Wickford Junction proves a costly startup project From Route 102 in North Kingstown the 4-story building it’s hard to miss. A clock-tower overlooks brand new entrance roads, fresh landscaping and a gleaming glass elevator. The brand-new Wickford Junction commuter rail station is impressive. And it should be, with a price tag of $44 million taxpayer […]
Sex offenders living near schools despite a law requiring them to reside outside 300 feet From the back window of his house, Douglas Northup can look directly at the front door of the Anthony Carnevale Elementary School just off Harford Ave in Providence. A slight glance to the left gives him a clear view of […]
Shining spotlight on waste & corruption prompts further action Editor’s note: The Hummel Report has new information and developments on a handful of previous investigations: Living Free In the summer of 2010 we found Angela Spadoni, an employee of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, living rent-free in the caretaker’s house at Colt State […]
RI residents charged erroneous EZ Pass fees It has become a popular and efficient way to negotiate toll roads and bridges in more than a dozen states. And for many, EZ Pass is simply a matter of economics. To get across theNewportBridgeit’ll cost $4 if you pay cash. ForRhode Islandresidents with an EZ pass – […]
As RI liquor stores continue to suffer losses, legislators & MADD debate tax free days Take a ride down Route 6 in Seekonk and the sign is tough to ignore. Huge red letters just outside one package store proclaim: “No sales tax on alcohol in Mass.” If you live near the state line — and […]
Save the Bay’s Jonathan Stone turns up heat on polluter The mission seemed pretty straightforward. Three years ago, a new company called Rhode Island Recycled Metals set up shop on land adjacent to theProvidenceRiveralongAllens Avenue. In the summer of 2009, it had purchased the Juliett 484, known to most simply as The Russian Sub. The […]
Prov School Dept releases hold on high school wrestlers after educator goes public It has been an amazing transformation over the past three seasons: The Hope High School wrestling team began the year confident it would be in the hunt for a Division 2 state title — something that was unthinkable just a few years […]
Budget trimming decision leads to state squandering resources It is prime real estate, in a place where parking spots are a coveted perk: the lower lot adjacent to the Rhode Island State House, where the majority of state representatives and senators are assigned a spot. But it is not the easiest place to maneuver. And […]
Charter School head cited for chaining emergency exits while children in class’ It is just after 7 a.m. and students are starting to arrive for the day at the New England Laborer’s Construction Career Academy in Cranston. The charter school was created 10 years ago and rents space in a converted jewelry manufacturing building across […]
RI D.O.T. points finger at contractor in Barrignton Bridge debaucle. Contractor says delays, cost overages cuased by D.O.T.’s lack of initiative For years, motorists in the East Bay wondered if the new Barrington Bridge would ever be finished. After all, it was years behind schedule and more than double the original $10 million cost. In […]