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New Bedford freight service approved for Vineyard route
A New Bedford freight company has gotten approval to serve the Vineyard, over eight months after it made the request. The Steamship Authority board unanimously approved modifying a license request from 41 North Offshore so the company can establish a limited, on-demand freight service between New Bedford and Martha’s Vineyard through December 2026. The request for this license amendment was originally made in October.
Fall River Fire Department extinguishes early morning fire at south end business
A Fall River business was damaged Monday after an early morning fire. According to Fall River Fire Deputy Neil Furtado, at 6:30 a.m., Fire Dispatch received a call from a private alarm for an activated smoke detector located at 353 Mariano Bishop Blvd., the Auto Gal Inc. car dealership. Units...
Will deal that rescues Morton, Good Sam and Saint Anne's cost taxpayers $700 million?
Gov. Maura Healey's plan to rescue five bankrupt Steward Health Care hospitals — including hospitals in Brockton, Taunton and Fall River — could cost Massachusetts taxpayers $700 million by 2027, the Boston Globe reported Saturday, citing "people with direct knowledge of the bailout plan." Nine days ago, Healey held a press conference where she announced a financing plan was vetted with legislative leaders and would help "save" several hospitals as they transition to potential new buyers. The...
Fall River PD looking for suspect in alleged attempted robbery at gas station
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — The Fall River Police Department is searching for a suspect after an armed robbery was reported at the Petrol Plus Food Market on Friday night. According to police, it happened at approximately 8:10 p.m. on South Main Street. According to the store employee, an...
Man arrested after three dead dogs and four malnorished dogs were found at his residence
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Warwick Police said a man has been arrested after they found three dead dogs and four malnourished dogs at a residence on Sand Pond Road. 22-year-old Michael J. Diaz of Warwick was arrested and charged with three felony counts of Unnecessary Cruelty to animals resulting in death and four misdemeanor counts of unnecessary cruelty to animals, and failing to provide adequate living conditions.
Zac Brown Band To Headline Providence College’s Late Night Madness On Oct. 19
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – — It was announced today (August 26) that the Zac Brown Band will headline Late Night Madness on Saturday, October 19, at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, as part of Providence College's Homecoming Weekend. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Men’s Soccer Ties Providence, 1-1
NEWTON, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer played to a 1-1 draw against Providence in non-conference action on Monday night at the Newton Soccer Complex. The Eagles took a 1-0 lead early in the contest but the Friars tied things up in the second half. BC is now 0-0-2...
McKee administration touts $15 billion Medicaid contract. Why 2 companies are protesting
PROVIDENCE – Two major players in the Rhode Island health insurance arena are protesting the award of a five-year Medicaid contract – worth upwards of $15 billion – to provide managed-care services to roughly a third of the state's population. On July 16, the McKee administration announced the award of the massive contract to two of the three companies that hold the current contract: Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (NHPRI) and UnitedHealthcare of New England (UHC)....
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Spotted Sharing a Kiss at Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island Mansion
Blake Lively is celebrating her birthday in style with a seaside weekend getaway in Rhode Island. The It Ends with Us star, who turned 37 on Sunday, August 25, was seen sharing a sweet moment with husband Ryan Reynolds, 47, the day before. Photos published by DeuxMoi captured the couple sharing a kiss, with Lively’s […]
Who are the best quarterbacks in Rhode Island high school football? Here are 10 to watch
It’s not hard to see that the quarterback position has evolved in Rhode Island. Years ago, the state had two types of quarterbacks in high school football. With the majority of the teams using some sort of option-based, misdirection offense, most QBs were runners. There were always a handful of throwers, but ones who could actually stand in the pocket and make throws were unicorns. ...
What's next for RI's GOP?
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Scanning over ballots in November voters are likely to find a number of uncompetitive races, with only a Democrat running. While Republicans try to place candidates in the major races, even then there isn't a lot of competition as the Democratic candidate wins handily. ...
Register of deeds has his first challenger in 30 years. How different are the candidates?
Incumbent Fall River Register of Deeds Bernard McDonald III is facing a challenger for the first time in his 30 years in office, former Swansea selectman Christopher Carreiro. Both are on the Democratic ballot; with no Republicans running, the winner of the Sept. 3 primary gets the job. ...
Whale City Comedy Festival will feature special event aboard Fall River battleship
“What do you want to do?” If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered. In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast. ...
A Providence journalist’s investigation into the doctor known as the “pill mill killer”
Phil Eil: Well, what initially caught my attention was the simple wildness of the two facts that I first had. One, that this guy Paul Volkman had gone to medical school with my dad and they had both graduated with MD PhDs from the University of Chicago in 1974 and then they had gone in such wildly different directions. My dad is still a practicing physician here in Rhode Island and in Fall River, and Paul Volkman is now in federal prison for serving a life sentence for prescription drug dealing. So the sheer mystery of that, along with the personal connection, was what caught my interest. But as I got further into the story and learned about the community where these crimes took place in Southern Ohio, which has been hit so hard by prescription drugs and later other kinds of opiates. And when I learned about the lives of the folks who went to Paul Volkman and who died shortly thereafter from apparent overdoses, the story just kept getting more and more urgent as I went.
Patrick Welch Scores Top 20 Finish at KFT’s Boise Open
Classical grad Patrick Welch scored at clutch top 20 finish at this week’s Boise Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. Welch finished in a tie for 19th for the week at 14-under par. The finish is clutch as it moves him from 105th to 90th on the KFT points list and safely into next week’s KFT Finals event.
Women’s Soccer Defeated By Wisconsin, 2-0
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College women's soccer team was defeated by the University of Wisconsin Badgers, 2-0, on Sunday, August 25 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. The Friars are now 2-1-0 in regular season play. SCORE. Providence 0 | Wisconsin 2. RECORDS. Providence 2-1-0 | Wisconsin...
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COVENTRY - The Coventry High School football team ended last season on a high-note, beating rival West Warwick 30-14 in their annual Thanksgiving Day matchup, a measure of revenge following a playoff defeat at the hands of the Wizards from several weeks prior. The 2024 Oakers are hoping to take...
Kansas-Brown Ends in No Contest Due to Weather
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Kansas Jayhawks and Brown Bears match on Monday at Stevenson-Pincince Field ended in a no contest after play was suspended with 34:09 remaining in the second half due to lightning in the area. Kansas was leading 1-0 at the time play was suspended. For a match to be counted as an official game, the game must reach 70 minutes.
RIPTA to Detour All Routes in Providence and Temporarily Relocate Bus Stops
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour forty bus routes in the Providence area on Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8, 2024, to accommodate PVDFest. Routes 1, 3, 4, 6, 9X, 10X, 12X, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24L, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33,...
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