasbarro and Executive Director Nick Fede Jr. hosted the event. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, our industry has gotten away from our sense of community,” said Fede. “Hosting events like this brings us all together. It reminds us how wonderful this industry is and how many good people we have in all three tiers. All of us at RILOC are blessed with excellent relationships not only with one another, but with our supplier and wholesale partners. We could not do what we do without their support.” Sponsors included Diageo; Charles Jacquin et Cie., Inc.; Boston Beer Company; Pernod Ricard; Gallo; William Grant & Sons; Riboli Family Wines; Gin & Juice; Tito’s Handmade Vodka; Constellation Brands; Sazerac Company; Prestige Beverage Group; Mass Bay Brewing Company; Narragansett Beer; Anheuser-Busch; Beam Suntory; Heaven Hill Brands; Bacardi USA; Patrón; Jackson Family Wines; J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; The Wine Group; Foley Family Wines; Molson-Coors; Brown-Forman; Delicato Family Vineyards; Palm Bay International; Rhode Island Beverage Journal; International Association of Fire Fighters; Star Waste Systems; and Dimitri Law Offices. Food was crafted throughout by the club’s food and beverage team helmed by Vin Martucci. The RILOC team works on behalf of package store owners on industry issues within each legislative session and offers industry meetings, conferences and events throughout the year.
Wanted: Rhode Island legislative candidates
Advisors attempted to dissuade Sam Bell from challenging longtime state senator Paul Jabour in the 2018 Democratic primary. Despite his political activism as former leader of the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats, Bell was a first-time candidate. Jabour was a Smith Hill veteran, with three decades in the General Assembly. Another challenger, former Rhode Island Commerce […] The post Wanted: Rhode Island legislative candidates appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Calls for funding the arts and humanities in R.I. should be more focused and inclusive
Here’s a strategy unlikely to succeed: “We need this money and don’t much care where it comes from.” And yet it was employed by supporters of two bills to fund arts and cultural organizations in Rhode Island in our state Legislature this spring. Each bill authorized $18 million to be distributed to 14 identified organizations, […] The post Calls for funding the arts and humanities in R.I. should be more focused and inclusive appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Fireworks, Declaration of Independence readings highlight July 4th in Newport County
There are plenty of ways to celebrate the Fourth of July from cookouts to hitting the beach and so much more, but across Newport County you can bookend the day with that patriotic feeling. Options exist to start your day by harkening back to revolutionary times with readings of the...
R.I. Supreme Court orders parole board to consider release of Mario Monteiro in response to ACLU of R.I. lawsuit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Mario Monteiro, a man who was convicted at 17 for killing a 31-year-old Providence man, will be sent back before the parole board for consideration of possible release. In 2021, a law passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2021, called “Mario’s Law,” was...
RI’s Affordable Housing Strategy Needs More Innovation, Including Modular Homes - McMahon
Rhode Island is in the midst of a brutal housing crisis—the worst since post-World War II. The median asking price of a single-family home in May was $525,000. About 150,000 households in RI—about one-third of all households in the state—are cost-burdened (spending more than 30% of their income on housing). The median rent in Providence in 2023 was $2002/month. The rate of production of new housing units in RI is one of the lowest in the nation. Permits for housing units in RI in 2023 were about one-fifth of what they were in 1986.
Smallest businesses comprise 90% of R.I. firms. So why isn’t the state tracking them?
Rhode Island’s smallest businesses are the backbone of its economy, according to a new report by the Economic Progress Institute. But you wouldn’t know it just by looking at the Rhode Island Department of State business database. More than 90% of 100,000 state businesses in 2020 were micro businesses, defined as those with 10 or […] The post Smallest businesses comprise 90% of R.I. firms. So why isn’t the state tracking them? appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
What happens after the Karen Read mistrial?
DEDHAM - The Karen Read murder trial ended in a mistrial. So what happens next?Karen Read trial - the next chapterThe Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said they intend to re-try the case. But it will be complicated. The trial calendar at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts is full and a second trial couldn't be held for at least several months.Prosecutors said Read intentionally hit her boyfriend, Boston Police officer John O'Keefe, with her car in Canton after a night of heavy drinking and arguing in January 2022. Read's defense team claims O'Keefe was beaten to death at an...
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