@BostonGlobe reporter covering Rhode Island. Former @projo columnist, reporter. @FiveFreedoms board member. @NewhouseSU grad. Runner. Big fan of Benny's.
Providence, RI
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.@RIHEALTH warns that a raccoon in the Hope Street area of PVD tested positive for rabies this week
.@SenJackReed joined in a dance celebration during a ceremony marking the expansion of the @EdesiaNutrition factory in North Kingstown, R.I. Afterward, he joked, "First, let me put to rest the idea that I will be starring in 'Dancing with the Stars.' " bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m…
“If a road is blocked, we have planes, we have ferries, we have everything...to make sure food makes it to where it needs to go” @EdesiaNutrition's @navyn_salem said. “We have to do it all. Children can’t wait and nobody else is going to show up to do it.”
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Here’s what Rhode Islanders need to earn to affordably buy a home, town by town -- Rhode Map by @DanMcGowan bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m… via @BostonGlobe
UPDATED: On Friday, the RI Democratic Party State executive committee voted to elect Furtado as party chairwoman. And the co-chairs of the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Caucus issued a statement supporting her. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m…
.@RIBLIA_Caucus: "This is especially exciting for the RIBLIA Caucus since Rep. Furtado has made history as the first Latina women to hold the position and we look forward to working with her to continue to advance the policies and initiatives that will benefit every RI resident.”
RI Democratic Party executive committee votes to make Rep. Jenni A. Furtado, D-East Providence, the new party chairwoman, replacing Liz Beretta-Perik, who resigned after her husband was indicted on fraud charges.
.@EdesiaNutrition expands R.I. factory making therapeutic food for malnourished children, despite Trump foreign aid cuts
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m… via @BostonGlobe
Edward Fitzpatrick retweeted
New: Rhode Island filed a lawsuit against Meta on Thursday, becoming the first state to sue the social media company over allegations that it failed to curtail advertisements that peddled fraudulent products and financial scams to users on its platforms.
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…
By @jonchesto -- @Hasbro moving from Pawtucket to Boston to get closer to universities, airport bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/b… via @BostonGlobe
By @alexspeier -- When the Rays or Brewers win their first World Series, a former PawSox announcer will be on the call
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/s… via @BostonGlobe
Edward Fitzpatrick retweeted
The elusive first Rhode Island Costco is coming to the site of the former Smithfield Peat Co. on Rt. 116, according to the town council president bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…
By @chris_m_gavin -- Historic Providence theater demolished for a parking lot bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m… via @BostonGlobe
.@SenJackReed reacts to video of ICE detaining a man in PVD with two children in his arms. "Surely we can acknowledge that traumatizing toddlers on the streets of Providence is a betrayal of our values as Americans," he said. "Professional law enforcement don’t behave this way"
By @OhNoCastro -- Rhode Island Hospital resident physicians ratify first union contract bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
Former President @BarackObama backs Democrat @HelenaBFoulkes for RI governor, saying, "With continued attacks trying to undermine the Affordable Care Act, it is critical that she wins this race; she’s the only candidate who will defend the ACA and help families afford healthcare"
By @Giuliamcdnr -- ‘Help’: ICE agents attempt to arrest father in Providence as his children cling to him
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
State Rep. Jenni A. Furtado, an East Providence Democrat who was RI’s first Peruvian-American elected official, has been tapped to replace Liz Beretta-Perik, who resigned after her husband’s indictment on fraud charges bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
Key takeaways from the final R.I. governor’s debate. Democrat @HelenaBFoulkes, independent @KenBlockRI, and Republican @GuckianRI squared off on issues ranging from energy policy to housing bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
By @AmandaMilkovits -- R.I. bishop who oversaw priests accused of sexual abuse faces accusations. The alleged victim, now 56, said he had not talked about his experience before. “Who’s going to believe a 13-year-old?” he said.
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
