Manuel Guzman had been having persistent back pain, serious enough to keep him out of work. But with no health coverage he hadn’t been able to see a doctor and figure out what might be causing the problem. Until last month. Guzman, who is 41, recently discovered The Rhode Island Free Clinic, which last year […]
The irony was not lost this week on many who have followed politics in Rhode Island over the years: On Tues, March 3, Former House Speaker William Murphy stood next to his former Majority Leader Gordon Fox facing questions from reporters. They were a formidable duo during their tenure at The Rhode Island State House, […]
The radio and television ads have been hard to miss: “Year one of HealthSourceRI was a success, and now it’s time to look forward to year two …” It is true that the enrollment numbers are up and 80% of those who subscribed to HealthSourceRI in 2014 signed up again. But you might have a […]
Fifteen hundred times a day on average, 911 operators ask callers if they have an emergency and whether they need police, fire or medical help. More than half a million calls last year came into the statewide E-911 center housed in the state police headquarters complex in Scituate, then were routed to the appropriate local […]
It is a graduation with no gowns, music or the obligatory walk across a stage. But for Raphael Ribera this is a major milestone in his life — and one that may well save his life. Raf, as his friends here call him, has just completed a 90-day reentry and recovery program run by The […]
With cold weather just around the corner, Bruce Moreau decided to take advantage of an unusually warm day in early October to hit the links at the Lincoln Country Club. Moreau spent the morning at his house just down the road before leaving at 1:30 and teeing off an hour later. By 6:15 he was […]
Earlier this month, a crew from Woonsocket’s Highway Department was putting final touches on the brand new United Veterans Council of Woonsocket Armed Forces Park in preparation for an official dedication on Veterans Day. Right in the middle of it all, weed whacker in hand, was one of the Public Works Department’s newest employees. Tyler […]
Going into summer 2014, Woonsocket’s unemployment rate was nearly 10 percent — well above the state average. And it was particularly tough for teenagers to find a job in a market where they were sometimes competing with unemployed adults. Tough, that is, unless you were the mayor’s son. Or one of his friends. Woonsocket’s new […]
Editor’s Note: Voters face a crowded ballot when they go to the polls on November 4 from federal races and Rhode Island general officers, down to their local offices. There are also seven referendum questions. Jim Hummel takes a look at Question 3, which would authorize the first constitutional convention in nearly 30 years. The […]
Editor’s note: As we head into the final three months of 2014, and the heart of another election season, Jim Hummel has significant updates on a handful of his investigations. FBI Focus: The feds are now asking questions after The Hummel Report profiled Andrew Winters, a veteran URI employee working with the Lesbian Gay Transgender […]