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RIPTA boss hopeful driver raises will prevent service cuts
The board governing RIPTA voted Thursday to increase driver salaries 16.6% from a starting pay of $21.71 per hour to $25.33. The pay raise is intended to address a driver shortage at the agency....
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Providence planners have released a new map showing how the city will grow
Once per decade, the city planners and lawmakers in Providence get a chance to rewrite the plan that guides how neighborhoods are shaped, efforts to control housing costs, and where commercial real...
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Additional teachers to face job insecurity in Providence
Hundreds of teachers across the Providence Public School District have received letters called “displacement notices,” informing them that they will not be guaranteed their current job next year and...
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RIPTA staves off service cuts — for now
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced today it will postpone implementing unpopular bus service cuts that had originally been planned for early spring. The agency, which planned the cuts...
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Secretary Buttigieg calls 2-year timeline for bridge repairs “aggressive”
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited the Washington Bridge in Providence on Tuesday, days after the news that the westbound side of the bridge must be demolished and rebuilt due to...
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ABC6 employees vote to form union
Creative and production staff members at local television news station ABC6 won their union election Monday night 22-3, with two abstentions. The ABC6 unit is now part of the Communications’ Workers...
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What Providence’s proposed zoning changes would mean for your neighborhood
The City of Providence’s Planning Department has released a new map showing proposed changes in growth and density in the city under its draft comprehensive plan. According to the city’s Planning...
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Providence mayor announces plans to remove bike lanes amid pushback
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley today announced official plans to remove the bike lanes from South Water Street. Smiley wants to add in an extra lane of vehicular traffic, which he says will help...
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Providence’s City Council, hundreds of residents oppose mayor’s plan to...
More than 100 members of the public poured into Providence City Council chambers Thursday night to oppose Mayor Brett Smiley’s plan to remove bike lanes from South Water Street and replace them with...
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At Angelo’s, traditions old and new mingle to keep the 100-year-old...
Over the weekend, Angelo’s Civita Farnese restaurant on Federal Hill in Providence held its 100th birthday party. During the Friday kick-off for the weekend’s festivities, the restaurant was...
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Highlights from Smiley’s balanced budget
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley unveiled his proposed budget for 2025 on Wednesday evening, proposing a 3% increase from last year’s budget of $598.6 million. Although the budget, which the mayor says...
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A newly created police team will seek to crack down on ATV usage in Providence
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has introduced a new initiative to tackle illegal ATV activity in the city. As of April 5, the city has dedicated a police team to investigating and seizing the vehicles....
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New report shows low-income students among those most impacted by pandemic
A newly released report card for Rhode Island schools shows student outcomes following the on-set of the pandemic have been grim. Performance is down across the board, but the gap is widening for...
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RISD workers will continue striking, after inconclusive discussions
Rhode Island School of Design’s custodians, groundskeepers and movers will continue striking after discussions with the school on April 12 did not lead to an agreement on wages. The workers have been...
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RISD and Teamsters move tentatively toward finish line
The local 251 chapter of the Teamsters, a union representing 62 Rhode Island School of Design custodians, groundskeepers and movers, met with RISD administrators on April 13 to continue contract...
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Strike ends as workers, RISD reach tentative agreement
The union representing RISD custodians, groundskeepers and movers said Monday evening that it reached a tentative agreement with the school, following a more than two-week long strike. The 62 striking...
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RISD workers unanimously approve union contract
RISD custodians, groundskeepers and movers belonging to the Teamsters local 251 union have unanimously approved their first contract with the school, according to union representatives from the...
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Mayor Smiley proposes more money for police, lower taxes for commercial...
On April 25, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced the first budget of his mayoral term, proposing to increase city spending from $567.3 million to more than $585 million. Some of his priorities...
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A Rhode Island rule keeps people on probation stuck in a cycle of...
On March 28, 2023, a prison guard was waiting outside a room in Rhode Island Hospital. The cogs of justice had been churning in the background for weeks, and the day had arrived: after months of being...
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Bail reform advocates block jail bus from leaving RI courthouse
Activists met May 18 at the 6th District Courthouse in Providence to protest a Rhode Island rule that allows judges to decide whether people who allegedly violate probation can receive bail. At the...
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