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Jeremy Howard met Harper Oates at the conclusion of a marathon relay that ended at the relocated "Fearless Girl" statue in New York City in 2018.
RI Sports

R.I. man aims to set Vermont Long Trail record

Ultra-marathoner Jeremy Howard is poised to run 273 miles over ankle-twisting terrain to raise money and awareness for The Play Brigade.

CORONAVIRUSRhode Island scales back its COVID-19 testing strategy
By the end of June, more than a dozen sites will stop offering testing.

RHODE MAPHow Rhode Island wants to spend $415 million on education
The federal money is coming from the American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund.

RI TRANSPORTATION
An electric battery powered bicycle, or e-bike, in Key Biscayne, Fla., Jan. 9, 2021.
Popular e-bikes are coming back to Providence. Will they last this time?
Spin, a dockless scooter and bike rental company owned by Ford, rolled out its first 100 electric bikes in the city on Monday.

RI Sports
Aaron Cooley, a Massachusetts player heading to Brown University in the fall, prepares to shoot.
A Shot for Life: Charity basketball contest to decide ‘The Best Shooter in Rhode Island’
Players will compete in Newport on Aug. 14 while raising money for brain cancer research.

RI NEWS
Ian Campbell and his crew aboard the fishing vessel Buckeye tagged a juvenile great white shark with an acoustic tag inside the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge on Saturday, June 12.
Great white shark tagged in R.I. waters
The acoustic tag will allow researchers to track its movements for as long as 10 years.

RI NEWSMAKERS
John Marinatto, a Rhode Island native and former Big East commissioner, died Saturday at the age of 64.
John Marinatto, Big East commissioner and Providence native, dies at 64
Marinatto, a Providence College grad, led the Big East through a period of tumult and realignment in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

RI PHOTOS
A member of the Pawtuxet Rangers watch as a model of the Gaspee burns in the Pawtuxet Cove on Saturday. After being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, the much anticipated Gaspee Days returned this year, recreating the historical event that took place in June 1772, in Pawtuxet Cove in Rhode Island.
Gaspee Days parade and celebration returns to Warwick, R.I.
The annual event commemorates the burning of the British HMS Gaspee, one of the earlies acts of violent rebellion leading up to the Revolutionary War.

RI PHOTOS

Gaspee Days parade and celebration returns to Warwick, R.I.

The annual event commemorates the burning of the British HMS Gaspee, one of the earlies acts of violent rebellion leading up to the Revolutionary War.
RI CRIME

Rhode Island officials warn residents of text message COVID-19 scam

The texts claim to be from the Rhode Island Department of State and encourage the recipients to sign up for a “COVID-19 Safe Drive to Work” program. There is no such program.
INNOVATORS Q&A

How a tax on sugary drinks could help address public health and hunger in R.I.

Dr. Amy Nunn, a Brown University professor and executive director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, says beverage companies are targeting low-income communities in the state.

RI BUSINESS
The Providence skyline.
Nominations extended for 2021 Top Places to Work in Rhode Island
Boston Globe’s annual Top Places to Work survey will focus on Rhode Island for the first time. Here's how you can nominate your company.

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INNOVATORS Q&A
Dr. Amy Nunn is a professor at Brown University and executive director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute.

How a tax on sugary drinks could help address public health and hunger in R.I.

Dr. Amy Nunn, a Brown University professor and executive director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, says beverage companies are targeting low-income communities in the state.

RI POLITICS
An image from the Bonnet Shores Fire District website

In the Ocean State, a legal dispute centers on voting rights and beach cabanas

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island blasted the Bonnet Shores Fire District for limiting voting rights to those who own more than $400 worth of property.

Northeast Region Leaders
A new high-speed Acela train pulls into Union Station in Washington in June, 2020. Testing for prototypes of the train is underway in the Northeast Corridor and at a federal facility in Pueblo, Colo.

A North Atlantic Rail network would support the economy, climate, and equity

This high-speed line would also serve as the spine of a new regional network of fast, frequent, reliable rail services.

RI ARTS
Providence designer Jess Abernethy, in black, smiles to the crowd at the end of her runway show at the StyleWeek Northeast fashion show at the Capital Grille in Providence on June 10, 2021.

R.I. fashion designer Jessica Abernethy returns to the runway

“After this past year, this whole collection was about spring and a re-awakening,” she said.

RI BUSINESS

Rhode Island extends gambling deal by 20 more years

The deal boosts revenue, keeps jobs in the state and will spur development, the governor said as he signed the bill on Friday.

CORONAVIRUS
Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee.

Rhode Island’s pandemic state of emergency extended through July

The state of emergency first went into effect in March 2020, and was due to expire June 10.

RI NEWS
11RIELORZA - Mayor Jorge Elorza of Providence speaks to the media after visiting an encampment in the city’s west end Friday. (Brian Amaral/Globe Staff)

Elorza visits homeless encampment in Providence, pledges compassionate solution

The people living in the abandoned plot in the city’s west end had been ordered by police to leave the area by Friday.

THINGS TO DO
Juneteenth Flag

What to do in Rhode Island to celebrate Juneteenth 2021

From the third annual Juneteenth celebration at Roger Williams Park to a documentary screening in Bristol, here are some events to consider as you celebrate

RI BUSINESS
Amber Jackson, founder of the Black Leaf Tea and Culture Shop in Warren, R.I.

Black-owned businesses and POC-owned companies in Rhode Island

A guide to the Black-owned and POC-owned retail shops, restaurants, gyms, fashion, beauty brands and more across Rhode Island.

Rhode Map
Congressman David Cicilline speaks during an event in Providence in May 2021.

Unemployment fraud hit one of Rhode Island’s congressmen

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training reported that 43 percent of claims turned out to be suspected and confirmed fraud during the pandemic.

RI ARTS
A collection of children's books

Recent books by Black authors in Rhode Island

Memoir, poetry, fiction, and even books for children published over the past year, with a few more titles expected this summer.