By Janine L. Weisman | Editor-in-Chief
Good Friday morning!
A flood watch for Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts from National Weather Service went into effect at 4 a.m. and continues through 10 a.m. Saturday. The forecast calls for heavy rain across Rhode Island — about 2 to 4 inches of rainfall could fall.
Here’s a look on the bright side from East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva: At least it will help cut down on noise and dust from the demolition of the Potter Street Bridge, which begins tonight and will require the temporary closure of Interstate 195 through noon Saturday. The demolition work is necessitated by the larger Washington Bridge rebuild.
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High tide in Little Compton is at 5:20 p.m. Low tide is at 11:39 a.m. and 11:33 p.m. Sunrise is at 6:22 a.m. Sunset is at 4:34 p.m.
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The University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees meets at 9 a.m.
Senators gather for a rare fall floor session at the State House on Nov. 5, 2026. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea
The Rhode Island Senate returned Thursday for a rare fall session to begin the advice and consent process for eight magistrate nominations and formally read in Gov. Dan McKee’s nominee to the state’s Supreme Court.
Traffic on I-195 West at Exit 2B in East Providence is shown on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 3:53 p.m. (Photo via Rhode Island Department of Transportation Camera)
By Christopher Shea
Despite heavy rain in the weather forecast, a stretch of Interstate 195 in East Providence is scheduled to close in both directions overnight Friday as crews demolish the Potter Street Bridge.
The service vessel ECO Edison heads toward the Revolution Wind project near New England. (Photo by Ørsted)
By Maria Gallucci | Canary Media
The 704-megawatt offshore wind farm Revolution Wind began “generating up to its full capacity” in October, the Danish energy giant Ørsted said Thursday when it held its quarterly earnings call. The company is selling the carbon-free electricity to three area utilities: Rhode Island Energy, Eversource Energy, and United Illuminating.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 5, 2026. Trump signed an executive order establishing the Oval Office and White House Cabinet Room as a national monument. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
By Ariana Figueroa | D.C. Bureau
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to establish the Oval Office and White House Cabinet Room as a national monument in order to prevent any major renovations to those spaces that are not approved by Congress.
A workman paints a door at a house under contract in Nanuet, N.Y. New York was ranked last and Indiana first among states for affordability and home building by a realtors.com report this year. (Photo by Tim Henderson/Stateline)
By Tim Henderson| Stateline
The age of the typical first-time homebuyer last year remained stuck at a historic high of 40 years old as younger people continue to get the worst of brutally high prices and interest rates in much of the country.
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