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Cumberland Parents Pack Meeting to Fight Redistricting Map
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (819+ words) More than a dozen residents told the Cumberland School Committee they oppose the draft redistricting map. The committee tabled a $4,950 invoice that would bring its transportation consultant back in person October 1. No boundary change was voted on; a redistricting vote…...
Jamestown Board Certifies November Town Council Ballot
4+ hour, 53+ min 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…...
Middletown Board OKs Wave Avenue Hotel Pool, Delays Zoning
10+ hour, 56+ min 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…...
Jamestown Board Weighs Paying to Print Sample Ballots
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (526+ words) Board members said sample ballots never ran in the Jamestown Press before the September primary, and debated whether the town should buy ad space before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters may or may not see a printed sample ballot…...
Winners without majorities
2+ day, 11+ 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…...
Barrington Zoning Workshop Focuses on Affordable Homes
2+ day, 6+ 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…...
Jamestown Council Funds $275K Fort Getty Bathroom Redo
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (661+ words) Jamestown's council funded a $275,000 renovation of the Fort Getty lower bathroom, approved $192,695 for court repairs and tabled a $40,000 netting project. Fort Getty's lower bathroom is slated for a full interior rebuild; the Lawn Avenue tennis and basketball courts get a…...
RI Primary: McKee, Smiley, Grebien Lose Renomination
2+ day, 14+ 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…...
Morales Beats Smiley in Providence Mayoral Primary
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (578+ words) State Rep. David Morales defeated incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence's Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, with Smiley conceding as unofficial results still stood. Morales advances to the November 3 general election. Providence is Rhode Island's largest city, and the primary result…...
Foulkes Defeats McKee in RI Democratic Primary
2+ day, 14+ 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…...