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upriseri.com > article > middletown-planning-board-splits-on-wave-avenue-pool-plan-after-hotel-discloses-five-unpermitted-rooms

Middletown Board Splits on Wave Avenue Hotel Pool Plan

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (908+ words) The Middletown Planning Board granted variances allowing 60.6% lot coverage and legalized five hotel rooms the applicant said operated without zoning approval for years. Every vote was split. A Wave Avenue hotel can build a pool and deck with more than…...

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upriseri.com > article > jamestown-clerk-statewide-recount-prep-squeezes-ballot-deadline-for-november-election

Jamestown Clerk: Recount Prep Squeezes Ballot Deadline

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (543+ words) The Jamestown Board of Canvassers was told Friday that the state is preparing for a manual recount in the Republican primary for governor, with the clerk reporting a margin of roughly 238 to 248 votes and a mail-ballot deadline a week later....

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upriseri.com > article > recap-jamestown-canvassers-certify-november-ballot-order-accept-4-provisional-ballots-push-for-printed-sample-ballots

Jamestown Board Certifies November Town Council Ballot

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (690+ words) The Jamestown Board of Canvassers certified five town council candidates for the November 3 ballot, accepted four provisional ballots, and pushed to get sample ballots printed before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters will see five town council candidates on the…...

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upriseri.com > article > recap-middletown-planning-board-approves-wave-avenue-hotel-pool-backs-housing-concept-delays-inclusionary-zoning

Middletown Board OKs Wave Avenue Hotel Pool, Delays Zoning

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (517+ words) Middletown's Planning Board approved a hotel pool and deck on Wave Avenue, including permits for five rooms an attorney said were never authorized, and delayed its inclusionary zoning recommendation to October. A Wave Avenue hotel gains a pool, deck, 12 parking…...

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upriseri.com > features > primary-2026

Winners without majorities

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1015+ words) Uprise RI feature · 2026 Democratic primary · unofficial results Each oval = 791 registered voters. 1,000 ovals = everyone. Everyone who could vote Rhode Islanders were registered to vote on Tuesday. That is the whole page of ovals. Every one of them will have the Democratic…...

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upriseri.com > article > barrington-examines-zoning-barriers-to-new-housing

Barrington Zoning Workshop Focuses on Affordable Homes

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1234+ words) Barrington will host a public workshop on September 28 to explore how local zoning rules affect housing production and affordability. The town currently stands well below the state's 10% affordable housing benchmark at 3.70%. With Barrington's median home price at $755,000 and affordable housing…...

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upriseri.com > article > three-democratic-incumbents-lose-primaries

RI Primary: McKee, Smiley, Grebien Lose Renomination

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (809+ words) Helena Foulkes defeated Gov. Dan McKee, David Morales defeated Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, and Adam Greenman defeated Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien in Wednesday's Democratic primaries. Results remain unofficial pending certification. The primary replaced three sitting Rhode Island leaders on the…...

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upriseri.com > article > foulkes-denies-mckee-the-democratic-nomination

Foulkes Defeats McKee in RI Democratic Primary

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (741+ words) Helena Buonanno Foulkes defeated Gov. Dan McKee in Wednesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary, denying a sitting governor his party's nomination. The state's results remained unofficial as of this morning. Rhode Island's next governor will inherit the Washington Bridge replacement, housing costs…...

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upriseri.com > article > about-1600-still-barred-from-ri-ballots

About 1,600 Barred From Voting in RI Prisons

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (227+ words) The Sentencing Project used the eve of Rhode Island's primary to press the state to let people serving felony sentences vote. Its latest estimate puts that group at about 1,600 — and changing the rule would take a voter-approved constitutional amendment. Rhode…...

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upriseri.com > article > the-do-not-call-list-wont-save-you-from-campaign-texts

Rhode Island Political Texts: Why Do Not Call Won't Help

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (476+ words) State law already bars unsolicited commercial texts to Rhode Islanders, but nothing at the state or federal level gives voters a reliable way to stop campaign texts once they've said no. Whether that changes depends on choices at the FCC,…...