By Christopher Shea |Reporter
Hiya,
There’s no known Rhode Island connection to the growing multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis, according to the state’s Department of Health. Still, health officials advise fruits and vegetables be thoroughly washed before eating and to cook leafy greens whenever possible.
I still plan on avoiding lettuce for a little while longer.
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Gov. Dan McKee is scheduled to stop by the PVD FanZone 2 p.m. Saturday ahead of the third-place World Cup match between England and France to recognize the volunteers and partners who helped support Rhode Island's Summer of Soccer.
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High tide at Point Judith in Narragansett on Saturday is at 11:49 a.m. Low tide is at 5:59 p.m. Sunset is 8:16 p.m.
High tide in Jamestown Sunday is at 12:35 p.m. Low tide is at 5:43 a.m. and 6:11 p.m. Sunset is at 8:14 p.m.
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Here’s your look at the week that was:
Director of Elections Kathy Placencia, shows off numbered balls 1, assigned to the Democratic party, and 2 assigned to the Republican party, before putting them into the lottery machine. Number 2 won so Republican candidates will be listed before Democrats on the Nov. 3 ballot. (Rhode Island Department of State Livestream Screenshot)
By Nolan Page
Gov. Dan McKee won the top spot on the Sept. 9 Democratic primary ballot in a lottery conducted at the Rhode Island Department of State’s Elections Division in Providence Friday, a welcome stroke of luck for a reelection campaign that has weathered a series of setbacks.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, left, and state Rep. David Morales participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate at WPRI 12 in East Providence on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by James Bartone/WPRI 12)
By Alexander Castro
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Democratic challenger David Morales sparred over housing, public safety, and the city’s future during a WPRI-TV debate Friday.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Helena Foulkes and Gov. Dan McKee are being considered for endorsement by the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. (Left photo by Michael Salerno, right photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current).
By Nancy Lavin
The focus of the governor’s race temporarily shifted one block west of the State House Wednesday to a nondescript office building where leaders of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO met but opted not to endorse in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. “The consensus was, we could not get to a consensus,” Patrick Crowley, organization president, said in an interview Wednesday night. “We’re taking the position to stay neutral in the governor’s race. Individual affiliates can make their own endorsements if they wish.”
The exterior of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Johnston. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea
Rhode Island U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Wednesday refused to pause his June 5 ruling blocking the Trump administration's freeze on asylum processing from nearly 40 countries, keeping the order in effect during the government's appeal.
The collapsed portion of the Cliff Walk in Newport as viewed from south of Webster Street is shown on Jan. 2, 2023. A proposed $23 million repair and stabilization project would reopen the closed section of the pathway and stabilize the cliff against erosion and severe weather. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)
By Nancy Lavin
More than four years after a section of Newport’s Cliff Walk collapsed, a repair plan has taken shape. But before the city can proceed with the $23 million project to repair, two broken sections of the walking path and stabilize the rocky bluffs below, it needs approval from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council.
The Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority released a 2024 inspection report on the Mount Hope Bridge on Friday, July 10, 2026, after previously citing 'sensitive security information; last fall. (Photo by Ken Castro/Rhode Island Current)
By Christopher Shea
A federal lawsuit over the delayed release of a 2024 Mount Hope Bridge inspection report continues after Bristol town officials argue the document’s publication on the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority’s website leaves unresolved their concerns about transparency and legal costs.
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