Showing posts with label Central Falls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central Falls. Show all posts
Saturday, February 21, 2026

Magaziner visits ICE detainees at the Wyatt.

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Will his fellow congressmen follow suit? by Philip Eil, Rhode Island Current U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner paid an unannounced visit to Rhode Is...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Trump goes nuts against Canada - again

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Trump threatens to block new Gordie Howe Bridge unless Canada solves all his grievances By Will Collette This is the actual image Trump uses...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Catholic Bishop of Providence leads saying the Rosary outside prison for immigrants in Central Falls

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Catholics lead protest in opposition to U.S. immigration policies outside the Wyatt Detention Center Steve Ahlquist “Migration h...
Monday, June 2, 2025

UPDATED: Dept. of Homeland Security puts R.I. on notice as a ‘sanctuary jurisdiction.’

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It’s unclear why Trump is targeting us By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Yet another bizarre AI-image posted by Trump UPDATE: In an...
Friday, October 18, 2024

If you have a low to moderate income, where can you afford to live in RI?

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Zero RI communities have affordable homes for a household earning under $100K  Charlestown came in at #24 among 39 RI cities and towns by Ja...
Friday, September 6, 2024

Thank you, George

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Rhode Island labor leader George Nee announces his retirement By Will Collette The day after Labor Day, RI AFL-CIO President George Nee anno...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

What the new Kids Count annual report says about Charlestown

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Under the CCA, kids DIDN'T count By Will Collette Kids Count Rhode Island is a non-profit organization largely known for its exhaustive ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Charlestown's Rep. Tina Spears co-sponsors school lunch bill

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Rep. Caldwell introduces universal free school lunch bill Rep. Justine Caldwell has introduced legislation to make school lunch free for all...
Monday, October 17, 2022

CHARIHO to receive support under new state fund

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RIDE Launches $15 Million 21 st Century Technology and Equipment Fund   elearninginfographics.com State and local officials announced a $...
Monday, September 5, 2022

The case for Diossa

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“Economic development” or economic development? By  Tom Sgouros in UpRiseRI Through years of watching changes in Rhode Island economic ...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

What’s Coming at Us in Rhode Island – Covid, Omicron, Division and Democracy

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“This will happen because two governors valued commerce over human life.” By  Dr. Michael Fine, MD in UpRiseRI GoLocal graphic Michael ...
Monday, November 8, 2021

More misadventures in economic development…

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“The obsession with growing the economy for the wealthiest is what is killing the planet” By  Greg Gerritt in UpRiseRI It has recently ...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

Population density and virus strains will affect how regions can resume normal life

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Harder to return to normal in, for example, Central Falls than Charlestown University of Wisconsin-Madison Charlestown has had 322 c...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Westerly Land Trust one of three ECRI grantees

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Environment Council of Rhode Island announces winners of the 2021 Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education grants Environment Council of Rh...
Friday, July 24, 2020

Rhode Island to sue Trump over census memo

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Constitution requires ALL people to be counted By Steve Ahlquist  for UpRiseRI In response to United States President  Donald T...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Short Takes: how RI is coping with the pandemic

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Cases up in Charlestown and the rest of coastal RI as beaches fill up By Will Collette By   Mike Luckovich ,  Atlanta Journal-Const...