From voting rights, healthcare and housing to minimum wage, several new laws from the State House went into effect on Jan. 1. Here’s a summary of the legislation and how they will impact Rhode Islander in the new year.
Rhode Island’s Plastic Waste Reduction Act went into effect Jan. 1, banning R.I. retail establishments from providing single-use plastic bags to customers at the point of sale.
The metro section writers and editors share their favorite spots and Providence and community stories from this year and their time at The Herald.
On Nov. 2, Mayor Brett Smiley’s administration had requested that the city’s Board of Contract and Supply consider the allocation of $3.35 million to United Way of Rhode Island, a nonprofit organization that focuses on advancing racial equity.
Earlier this fall, Brown announced that it would enter an agreement to strengthen its existing affiliation with Lifespan, the largest hospital system in Rhode Island, starting in 2024.
Southside Community Land Trust manages over 60 community gardens and urban farms throughout Rhode Island.
Vendors sell a wide array of goods at The Providence Flea’s holiday markets.
Community members raise concerns over definition’s applications, cite lack of specific regulations
On Friday, 14 organizations from across Providence and over 50 protestors gathered at the Rhode Island State House to “Get Loud for Gaza,” showing support for Palestine and calling for a permanent ceasefire. Demonstrators called on the Rhode Island congressional delegation to voice support for a ...
On Saturday morning around 11 a.m., roughly 30 community members joined organizers from Climate Action Rhode Island — a local affiliate of the international 350.org climate movement — to protest at JPMorgan Chase Bank in Barrington. The protestors demanded that Chase divest from the fossil fuels ...
Providence Streets Coalition released their PVD Crash Data, which includes an interactive map of traffic incidents spanning 13 years of traffic data.
Symposium Books, an independent bookstore in downtown Providence, is looking forward to celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024.
Overdose prevention centers are not associated with increased crime or disorder, despite safety concerns surrounding the sites, according to a recent study co-led by a Brown researcher.
A suspect was arrested Sunday for the shooting of three Palestinian-American college students in Burlington, Vermont, according to the Burlington Police Department. The shooting occurred Saturday evening, and the victims include Brown undergraduate Hisham Awartani ’25, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen ...
With significant development across the district, and in the broader Jewelry District neighborhood, The Herald mapped out the 21 parcels of District land, compiling proposal and construction updates from the last 12 years.
Brassil Memorial Park is undergoing a redesign by the city, and will feature new play structures, paved areas and rain gardens.
The second-ever Rhode Island Ripper, a bouldering competition organized by the Ladies Climbing Coalition, took place Sunday at Lincoln Woods.
A man was shot outside the Islamic Center of Rhode Island Friday afternoon.
More than 50 Providence residents gathered Monday across the street from three Angell Street houses to oppose their demolition.
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