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Presenting the 2024 Providence Journal All-State Girls Track and Field Teams
The Providence Journal is proud to announce the 2024 All-State Girls Track team, sponsored by Tufts Health Plan. The Providence Journal has been naming All-State teams for more than 80 years to recognize and celebrate the top student-athletes across Rhode Island. The Journal Sports staff, with some help from the coaches associations, determines the first- and second-team members. The All-State teams also are posted on the High School Sports Awards page at providence journal.com/sports. All first-team members...
Craig Stinson has his Little League memories, but wants daughter Hailee to create her own
PORTSMOUTH — Hailee Stinson can tell when her father gets nervous. She knows the telltale signs. Sometimes she’ll be at shortstop and glance over in the dugout and see him hunched over with his head down, or sometimes she’ll see the sweat on his head while she’s standing on first base and he’s standing next to her in the coach's box. ...
PCHC’s Olneyville Health Center to close at end of July. What's behind the decision
PROVIDENCE – The Olneyville Health Center at 100 Curtis St. will close its doors July 31, cutting off a source of primary health care for thousands in one of Providence’s poorest neighborhoods. The news comes as the center's owner, Providence Community Health Centers – the only federally qualified...
Vehicle fire closes lanes on I-91 in Wallingford
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A reported vehicle fire closed down two lanes of Interstate 91 southbound Thursday morning, according to the Department of Transportation. The closure was between Exits 17 and 15 as of 6:40 a.m. The lanes were reopen by 8 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back with News 8 for more […]
Police: 1 critical after New Haven double stabbing
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Two people were stabbed on Wednesday in New Haven, police say. The incident occurred on Del Rio Drive. One of the victims was listed at the hospital in critical condition. It’s unclear if anyone has been taken into custody by police. The incident remains...
In-house fixes to Fort Getty pier cost $90K
More than $100,000 was saved by having the public works department fix the pier at Fort Getty rather than going out to bid for a contractor. Town Administrator Ed Mello reported the good news to the town council at its meeting Monday. The total cost to repair the 6,000-square-foot dock, which was damaged during a storm in December, cost $90,477. The estimate to hire a contractor was more than $200,000.
17 local swimmers complete 2-mile crossing
Nearly 250 swimmers, including 17 Jamestown residents, traversed the East Passage from Coasters Harbor Island in Newport to Potter Cove in Jamestown to raise money for the preservation of Narragansett Bay. “The swim is a celebration of the great success story of the cleanup of Narragansett Bay,” said Topher Hamblett,...
ATP Newport Day 4 Predictions Including Reilly Opelka vs Mackenzie McDonald
The ATP Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island is unique for many reasons. One of them is that they split their quarterfinal matches over two days. Thursday will see two all-American battles, as Alex Michelsen takes on Aleksandar Kovacevic while the returning Reilly Opelka battles Mackenzie McDonald. Who do you think will move on to the semifinals?
Two Rhode Island men sentenced to prison after 16 kilos of fentanyl, 2 ghost guns, $20,000 seized
Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that a pair of Providence men have been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve a combined 41 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions for trafficking 16 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing two ghost guns. At a hearing on July 11, 2024, Superior Court...
Road sealing treatment in Narragansett delayed until after Labor Day
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — The Narragansett Department of Public Works said that road sealing treatments that were scheduled to take place during the summer have been delayed to after Labor Day. The department said that Comer Contracting, the company hired to perform the work, told the town that heat...
Toti’s & Dev’s Taverns get approval to take it outside with new outdoor bars & patios
BURRILLVILLE – Two longtime town bars situated in mostly residential neighborhoods will soon be serving drinks on new outdoor patios following approval of their license applications by the Burrillville Town Council. Toti’s Tavern at 8 Callahan School St. and Dev’s Tavern at 341 Chapel St. were approved to sell...
Electric Boat in Groton is hiring another 2,500 people. Here's what for.
The U.S. Navy and Electric Boat are continuing to ramp up hiring efforts for the company's manufacturing facility along the Thames River as new crews are needed now and will be required in the coming years to help produce two new classes of military submarines. Company officials say they are...
NBC 10 I-Team: Providence sees surge of illegal apartments amid housing crisis
(WJAR) — The housing crisis has come to a tipping point in Providence with dozens of illegal apartments popping up across the city. Records obtained by the NBC 10 I-Team show over the past two years, Providence inspectors have cited roughly 100 homes for illegal apartment units, or places people are sleeping in without the proper exits in case of an emergency.
How Lifespan plans to level up its orthopedics department
In July, surgeon Valentin Antoci, MD, was named division chief of arthroplasty of the department of orthopedics at Lifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, both based in Providence, R.I. Dr. Antoci, who practices at East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics, spoke with Becker's about his goals for...
Waterford agency, town worry battery storage facility would affect clients with disabilities
Jul. 17—WATERFORD — An agency that serves people with disabilities says it is concerned that a proposed lithium battery storage facility next door would be too noisy and create a stressful environment for its clients. United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Eastern Connecticut officials are also worried about the risk of fire from the facility, that it would be an eyesore, and that noise could drive ...
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