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@BostonGlobe reporter covering Rhode Island (@Globe_RI) | Past: @TheMessenger, @BostonDotCom, @Milforddaily | News/Music guy | [email protected]
RI | Past: Long Island, Boston
Joined September 2012
It's (officially) my first day @Globe_RI! . Please send all Rhode Island-news tips (and things you love about RI): christopher.gavin@globe.com.
Some personal news: Thrilled to say that next month, I'll be joining @BostonGlobe as the express desk reporter for @Globe_RI!. I couldn't be more excited to be joining the incredible team the Globe has built in Providence and look forward to the stories we'll tell together.
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In a settlement reached with the ACLU of RI, Smithfield School District will, on its social media accounts, unblock a local critic of the school system and will pay $12,000 in attorneys’ fees and court costs.
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A R.I. man was arrested after allegedly throwing Cape Verdean flag to the ground and stomping on it. Authorities in East Providence found the man with a 6-inch knife and a Nazi flag when he was arrested, officials said.
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RT @FitzProv: 🎙️Podcast: How Trump's cuts are affecting public research universities like @universityofri. While the focus is on Harvard, U….
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These are some of the best beaches around New England, according to Globe staffers.
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A RI teenager detained by ICE in March is now scheduled to have an immigration court hearing on her request for US asylum status in September. ICE moved her to Colorado, just days before a previously scheduled hearing last month in Massachusetts.
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RT @FitzProv: R.I. to join N.H. with ban on deepfakes within 90 days of elections unless disclosed. The R.I. law passed just before the US….
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Within 7 seconds of throwing open his cruiser door, a Pawtucket Police officer shot across a wide intersection, wounding a mentally disabled man holding a toy gun. What the newly released edited police videos show (and don't):.W/ @amandamilkovits.
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Years in the making, Amazon unveils new facility, touting 1,500 jobs and millions in tax revenue for Johnston, R.I.
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Under an agreement with RI DEM, the public will be able to return to URI’s historic Alton Jones forested 2,300-acre campus in West Greenwich for the first time since 2020. “It’s a huge opportunity," DEM Director Terry Gray told me.
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OPINION: ICE deported my husband. Our everything is gone, and we are unraveling.
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Eva Erickson was the second-place finisher on “Survivor” and the first openly autistic person to compete on the popular reality TV show. She’s also pursuing a PhD at Brown University. Here's why she's studying seal whiskers for the US Navy:.
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RT @StephMachado: BREAKING: Providence Sgt. Joseph Hanley will be restored to active duty as a police officer, a panel of officers has rule….
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RIPTA officials said the agency has narrowed its budget gap thanks to savings such as a favorable lock on diesel fuel prices, but it will still face fare increases, service cuts, and potential layoffs to cover the remaining balance.
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Happy Springsteen Tracks II Day to all who celebrate.
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RI Gov McKee signed into law a bill banning the sale, purchase, and manufacture of assault-style weapons – considered a compromise measure that lawmakers said moves the state forward, despite falling short of prohibiting the possession of such firearms.
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RT @FitzProv: By @AlexaGagosz -- Trinity Brewhouse, a mainstay in downtown Providence, sold to local owners
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RT @StephMachado: NEW: The Providence City Council is proposing new property tax rates, increasing taxes on single-family homes to more eve….
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