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Steph Machado
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Reporter for Boston Globe Rhode Island and RI PBS covering education, politics and the city of Providence. Email me: Steph.Machado@globe.com
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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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R.I. DOT director Alviti to testify under oath at Washington Bridge oversight hearing -- Rhode Map by @danmcgowan.bsky.social
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R.I. DOT director Alviti to testify under oath at Washington Bridge oversight hearing - The Boston Globe
House Speaker Joe Shekarchi and Senate President Val Lawson have smartly brought in former US attorney Zachary A. Cunha to help guide the hearing.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Great @nytimes.com "obit" for the penny, which stopped being minted as of today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
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November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Moments before a single-engine airplane crashed onto a highway last month in Dartmouth, Mass., killing a Rhode Island couple onboard, the pilot told air traffic control he would be returning to the airport, per a new report from the NTSB.

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Pilot said he would return to airport moments before Dartmouth crash that killed R.I. couple, NTSB report says - The Boston Globe
Thomas Perkins, 68, and his wife, Agatha Perkins, 66, of Middletown, R.I., were killed when the plane crashed near Interstate 195 in October.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Still no word from Whole Foods on whether they will close their Waterman Street store, the former Bread & Circus, when they move into triple the square footage at Eastside Marketplace a block away

The market on Waterman has been there for 35+ years
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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 10:03 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
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No comment from Whole Foods yet, but the Eastside location is 3 times the size of their location up the street, and has a lot more parking.
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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 3:44 PM
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“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
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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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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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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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I am back at work after a few weeks off to have shoulder surgery. Thank you to my @globeri.bsky.social colleagues for covering my beats while I was gone! (And driving me around, bringing me coffee, and doing my dishes)

If you emailed me while I was away, please feel free to reach back out!
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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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.

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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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Trump says he won’t make any SNAP payments until shutdown ends. Tuesday's statement comes as plaintiffs have filed a motion in federal court in RI seeking full SNAP payments for November.
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Trump states he won’t make any SNAP payments until shutdown ends - The Boston Globe
Tuesday’s statement from the president came as plaintiffs on the SNAP lawsuit filed a motion asking a R.I. judge to force the Trump administration provide full funding for the national food stamp prog...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 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
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Smithfield, R.I., school board votes for law firm to review handling of report of antisemitic hazing on football team. "Smithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. “Do the right thing.”
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Smithfield, R.I., school board votes for law firm to review handling of report of antisemitic hazing on football team - The Boston Globe
" Smithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. “Do the right thing.”
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November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deportation of RI kidney doctor. Judge says he lacks authority to act in the case of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who was deported after border agents at Logan airport found photos of Hezbollah ‘fighters and martyrs’ on her phone
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deportation of R.I. kidney doctor - The Boston Globe
Judge says he lacks authority to act in the case of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who was deported after border agents at Logan found photos of Hezbollah ‘fighters and martyrs’ on her phone.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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NEW: Prospect Medical Holdings is looking to shut down Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence by the end of the year, the latest blow to the two safety-net hospitals. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...
Prospect Medical Holdings seeks to close two R.I. hospitals by the end of the year - The Boston Globe
The proposed closure of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center is part of a plan the filed in bankruptcy court on Thursday, and would affect thousands of people.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Complaint filed with R.I. attorney general over antisemitic hazing on football team. Elected officials and faith leaders decried the incident, while the superintendent issued a statement without explaining why players were reinstated.
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Complaint filed with R.I. attorney general over antisemitic hazing on football team - The Boston Globe
Elected officials and faith leaders decried the incident, while the superintendent issued a statement without explaining why players were reinstated.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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It’s been 13 years since Hillary Clinton negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the former US Secretary of State said she is cautiously watching to see how the early phases of the Trump administration’s Middle East peace deal will play out.
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‘The work is literally just beginning’: Hillary Clinton says Trump’s Mideast ceasefire needs ‘patient’ diplomacy - The Boston Globe
The former US Secretary of State’s remarks at Brown University covered topics such as elections during a time of disinformation and concerns about the impact of social media.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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🎙️Podcast: On the eve of Halloween, haunting tales from ‘The Conjuring’ house. @globeri.bsky.social reporter @amandamilkovits.bsky.social entered the old farmhouse as a skeptic, but emerged unable to explain some things she saw and heard
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On the eve of Halloween, haunting tales from ‘The Conjuring’ house - The Boston Globe
Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits entered the old farmhouse as a skeptic but emerged unable to explain some things she saw and heard.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Decades later, killers are identified in the previously unsolved murders of two R.I. women www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...
Decades later, killers are identified in the previously unsolved murders of two R.I. women - The Boston Globe
A combination of old-school shoe leather investigations and advances in modern forensic technology helped to solve the cold cases.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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@riaclu.bsky.social sues Gov. McKee for blocking protesters from State House rotunda during speech. “The rotunda has served as the epicenter for Rhode Islanders to peacefully express their views to state leaders and the public,” ACLU director Steven Brown said.
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ACLU sues Governor McKee for blocking protesters from State House rotunda during speech - The Boston Globe
“The rotunda has served as the epicenter for Rhode Islanders to peacefully express their views to state leaders and the public,” the ACLU’s Steven Brown said. “This lawsuit is designed to ensure that ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Jewish groups condemn RI school for reinstating football players after ‘horrific antisemitic hazing.’ Jewish Alliance was told five senior football players locked a Jewish freshman player in bathroom & sprayed Lysol through a grate while yelling antisemitic slurs
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Jewish groups condemn R.I. school for reinstating football players after ‘horrific antisemitic hazing’ - The Boston Globe
Jewish Alliance officials were told five senior football players locked a Jewish freshman player in the bathroom and sprayed Lysol through a door grate while yelling antisemitic slurs.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM