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How RISD’s divestment movements have evolved over the past decade
By Megan Chan | November 25Former and current RISD student activists discuss divestment and campus political engagement.
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Community members organize against turning Pawtucket park into parking lot
By Abigail Donovan | November 25Over a year ago, Pawtucket city officials closed down a portion of Morley Field, the only park within the surrounding neighborhood of Woodlawn and a community hub for the area’s historically low-income, BIPOC community.
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Mayor Smiley signs Comprehensive Plan, banning new gas stations in the city and fossil-fuel power plants from ProvPort
By Avani Ghosh | November 25The plan also addresses the city’s housing crisis through accessory dwelling units and inclusionary zoning.
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Providence to pay PPSD $15 million, increase district funding moving forward
By Ciara Meyer | November 24An agreement between the City and the Rhode Island Department of Education will address the multi-million budget deficit currently straining the Providence Public School District and provide more funding moving forward. Tax increases for homeowners and businesses in 2026 are now to be expected. ...
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Five takeaways from Providence’s PILOT agreements with local colleges and universities
By Maya Kelly and Ciara Meyer | November 24The Herald analyzed a new city website detailing the FY2024 community contributions made by Brown, RISD, PC and JWU.
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University to transfer 255 acres of Mount Hope Property to Pokanoket tribe’s land trust
By Abigail Donovan | November 24The land transfer will fulfill a 2017 agreement between the University and the tribe.
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PPSD students see effects of RI youth mental health crisis, discuss state’s solutions
By Joy Chen | November 22Growing concerns over a statewide mental health crisis among school-age youth has led the Rhode Island Department of Education to launch a new student mental health support program, state officials announced last month.
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Brown residents file for unionization, gear up for elections
By Ethan Schenker and Claire Song | November 21Residents and fellows at four Brown-affiliated hospitals filed to unionize Friday. It’s the group’s first steps to holding elections that, if successful, would result in 950 physicians joining thousands of other unionized doctors nationwide.
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City of Providence, RIDE reach agreement on school funding
By Ciara Meyer | November 20On Wednesday, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and the Rhode Island Department of Education reached a deal on how much the City must increase funding for the Providence Public School District. The deal still needs to be formalized in writing. The parties expect to announce the details of the agreement ...
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Brown medical residents at RI hospitals seek unionization
By Ethan Schenker and Claire Song | November 19Nine hundred and fifty medical residents and fellows at four hospitals affiliated with Brown’s Warren Alpert School of Medicine are seeking union representation, according to public filings with the National Labor Relations Board.
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RI awarded $24 million in federal funding for energy bill assistance to low-income households
By Ivy Huang | November 18Late last month, U.S. Representative Gabe Amo (D-R.I. 1) announced that Rhode Island was awarded $24 million in federal funding through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
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Brown University Labor and Delivery Center exceeds funding goals, will open in spring
By Nora Rowe | November 18The funding campaign for Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island’s new 20-room labor and delivery center has exceeded its $35 million goal, hospital officials announced last week.
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Ocean State Spice & Tea Merchants brings loose-leaf tea, spice blends to Providence
By Michelle Bi | November 17After a three-week-long soft launch and a great deal of community excitement, Ocean State Spice & Tea Merchants officially opened its doors in Wayland Square on Nov. 9.
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Advocates call on Governor McKee to declare homelessness state of emergency
By Sanai Rashid | November 15On Wednesday afternoon, close to 30 housing advocates and unhoused community members gathered at the Rhode Island State House to demand that Governor Dan McKee declare Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis a state of emergency.
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RISD’s Reharvest-Repair hopes to challenge material and aesthetic values regarding waste
By Joy Chen | November 15Discombobulated chairs displayed on the walls of a converted church, abstract contraptions made from upcycled wood and the energetic chatter of passionate artists, designers and community members — this was the atmosphere of the Repair Atelier during the Rhode Island School of Design’s Reharvest-Repair’s ...
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Four individuals arrested for elder fraud amid rising cases in RI
By Lev Kotler-Berkowitz | November 14In early March, a pair of Warwick grandparents gave up over $18,000 to cover what they thought was their grandson’s bail.
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Providence Public School District agrees to new settlement with DOJ over programming for multilingual learners
By Ciara Meyer | November 13The United States Department of Justice and Providence Public School District entered into a new settlement agreement regarding services for multilingual learners on Wednesday.
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RIPTA is set on building a bus hub, but advocates worry about funding it
By Mikayla Kennedy | November 13A nearly decade-long debate over where the Rhode Island Public Transport Authority should construct its new bus hub may come to a close as early as the end of the month. But many questions — including how much the hub will cost and what complications might be associated with its cost — may ...
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Florence, Friendship and Flooding: Splendor of Florence Festival returns to Providence
By Maya Kelly | November 13In 1998, former Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci, Jr. signed a friendship pact with Leonardo Domenici, then-mayor of Florence, Italy. To celebrate this pact, Cianci commissioned Joyce Acciaioli Rudge to put on the first Splendor of Florence Festival, 25 years ago.
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Court finds City must provide additional funding to Providence Public School District
By Allyson Chen, Ciara Meyer and Mikayla Kennedy | November 13Two new rulings by the Rhode Island Superior Court mean that the city will be required to provide additional funding to the Providence Public School District. The rulings follow a case brought by the city against the state Department of Education.
