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Alexa Gagosz
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Business Reporter in Rhode Island for The Boston Globe | I also write The Food Club newsletter. Sign up: globe.com/rifoodclub

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NEW: In the first hours of grilling under oath about the failure of the Washington Bridge, a defiant DOT director Peter Alviti said outside companies "betrayed" their responsibility to catch the problems

Hearing is ongoing and story will be updated
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Grilled under oath, R.I. DOT director blames outside inspectors for failure of Washington Bridge - The Boston Globe
Multiple consultants hired to inspect the bridge were supposed to “do their damn job and didn’t,” Alviti said at a tense hearing
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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🎙️Podcast: Resilient R.I. state coral could play role in saving coral reefs amid climate change. RWU professor Koty Sharp says the northern star coral could offer insights to help protect tropical reefs as ocean temperatures rise
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Resilient R.I. state coral could play role in saving coral reefs amid climate change - The Boston Globe
Roger Williams University professor Koty Sharp says the northern star coral could offer insights to help protect tropical reefs as ocean temperatures rise.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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NEW: Days after officials signaled they were open to a new buyer for Fatima hospital + RWMC, the state’s largest health care union is accusing Gov. McKee’s administration of “unlawfully interfering” in the only deal approved by regulators. @bostonglobe.com

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Nurses union accuses state of ‘unlawful interference’ as R.I. weighs new buyer for hospitals - The Boston Globe
Union leaders say the state is meddling in the Centurion deal just as Prospect threatens to close Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals,
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November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Legal battle over SNAP benefits continues as Congress moves to end shutdown
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Legal battle over SNAP benefits continues as Congress moves to end shutdown - The Boston Globe
Legal battle over SNAP benefits continues as Congress moves to end shutdown.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
alexagagosz.bsky.social
“In the 20-year lease agreement with Whole Foods, the owner of the plaza agreed not to rent other spaces in the plaza to any salad bar, deli, pizza place or other grab-and-go food establishments.

It specifically names Sweetgreen, b.good and Chopt as examples ...” @bostonglobe.com
stephmachado.bsky.social Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: Everyone's been asking: what's going into the old Eastside Marketplace in Providence?

Whole Foods just signed a 20-year lease for the space, according to public records.

Here's what we know: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/m...
Whole Foods leases vacant Eastside Marketplace in Providence - The Boston Globe
The 33,800-square foot grocery store has been vacant since Stop & Shop closed 32 stores last year
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November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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stephmachado.bsky.social
NEW: Everyone's been asking: what's going into the old Eastside Marketplace in Providence?

Whole Foods just signed a 20-year lease for the space, according to public records.

Here's what we know: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/m...
Whole Foods leases vacant Eastside Marketplace in Providence - The Boston Globe
The 33,800-square foot grocery store has been vacant since Stop & Shop closed 32 stores last year
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November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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stephmachado.bsky.social
NEW: Providence city councilor Sue AnderBois says she's running for lieutenant governor next year, challenging
Sabina Matos in what could be a crowded field. Former state Senator Cindy Coyne previously announced she's running www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/m...
Providence City Councilor Sue AnderBois to run for R.I. lieutenant governor - The Boston Globe
AnderBois will challenge incumbent Sabina Matos, a fellow Providence Democrat.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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With SNAP benefits in limbo, restaurants, businesses, community organizations, and people around New England have stepped up, giving away food, money, and their time to make sure their neighbors in need will not go without.

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‘Food is love’: With SNAP payments in limbo, New Englanders are stepping up to help one another - The Boston Globe
In Rhode Island, a federal employee who has worked for nearly a month without a paycheck has set up a front-yard pantry to help out. “One day I’ll be in need, and the community will do the same,” she ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Prospect Medical Holdings and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office have struck a short-term deal to keep the bankrupt company’s two Rhode Island hospitals operating while a longer-term solution is worked out in bankruptcy court.
Prospect, R.I. reach temporary deal to keep Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals open - The Boston Globe
New court filings show Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals are expected to lose about $6 million in November alone
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November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee named chairwoman of
@rihouseofreps.bsky.social Judiciary Committee by House Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social. She replaces Rep. Robert Craven, who stepped down amid scrutiny of past domestic violence arrests
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Trump administration seeks to block court order for full SNAP payments for November
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Trump administration seeks to block court order for full SNAP payments for November - The Boston Globe
In court documents filed Friday, government lawyers argued that the food stamps crisis was caused by the government shutdown and can only be solved by congressional action.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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“We are at a point in this case where this can’t be like the sad situation of the Pennsylvania hospitals,” said Chief Judge Stacey Jernigan of the US Bankruptcy Court.

If it’s not Centurion “it’s got to be somebody else,” added Jernigan.

