The new superintendent for the struggling Providence Public School District said Monday he’ll work with a sense of urgency to unleash “hope and opportunity” for students.
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Local News
Harrison Peters named Providence Superintendent of Schools
Admissions Won’t Fix Your Liberal Guilt, and That’s the Point
Admissions runs through Feb. 9 at The Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at gammtheatre.org or by calling 401-723-4266.
Rhode Island Convention Center Authority seeks State Police investigation into Mattiello audit threat
WPRO’s Dan Yorke has obtained a letter from Rhode Island Convention Center Authority chair Bernard Buonanno and Executive Director James McCarville to Rhode Island State Police Colonel James Manni requesting a formal investigation into House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s threat of an audit, “the motivation behind it, and if any laws have been broken.”
Speaker Mattiello drops audit of convention center
House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello canceled an audit of the Rhode Island Convention Center on Thursday after the top House Republican filed a lawsuit accusing him of abusing his power.
Wilbury’s “Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” is a wild ride
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart runs through Feb. 2 at the Wilbury Theatre Group, 40 Sonoma Court, Providence. For tickets, visit www.thewilburygroup.org or call 401-400-7100.
National News
GOP lacks votes to block trial witnesses, McConnell concedes
Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for Trump’s hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal.
Democrats demand Bolton testify at Trump’s impeachment trial
Bolton writes in his forthcoming book that Trump told him that he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until it helped him with investigations into Biden. Trump’s legal team has repeatedly insisted otherwise.
Kobe Bryant, daughter killed in copter crash, 7 others dead
Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career spent entirely with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41.
McConnell abruptly eases impeachment limits
Without comment, the Republican leader quietly submitted an amended proposal after meeting behind closed doors with his senators as the trial opened. The handwritten changes would add the extra day and allow House evidence to be included in the record. There is still deep disagreement about calling additional witnesses.
Supreme Court rejects fast-track review of Obamacare suit
The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to consider a fast-track review of a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, making it highly unlikely that the justices would decide the case before the 2020 election.
Arts + Lifestyle
Admissions Won’t Fix Your Liberal Guilt, and That’s the Point
Admissions runs through Feb. 9 at The Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, RI. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at gammtheatre.org or by calling 401-723-4266.
Wilbury’s “Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” is a wild ride
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart runs through Feb. 2 at the Wilbury Theatre Group, 40 Sonoma Court, Providence. For tickets, visit www.thewilburygroup.org or call 401-400-7100.
Whitney Houston, Doobie Brothers, Notorious B.I.G. lead field into rock hall
Posthumous inductees Whitney Houston and The Notorious B.I.G. will lead a new class into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails and T-Rex.
‘Fade’ is a masterpiece at Trinity Rep
Fade runs through January 5 at Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington Street, Providence. Tickets
are available at the box office, online at www.trinityrep.com, or by calling 401-351-4242.
The Grinch is Larger than Life at PPAC
How the Grinch Stole Christmas runs through Dec. 22 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence, RI. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at ppacri.org, or by calling 401-421-2787.
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