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Chip, the Rhode Island FC harbor seal mascot, will be visiting Providence libraries this summer.

What’s On in June at the Community Libraries of Providence

We highlight a few of the many events happening across the Community Libraries of Providence – from summer reading programs to summer concerts. Plus: a community action (book) club for teens at the Wanskuck Library

New Bedford’s Star Store Sold for $1 to Developer of Artists’ Housing

A deed filed on Thursday shows that the Star Store’s longtime owner, Paul Downey, is transferring the downtown property to the Arts & Business Council Of Greater Boston. New Bedford’s mayor will announce the redevelopment plans at a press conference Monday morning

Rhode Island is one of 30 states that require wages higher than the federal minimum, which is $7.25 an hour, and was last raised in 2009.

Six Candidates Signal Intent to Run for Rhode Island Senate Seat

Special election fills unexpired term of late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio

The VETS, shown center left in a view from the Rhode Island State, is among the venues that would be affected by a bill that would allow municipalities to add a $2-per-ticket tax for venues with more than 800 seats.

Opponents Put in Their Two Cents on a Proposed $2 Event Ticket Tax at Rhode Island House Panel Hearing

Bill was designed with Providence in mind but would authorize any municipality to adopt local tax

Mac's Seafood President, CEO and Chef Mac Hay shucks oysters at Mac’s Fish House Provincetown.

Tariff Uncertainty, Canadian Boycott Have Cape Cod Businesses Wary as Summer Begins

Business owners hope for a strong season but say instability — from lobster exports to Canadian travel — is making 2025 especially unpredictable

James Henriksen with Colorado State University, holds up a water sample for Harvard colleague Braden Tierney. The bag is teeming with microbes that they hope may help solve some of humanity's big problems.

These Researchers Think the Sludge in Your Home May Help Save the Planet

There are places where the Earth's inner rumblings burble to the surface — like Iron Spring, located just outside the bustling town of Manitou Springs in…

Some of the U.S. Could See the Northern Lights Due to a Geomagnetic Storm

A powerful geomagnetic storm in the forecast for Sunday night could make the colorful northern lights visible across parts of the U.S., according to the…

Brown University Police Arrests are Not Public. ACLU Lawsuit Looks to Change That

Complaint centers on two journalists denied arrest reports by campus police under loophole in public records law

The Star Store once housed UMass Dartmouth's arts college, which closed abruptly in 2023.

Nonprofit Plans Community Process to Reimagine New Bedford’s Star Store

At a press conference announcing plans to reopen the building’s art studios, the new owner asked local artists to get involved in planning the renovation

After Losing Benefits, Striking Butler Hospital Workers March on Care New England HQ

Negotiations set to resume with federal mediator on Wednesday as strike enters third week

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