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Stop & Shop closures; Ruggerio's absence; RI's quirky gems: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of May 19, supported by your subscriptions. Residents of one Jamestown neighborhood say they've been hung out to dry by their town, denied access to municipal water after their wells failed. Why did Town Council members – all of whom are connected to town water – unanimously reject tie-in applications from four homeowners whose million-dollar houses are now virtually uninhabitable? The Hummel Report explains the latest developments in this long-simmering dispute.
Rhode Island To Celebrate Juneteenth As A State Holiday
Juneteenth, which has been historically connected to Texas since its inception, has been receiving more widespread celebration since the day was made a national holiday in 2021. Rhode Island will celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time in its history. In 2023, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee...
NBC 10 I-Team: Grand jury indicts woman accused in Sabina Matos election signature scandal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A Rhode Island grand jury has indicted the woman at the center of the Sabina Matos election signature scandal last summer. 52-year-old Holly McClaren of Providence appeared in court this morning. She’s charged with falsely certifying nomination papers and filing false documents with a public...
North Broadway exit on Henderson Bridge rotary opens Friday. What to know.
EAST PROVIDENCE − A new arm of the Henderson Bridge roundabout in East Providence will open Friday afternoon, before the evening rush hour, opening traffic to and from North Broadway (Route 152) via the Henderson Expressway. The connection to the Henderson Expressway from the roundabout is the last entrance...
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