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alexagagosz.bsky.social Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office have struck a short-term deal to keep the bankrupt company’s two Rhode Island hospitals operating while a longer-term solution is worked out in bankruptcy court.

@bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
Prospect, R.I. reach temporary deal to keep Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals open - The Boston Globe
New court filings show Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals are expected to lose about $6 million in November alone
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November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“These hospitals will not survive without swift action,” said @peterneronha.bsky.social

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Prospect, R.I. reach temporary deal to keep Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals open - The Boston Globe
New court filings show Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals are expected to lose about $6 million in November alone
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November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
alexagagosz.bsky.social
NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office have struck a short-term deal to keep the bankrupt company’s two Rhode Island hospitals operating while a longer-term solution is worked out in bankruptcy court.

@bostonglobe.com
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Prospect, R.I. reach temporary deal to keep Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals open - The Boston Globe
New court filings show Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals are expected to lose about $6 million in November alone
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November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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fitzprov.bsky.social
R.I. judge tells government ‘this should never happen in America’ in order demanding SNAP be restored.
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R.I. judge tells government ‘this should never happen in America’ in order demanding SNAP be restored - The Boston Globe
A federal judge in R.I. told the US Department of Agriculture to tap other federal funds to provide full funding rather than the partial funding that the agency had chosen to provide.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Great read from @shurufu.bsky.social —

Mamdani’s victory inspires ‘hope’ among New England Muslims

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Mamdani’s victory inspires ‘hope’ among New England Muslims - The Boston Globe
The first Muslim elected mayor in New York City could galvanize a new generation of leaders in the region and across the country.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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At Brown University, Condoleezza Rice says Putin is ‘the only person that matters’ in decision to end war in Ukraine

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At Brown University, Condoleezza Rice says Putin is ‘the only person that matters’ in decision to end war in Ukraine - The Boston Globe
The former Secretary of State also discussed the AI race with China and the Iraq War. “The lives lost there will never be brought back and for that, I still have regret.”
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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NEW: Years ago, a retired nurse told @peterfneronha.bsky.social she lost her home after her hospital’s pension collapsed. Now Rhode Island’s AG is fighting to save two more hospitals — and maybe the state’s health system. My latest in this saga:

@bostonglobe.com
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With Prospect Medical, Rhode Island patients face a hospital crisis years in the making - The Boston Globe
The bankrupt for-profit hospital owner has threatened to close its two R.I. hospitals, leading the state to seek alternate buyers. “Have we reached the state of any port in the storm? Yeah, we have,” ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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I’m not one to request cred, but I’ve chased the Prime tip for weeks, and got it confirmed today through multiple sources. A simple h/t by my fellow reporters in the market reporting on this would be nice.

Not hard to write “…as first reported by The Boston Globe” once.
alexagagosz.bsky.social Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 9d
SCOOP: Another health system may be eyeing two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island as Prospect Medical Holdings, their bankrupt parent company based in California, recently threatened to close the two hospitals down. See which one:
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New suitor emerges for bankrupt Rhode Island hospitals facing closure - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notes the state is aware that “another operator recently commenced diligence” on the two hospitals.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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JUST IN: Prime Healthcare execs have *confirmed* to me that state officials had reached out to Prime about these two hospitals. "We are in the early stages of reviewing the situation," their spox said. Read more:

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November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Ocean State Job Lot announced that all food in its 17 Rhode Island stores is discounted by 20 percent until the federal SNAP program is fully reinstated. That includes coffee, tea, peanut butter, jam, cooking oils, spices, and hundreds of Bob’s Red Mill products.
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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“I just want these hospitals to stay open. I want to stop the bleeding,” said Chief Judge Stacey Jernigan of the US Bankruptcy Court in a hearing Tuesday morning. She said it “might be horrific” that Centurion has taken so long to close the deal.

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New suitor emerges for bankrupt Rhode Island hospitals facing closure - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notes the state is aware that “another operator recently commenced diligence” on the two hospitals.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
alexagagosz.bsky.social
SCOOP: Another health system may be eyeing two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island as Prospect Medical Holdings, their bankrupt parent company based in California, recently threatened to close the two hospitals down. See which one:
@bostonglobe.com
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New suitor emerges for bankrupt Rhode Island hospitals facing closure - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notes the state is aware that “another operator recently commenced diligence” on the two hospitals.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
alexagagosz.bsky.social
ICYMI: Today, @peterneronha.bsky.social is in Dallas, and is expected to oppose Prospect’s motion to shutter these two key, safety-net hospitals in Rhode Island. Stay tuned on globe.com/ri

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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/m...
Centurion vows to keep Rhode Island’s safety-net hospitals open as Prospect Medical moves to shut them down - The Boston Globe
While Prospect has “characterized themselves as victims of circumstances, the record tells a different story,” wrote Centurion’s attorneys in court documents.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM