3+ day, 20+ 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…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (674+ words) A parent living across from the site of Central Falls' new pre-K-8 school told the School Board on Sept. 8 that a proposed drop-off and parking plan could remove street parking and funnel traffic through an already congested route. Families and…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (535+ words) South Kingstown is moving busing for The Prout School and Monsignor Clarke School back to an in-district contractor on Sept. 14 after a summer attempt at regional state busing fell short of the district's service standard. Families of South Kingstown students…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (503+ words) A Central Falls School Board member repeatedly pressed the district's special education director on how one teacher can support students across five subjects in the new "unified" model set to reach the high school next fall. Central Falls families with…...

3+ day, 23+ 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…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (670+ words) Middletown has announced plans for two age-specific playgrounds and outdoor courtyard classrooms at the future Valley Elementary School. The work is part of a voter-funded district overhaul scheduled to open for grades 2-5 in 2027. Middletown families will see elementary grades shifted…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (592+ words) North Kingstown school officials said a RIDE-backed transportation efficiency study collected ridership data on a single day, listed special-education buses as regular buses and used estimated funding figures. The invoice has not been paid. A study meant to guide North…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (273+ words) Rhode Island law requires live video violation-monitoring systems on all new school buses starting July 1, 2027, and on every covered bus by 2032 — with 30% of each fine flowing to the private vendor under new contracts. Drivers face civil fines of $250 to $500 for…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (350+ words) FEMA rejected Rhode Island's appeal for federal reimbursement after February's record blizzard, leaving roughly $23 million in state costs and millions more in municipal costs unreimbursed. State and local governments are absorbing the cost of the biggest snowstorm in Providence-area records,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (769+ words) Ordinance 26-24 limits parking to one side of Thompson Hill Drive, Thomas Drive and Westbrook Way, after residents raised concerns about sight lines, guest parking and neighborhood gatherings. Residents of three streets near Phantom Farms will soon be limited to parking…...