.Governor Dan McKee and Mayor Don Grebien have reached out to Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks and have asked for a meeting. "Mayor Grebien and I agree — it's all hands on deck to keep Hasbro in Pawtucket," the governor said tonight. Boston Globe Rhode Island bostonglobe.com/2024/09/16/met…

New: A hooded seal, a rare species for the waters of southern New England, was seen on the banks of the Providence River last week and is now being treated at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut after she was stress-eating rocks. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

Providence school officials have been tight-lipped for days after IT shut down the network last Wednesday. Schools have no internet and an "analysis" is underway to figure out what happened Providence police are not investigating, according to city hall bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

NEW: The Rhode Island Department of Housing is expected to acquire the shuttered Charlesgate nursing home in Providence for $6.85 million within the next 10 days. via The Boston Globe Boston Globe Rhode Island bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

HBO is casting extras for ‘The Gilded Age’ in R.I. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

Six men were indicted by a federal grand jury in connection to an alleged cockfighting operation that included a series of fights hosted inside a Providence home in 2022. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

SCOOP: If Hasbro toys does leave Rhode Island, it might not be for "at least 18 months," according to a message CEO Chris Cocks sent to all employees, which was obtained by Boston Globe Rhode Island More: bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

A lawyer for candidate Cathyann Palocsik said it’s too late to correct that “fatal” error. “As Carole King once said, ‘It’s too late, and you can’t just fake it,” lawyer Nicholas Gorham said Tuesday. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met… via The Boston Globe

Rhode Island has halted demolition of the Washington Bridge on I-195 West to "preserve evidence" in the lawsuit. It's not clear what exactly prompted this, since defendants were given a chance to inspect the bridge prior to demolition bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/met…

An early 1900s boathouse-turned-residence designed by famed architect Irving Gill with sweeping waterfront views along Newport’s picturesque Ocean Avenue has sold for nearly $10 million. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/18/met…

Threats, resignations, and allegations from the beyond: A host of controversies is haunting R.I.’s ‘Conjuring House’ bostonglobe.com/2024/09/18/met…

From Dan McGowan: "Rhode Island leaders have been caught flat-footed by Hasbro’s potential move" "It’s both depressing and unsurprising that no one seemed to know Hasbro has been flirting with Boston." bostonglobe.com/2024/09/18/met…

The Vance campaign provided the Wall Street Journal with a police report to prove their claims about cat-eating Haitians in Springfield. The WSJ spoke to the woman who filed it, who said she later found her cat alive and well in her basement. She also apologized to her Haitian

How the National Parks Service is recognizing WWII contributions from this R.I. town bostonglobe.com/2024/09/18/met…

Breaking: Providence police have charged Nelson Pires, father of 7-year-old Ny'Eil, killed in a shooting on Aug. 29, with two counts of child endangerment and driving on a suspended license. Nelson argued with two men only moments before they opened fire, police have alleged.

Survey: At least 23 percent of New Englanders know someone with an opioid addiction bostonglobe.com/2024/09/18/met…

The father of a 7-year-old Providence girl who was fatally shot last month has been arrested and charged with child endangerment, authorities said. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/18/met…

From Omar Mohammed: The Fed just cut rates. Here is what it means for Rhode Island bostonglobe.com/2024/09/19/met…

🎙️Paid family leave, millionaire's tax among Institute's priorities for RI legislature. On the #RIReport podcast, EconomicProgressRI’s Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies Nelson-Davies talks about being “the people’s lobbyists” and previews priorities for upcoming legislative session bostonglobe.com/2024/09/19/met…

A Providence father is accused of starting a fight that led to the fatal shooting of his daughter bostonglobe.com/2024/09/19/met…