The yearly festival at Fort Adams normally takes place over a 3 day weekend, but was extended to 2 different ‘half capacity’ blocks of shows over a 6 day period.… MORE
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Providence taps behavioral health groups to improve policing
Providence is working with local mental health experts to change the way city law enforcement responds to public safety calls. … MORE
New cases of COVID-19 creep upward in Rhode Island
New cases of COVID-19 have ticked up slightly in Rhode Island following weeks of declines.… MORE
Man gets 30 years in prison for killing girlfriend’s son
A 74-year-old Rhode Island man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend’s son. … MORE
Mass. urges fishing industry to apply for $24M in virus aid
Massachusetts’ fishing industry is being urged to apply for nearly $24 million in federal coronavirus relief funds.… MORE
Head of district roiled by Rosh Hashanah debate resigns
The superintendent of a Rhode Island school district roiled by a debate over starting the coming school year on the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah has resigned. … MORE
Newport Folk Festival announces partial lineup
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Jason Isbell and Allison Russell’s Once & Future Sounds are the scheduled headliners for the first three days of the Newport Folk Festival, July 23, 24 and 25, the first official listing of artists at the venerable music showcase since tickets sold out within minutes after going on sale in May. … MORE
Man gets 11 years for driving teen to Rhode Island for sex
A 45-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to more than 11 years in prison for driving a teenage girl from Michigan to his home in Rhode Island so they could have sex. … MORE
State courts plan to resume regular operations by September
Rhode Island’s courts are preparing to resume regular operations this fall. … MORE
Elvis Costello brings “Hello Again” tour to PPAC in October
The “Hello Again tour comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 28th. … MORE
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