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Noah Dobson’s wife Alexa gushes over ‘fairytale’ experience of marrying beau in the same Rhode Island location as John F. Kennedy
Earlier this month, Habs defenseman Noah Dobson married sports reporter Alexa Serowik in Newport, Rhode Island. The wedding ceremony was held on July 1 at St. Mary’s Church, the same location where John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy got...

Get Your Free Skin Check at Rhode Island Beaches This Summer
Between mid-July and mid-August, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Brown Dermatology, and partners statewide will be making free skin cancer screenings available at select Rhode Island parks and beaches on four dates. “Along with...

RI officials call for release of $30M in federal education funds
The Trump administration has frozen nearly $7 billion in education funding, $30 million of which was designated for Rhode Island. Rhode Island officials are preparing a legal challenge, citing a Supreme Court precedent that prevents the executive...

Adoption Rhode Island changes with the times
We're saluting the more than 40 years that Adoption Rhode Island has improved the lives of thousands of children and families impacted by foster care. In the beginning, it was an adoption agency. But it has changed with the times. We first met...

With LGBTQ rights under attack, R.I. hiking group provides community, sanctuary
Thibeault, who lives in Providence, said she launched the group about four years ago amid the pandemic. “I was feeling pretty isolated,” she said. So she began looking for a way to find community, and getting outside seemed like a safe option. On...

Women’s Golf to Join Little East Conference
Via Westfield State University Athletics, 11h ago Women’s Golf to Join Little East Conference Owls women’s golf set to join newly formed Little East Conference championship sport. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On behalf of the Little East Conference (LEC)...

Former Rhode Island Gov. Ed DiPrete has died
(WJAR) — Former Rhode Island Gov. Ed DiPrete died Tuesday, on his 91st birthday, NBC 10 News has learned. DiPrete was governor from 1985 to 1991, and later served nearly a year in prison on corruption charges. Before winning three two-year terms...

Rhode Island man faces charges after threatening to kill Trump, Bondi and Stephen Miller on Truth Social
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Alan Hassenfeld, Rhode Island businessman and philanthropist, dies at 76
Rhode Island businessman and philanthropist Alan Hassenfeld has died at age 76. Hassenfeld spent 15 years as chief executive officer of Hasbro, the Pawtucket-based toymaker that was founded by his grandfather and grand-uncle. He later served as...

New survey shows deep political divide among Rhode Island voters
Rhode Island Democrats and Republicans are living in vastly different realities when it comes to their perceptions of American democracy and the economy, according to a new survey released today by the Pell Center at Salve Regina University. The...

Women’s Golf: Little East Conference to Stage First Championship This Year
Via Eastern Connecticut State University, 6h ago Courtesy of Little East Conference PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On behalf of the Little East Conference Presidents Council, Commissioner Al Bean has announced the addition of women’s golf as the LEC’s 24th...

Missing Ithaca Child Found Out-of-State With Assistance From Rhode Island Police
The Ithaca Police Department received a request Monday, July 7 from Tompkins County Child Protective Services to assist with a missing child complaint. The 9-year-old child was reported to be recovered in a July 8 press release. The complaint...
Older Adults Outnumber Children In More US States, Median Age Hits New High
Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Census Bureau indicates older adults now outnumber children in 11 states and almost half of the counties in the United States. The census data shows that the U.S. population...

Rhode Island leaders call out Trump administration's withholding of education funding
(WJAR) — Rhode Island leaders are speaking out against the Trump Administration withholding billions of dollars in federal education funding. State leaders said this federal funding is usually received by July 1st,as schools are planning for the...

Edward D. DiPrete, former governor of Rhode Island, dies at 91
Mr. DiPrete was known for his “kind of everyman” persona, and for his beloved Winnebago, which he once parked outside the State House before a February snowstorm so he would not get stuck while trying to drive to work. His late wife, Patricia,...

Rhode Island regulators find ‘deficiencies’ at Butler Hospital
State regulators said Butler Hospital failed to protect patients’ right to receive care in a safe setting when the psychiatric hospital on Providence’s East Side allowed an unlicensed medical assistant to insert an intravenous catheter into three...

Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete Passes Away on 91st Birthday
Former Rhode Island Governor Edward D. “Ed” DiPrete, who served the state from 1985 to 1991, died Tuesday on his 91st birthday. Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore confirmed the news on X, writing, “I’m saddened to hear of the passing of...

Rhode Island Energy Foundation awards $250,000 in grants to local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Energy Foundation has announced $250,000 in grants to support 22 nonprofit organizations dedicated to enhancing the lives of residents throughout the state. Since 2022, the foundation – an independent nonprofit funded...

Fake news, disinformation, political leaders drive Rhode Island Democrats and Republicans to live in different realities
New Survey Results: RI Democrats and Republicans are living in different realities Well over half of registered voters in Rhode Island believe the United States democracy is not healthy, though the level of concern varies by political party,...

Rep. Magaziner opposes Trump Admin's decision to withhold billions in federal education funding
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Representative Seth Magaziner criticized the Trump Administration’s decision to withhold over $6 billion in federal education funding at a press conference on Wednesday. Local education leaders joined Magaziner at the...