Ben Berke

Reporter

Ben covers everything for Ocean State Media, as long as it’s a good story. His work appears across television, radio, social media, and our website. He joined the station in 2021 after a stint in newspapers, and now handles our metro beat in Providence. His assignments have taken our audience to jails, city halls, fishing boats, factories, museums, bakeries, environmental cleanup sites and a clambake.

Recently published
All 73 of the unionized food and beverage workers at T.F. Green Airport refused to work on Thursday, saying they haven’t received a pay raise in two years from Grove Bay Concessations, which operates the airport’s restaurants and bars
The city says the price of one firetruck rose 63.5% in three years as manufacturers consolidated the industry, shared pricing information and delayed deliveries
A beloved historic sign, saved from the scrap heap, faces a steep financial road back to the city skyline
The City Council failed to overturn the mayor’s veto of the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, which aimed to cap annual rent increases at 4% in most city apartments
Providence City Councilor Ana Vargas supported rent control during her election campaign. As she prepared to vote on it, she received the largest political donations of her career