The students have been asking the school to divest from funds that are invested in what they call Israeli oppression of Palestinians. A group of 41 students from Brown University who were set to come back early from winter break to make their arraignment dates will no longer have to. Their lawyer wrote in an email to […]
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After 43 years on the job, Providence Patrolman Frank Moody calls it a day
You see a lot of things in 43 years as a patrolman with the Providence Police Department. But one thing that Officer Frank Moody did not expect to find was a tryst between two members of rival gangs at an out of the way eatery in a plush part of the East Side. “You talk […]
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First day of free ferry service between Bristol and Providence sees low ridership, but enthusiastic passengers
Dec. 21 was the opening day of a free ferry between Bristol and Providence. The state started the temporary service to help ease traffic following the closure of the I-195 Bridge connecting the east bay and Providence. It was a brisk but still dawn in Providence as the first passengers filtered off the first boat […]
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RIDOT closing I-195 West on the Washington Bridge
The westbound side of the Washington Bridge carrying I-195 between East Providence and Providence is closed, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) said in an “emergency announcement” Monday afternoon. The closure is due to “a critical failure of some bridge components,” the agency said. The components were part of the original Washington Bridge, built […]
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Brown president shouted off microphone as vigil turns to protest
A vigil meant to honor Hisham Awartani, a Palestinian student at Brown who was wounded in a shooting in Vermont, turned into a protest, with dozens of students asking the school to call for a ceasefire and to divest from companies profiting off the violence in the Palestinian territories.
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Providence city councilor wants to save three historic College Hill homes from demolition
City Councilor John Goncalves says that, while contractors are legally allowed to demolish the buildings, residents deserve to know more about plans for the site before that happens.
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Brown University faculty push for charges against student protesters to be dropped
Twenty Jewish students at Brown University face up to a year in jail following their arrest in a protest last Wednesday against their administration’s stance on Israel. Now, their professors want the university to ask for charges against the students to be dismissed.
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City of Providence wants to hear your ideas for a new comprehensive plan
The City of Providence is in the process of making a new comprehensive plan – a roadmap for the city’s development over the next ten years and beyond. Providence residents have until Saturday, Nov. 4 to share their ideas around housing, transportation, sustainability, economic development, and community well-being. Morning host Luis Hernandez spoke about the process with City Planning Director Joe Mulligan.
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United Way expected to administer more Providence reparations funds
Mayor Smiley wants to send a third of the city’s $10 million in reparations funds to the nonprofit.
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Miguel Sanchez fired from Gov. McKee’s office for pro-Palestinian tweets
The 25-year-old, who is also a Providence city councilor, says he was told he could either resign or be fired after decrying Israel’s actions against Palestinians.