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Mayor Michelle Wu speaks first during the Barney Frank Celebration of Life ceremony at Faneuil Hall.

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Politics + Justice

Barney Frank is remembered as funny and fierce, a fighter for underdogs

The former congressman, whose district included New Bedford and other South Coast communities, was remembered as brilliant, fearless, funny and deeply committed to public service

June 9, 2026

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Eve Zuckoff

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Climate + Environment

What’s a more sustainable way to store our cheese?

In part two of Possibly’s series on the dairy industry, we’re turning our attention to an age-old method used to efficiently store cheese

June 9, 2026

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Samantha Zhang

State Rep. Stephen Casey confers with House Speaker Chris Blazejewski during a budget debate on the House floor on June 5, 2026.

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Politics + Justice

Five things to know about Rhode Island’s next state budget

A $15.2 billion budget approved by the House would raise taxes on millionaires, create a state inspector general’s office and preserve Rhode Island’s 2033 renewable energy target

June 8, 2026

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Ian Donnis

FILE - President Barack Obama presents a National Humanities Medal to author, historian and Brown University professor emeritus, Gordon Wood, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 2, 2011.

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News + Culture

Gordon Wood, renowned Brown historian, dies at 92 after being struck by car in East Providence

The Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar of the American Revolution taught at Brown University for decades and was one of the country’s most influential historians

June 8, 2026

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Hillel Italie

June 8, 2026

Ann Hagan Webb, the sister of state Rep. Carol McEntee, is a prominent survivor of clergy sex abuse.

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Politics + Justice

Rhode Island moves to give sex abuse survivors another chance for accountability

The legislation comes after a scathing report that detailed decades of clergy abuse and potential cover-ups within the Diocese of Providence

June 8, 2026

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Jeremy Bernfeld

The Rhode Island Foundation building in Providence is pictured in this April 2026 photo.

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Politics + Justice

TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for June 5, 2026

Why is progress on the state’s top hurdles so elusive?

June 5, 2026

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Ian Donnis

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Health

Rhode Island’s primary care shortage: The doctor won’t see you now

A new state report lays out the numbers behind a familiar problem: fewer doctors, longer waits and growing barriers to care

June 4, 2026

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David Wright

Anne Scurria and the cast of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group

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Weekend 401

Theater reviews: A Bob Dylan jukebox musical and a Tennessee Williams classic | Weekend 401

Wilbury’s ‘Girl from the North Country’ brings Bob Dylan’s music to a moving Great Depression-era story, while the Gamm’s ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ delivers big performances for a towering classic

June 4, 2026

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Mareva Lindo

The Rhode Island Foundation's David Cicilline, left, poses with Ocean State Media's Ian Donnis in studio on June 2, 2026.

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One on One with Ian Donnis

‘Funding is foundational’: Cicilline says Rhode Island’s school formula needs fixing

The Rhode Island Foundation CEO says fixing the state’s school funding formula is urgent for students, the economy and Rhode Island’s future

June 3, 2026

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Ian Donnis