@StephMachado

Reporter for @BostonGlobe/@Globe_RI covering Providence. Alum of @wpri12, @wvnywfff, @SyracuseU. Adjunct @myrwu. Email me: [email protected]

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Joined October 2011
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My latest column: Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…

Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket - The Boston Globe

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is offering a reminder that you can upgrade your address, but to paraphrase Jay-Z, you can’t buy class.

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From @DanMcGowan: Companies make business decisions, and Boston offers real advantages, but Pawtucket and Rhode Island don’t deserve to be treated like a sophomoric punchline. Rhode Island deserves better. trib.al/wTFrhne

Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket - The Boston Globe

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is offering a reminder that you can upgrade your address, but to paraphrase Jay-Z, you can’t buy class.

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Warwick firefighter charged felony for videotaping sex without consent. Matthew J. Cavanagh has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with video voyeurism bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m… via @BostonGlobe

Warwick firefighter charged with felony for secretly recording himself having sex - The Boston Globe

Matthew J. Cavanagh has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with video voyeurism.

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“If we had to go down to five people to put the public at ease, then we’ll go down to five people.” bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…

The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

Providence’s presumptive incoming mayor and city council president say it’s time to take the cameras down, citing data privacy concerns. But police say the technology has been vital.

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Good read from Steph
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NEW: The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence The presumptive next mayor and council president say it's time for the cameras to go Police say they've been vital in solving crimes for 4 years My latest: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…

The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

Providence’s presumptive incoming mayor and city council president say it’s time to take the cameras down, citing data privacy concerns. But police say the technology has been vital.

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Scoop in #RhodeMap this morning. Providence's superintendet is planning his exit. view.email.bostonglobe.com/?…
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NEW: The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence The presumptive next mayor and council president say it's time for the cameras to go Police say they've been vital in solving crimes for 4 years My latest: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…

The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

Providence’s presumptive incoming mayor and city council president say it’s time to take the cameras down, citing data privacy concerns. But police say the technology has been vital.

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NEW: A judge has granted a motion to push back the sentencing of Ronald L. Fischer, the former Rhode Island doctor and fugitive who spent more than 20 years on the lam, so he may be evaluated for schizophrenia, his attorney said. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m…

Ex-R.I. fugitive doctor Ronald Fischer’s sentencing delayed so he can be evaluated for schizophre...

Ronald L. Fischer, 70, will be evaluated by Paul Zeizel, a clinical and forensic psychologist who testified at Lindsay Clancy’s trial in August.

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.@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…
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My latest: A dispatch from DC. Trump calls it “Trash Island.” For some golfers, East Potomac is an oasis. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m…

Trump calls it ‘Trash Island.’ For some golfers, East Potomac is an oasis. - The Boston Globe

The president has vowed to close the affordable public golf course on November for 15 months to championship-caliber golf destination.

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“I always said it was a long shot, and I proved myself right,” Joe Paolino says of his Costco-in-the-mall idea bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…

At long last, Rhode Island will get its first Costco - The Boston Globe

The new store’s Smithfield location will afford easy access from Interstate 295, Town Council President John Tassoni said.

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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…

At long last, Rhode Island will get its first Costco - The Boston Globe

The new store’s Smithfield location will afford easy access from Interstate 295, Town Council President John Tassoni said.

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A historic Providence theater was demolished for a parking lot. It was once a marvel of its time. My latest: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…

A historic Providence theater was demolished for a parking lot. It was once a marvel of its time. -...

The former Rialto Theatre began as a church nearly 200 years ago, before moving into show business and eventually falling into disrepair.

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This R.I. bishop oversaw dozens of priests accused of sexual abuse. Now, he's accused of raping an altar boy. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe

This R.I. bishop oversaw dozens of priests accused of sexual abuse. Now he faces accusations of his...

For 25 years, Bishop Louis E. Gelineau oversaw a system where priests accused of abuse were moved from parish to parish and to treatment centers and back, keeping those incidents quiet.

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Foulkes campaign spokesperson Angelika Pellegrino said Foulkes will donate the $2,000 in contributions she received in 2021 and 2022 from Michael Perik to the Community College of Rhode Island’s Book Award Scholarship. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/m… via @BostonGlobe

R.I. Democratic Party chair resigns after husband indicted in $20 million fraud scheme - The Boston...

Both the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor had called for party chairwoman Liz Beretta-Perik to step down.

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Thank you to @StephMachado, @BiancaNBCBoston , and @nbc10_brian for participating in our media panel for the RI Civic Leadership Program. Students from across Rhode Island had the chance to ask reporters about the relationship between press and government.
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ALT Panel discussion in a legislative chamber with four speakers seated in front of an audience, surrounded by banners promoting civic engagement.

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BREAKING: R.I. Democratic Party chair resigns after spouse indicted on fraud charges bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/m… via @BostonGlobe

R.I. Democratic Party chair resigns after husband indicted in $20 million fraud scheme - The Boston...

Both the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor had called for party chairwoman Liz Beretta-Perik to step down.

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Chairwoman Perik has resigned.
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R.I. creative hub offers a model for Boston's empty commercial real estate. 50 Sims, a former textile manufacturing site in Providence, is now home to a mix of artists, small business, and job training programs bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/m… via @BostonGlobe

Can an old mill transformed into an artists’ hub offer ideas for Boston’s empty lab space? - The...

“Arts is infrastructure, and the infrastructure of the arts creates a huge economic benefit to cities,” Everett Abitbol said of 50 Sims, a former textile manufacturing site now home to a mix of...

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After this ruling, School Board President Ty'Relle Stephens says he will put the question of his own removal on this Wednesday's meeting agenda
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New in #RhodeMap today: RIDE has ruled that the Providence School Board can remove its president, but there’s a catch. view.email.bostonglobe.com/?…
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