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Providence city officials on Thursday crushed a handful of the 63 all-terrain vehicles seized by a police task force announced just over five weeks ago, to underscore their illegality at the traditional Memorial Day weekend start to the summer season.
Rhode Island police on Thursday released the names of the two people shot and killed by a man in the town of Johnston who was later shot to death by police.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, saying they have caused significant harm to the state’s residents and natural resources.
A suspect shot and killed two people in Johnston, Rhode Island, before fleeing the scene and being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Talks over renewing an agreement over payments in lieu of taxes between Brown University and the City of Providence are “making good progress” said Mayor Brett Smiley following a recent joint appearance with the president of the Ivy League university.
“The Children” runs through May 14 at the Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick.
Tickets may be obtained online, at the box office or by calling 401.723.4666.
“The Inferior Sex” runs through April 16 at Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St., Providence. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at trinityrep.com or by calling 401.351.4242. Masks not required, but encouraged.
Tickets went on sale this week for the 69th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival, which posted some of the artists who will appear, including Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Jon Batiste and Kamasi Washington.
“Hadestown” runs through Sunday, March 26, at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. Tickets may be obtained at the box office, online at ppacri.org or by calling 401.421.2787. Masks are optional.
Tickets for the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival go on sale March 22, and that’s when the festival begins listing artists who will join the lineup for the three-day festival, which runs from August 4-6 at Fort Adams State Park.
