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Here’s where spotted lanternflies have been found in Mass.
The spotted lanternfly — an invasive insect that damages trees and other woody plants — is being tracked throughout Massachusetts by the state’s Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). The MDAR Invasive Species Dashboard shows which communities across the state are currently dealing with spotted lanternfly infestations. It...
Stop using history to shoot down a constitutional convention
The well-funded coalition of labor and civil liberties groups opposing the calling of a Rhode Island constitutional convention is using the history of Rhode Island’s 1986 convention to make its case. In doing so, the Rhode Island Citizens for Responsible Government has committed the fallacies of composition and presentism. The fallacy of composition is to […]
Vote: Academic excellence to community service, these RI high schoolers are setting the bar
Rhode Island's high school students continue to make an impact in and out of the classroom and it's time to recognize their achievements. Below you will find the nominations for The Providence Journal's Student of the Week and you can help to honor their efforts by casting your ballot for the top student. Voting...
Brown University gets millions in fed money to study impact of addiction on health
PROVIDENCE – The federal government has awarded Brown University’s Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation $12.3 million over five years to study the relationship between substance misuse and chronic disease. The funding will allow the center, which was started in 2019, to build on its research into areas such as the effectiveness...
Cranston mayoral candidates both claim to love July 4th in fireworks-filled debate
There were dozens of empty, burgundy seats in the auditorium of Cranston High School West for a debate between the city’s two candidates for mayor. But even without a full house, the incumbent Republican mayor and his Democratic rival treated the audience to a show. After a particularly vicious Republican primary between Mayor Ken Hopkins […]
Quick slug of rain incoming to New England tonight
After high pressure builds into New England today, a trough will cross the region starting tonight. This system will bring a period of beneficial rain and usher in a cooler, more October-like air mass into the region. An upper-level system will pass well to the north of New England, dragging its fronts across the region. This may spawn a surface low near New England, which would help create more widespread showers. These showers will move west east starting Sunday night for western New England and moving eastward through the day Monday.
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