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Steph Machado

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Reporter for @BostonGlobe/@Globe_RI covering Providence. Alum of @wpri12, @wvnywfff, @SyracuseU. Adjunct @myrwu. Email me: [email protected]

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Montañez is expected to leave in the coming weeks, the school board president said. An interim superintendent job will be posted next week
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Breaking: Javier Montañez will resign as Providence superintendent, he wrote in a letter to families to this afternoon His last day is not yet clear bostonglobe.com/2026/10/30/m…
Providence schools superintendent to resign after five years - The Boston Globe

Providence schools superintendent to resign after five years - The Boston Globe

Montañez did not immediately say when his last day would be.

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Rabies cases have jumped in Rhode Island. No one knows why. My latest, w/ @FitzProv: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/30/m…
Rabies cases have jumped in Rhode Island. No one knows why. - The Boston Globe

Rabies cases have jumped in Rhode Island. No one knows why. - The Boston Globe

“We don’t know why we’re seeing such an explosion of this,” said Leanne Garzone, the animal control supervisor in North Smithfield

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Breaking: Javier Montañez will resign as Providence superintendent, he wrote in a letter to families to this afternoon His last day is not yet clear bostonglobe.com/2026/10/30/m…
Providence schools superintendent to resign after five years - The Boston Globe

Providence schools superintendent to resign after five years - The Boston Globe

Montañez did not immediately say when his last day would be.

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Update on PPSD: Superintendent Montañez is expected to announce tomorrow that he’s leaving. Unclear of timeline yet.
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RIPTA ridership is down, buses are crowded, and riders are frustrated. “It’s enforced mediocrity,” RIPTA Board Chair Patrick Crowley told me. I took a look at RIPTA, a year after historic, sweeping service cuts took hold: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/29/m…
Crowded buses and lower ridership: A year after historic service cuts, R.I. public transit seeing...

Crowded buses and lower ridership: A year after historic service cuts, R.I. public transit seeing...

RIPTA needs $6 million to restore service reductions made in 2025 to close a budget deficit. Bus riders and drivers say the the cuts have been rough.

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A trial is still planned to determine damages, but Councilman Miguel Sanchez has won a free speech case against Governor Dan McKee after he was fired in 2023 for pro-Palestine social posts bostonglobe.com/2026/10/29/m…
Fired by R.I. governor for pro-Palestine comments, Providence councilman wins First Amendment...

Fired by R.I. governor for pro-Palestine comments, Providence councilman wins First Amendment...

Miguel Sanchez, who is poised to be the next council president in Providence, won his case on free speech grounds. A trial is still planned to determine damages.

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Perfect.
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My latest column: Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…
Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket - The Boston Globe

Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket - The Boston Globe

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is offering a reminder that you can upgrade your address, but to paraphrase Jay-Z, you can’t buy class.

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From @DanMcGowan: Companies make business decisions, and Boston offers real advantages, but Pawtucket and Rhode Island don’t deserve to be treated like a sophomoric punchline. Rhode Island deserves better. trib.al/wTFrhne
Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket - The Boston Globe

Hasbro’s classless exit from Pawtucket - The Boston Globe

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is offering a reminder that you can upgrade your address, but to paraphrase Jay-Z, you can’t buy class.

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Warwick firefighter charged felony for videotaping sex without consent. Matthew J. Cavanagh has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with video voyeurism bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m… via @BostonGlobe
Warwick firefighter charged with felony for secretly recording himself having sex - The Boston Globe

Warwick firefighter charged with felony for secretly recording himself having sex - The Boston Globe

Matthew J. Cavanagh has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with video voyeurism.

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“If we had to go down to five people to put the public at ease, then we’ll go down to five people.” bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…
The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

Providence’s presumptive incoming mayor and city council president say it’s time to take the cameras down, citing data privacy concerns. But police say the technology has been vital.

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Ian Donnis@IanDonnisOct 27
Good read from Steph
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NEW: The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence The presumptive next mayor and council president say it's time for the cameras to go Police say they've been vital in solving crimes for 4 years My latest: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…

The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

Providence’s presumptive incoming mayor and city council president say it’s time to take the cameras down, citing data privacy concerns. But police say the technology has been vital.

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Scoop in #RhodeMap this morning. Providence's superintendet is planning his exit. view.email.bostonglobe.com/?…
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NEW: The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence The presumptive next mayor and council president say it's time for the cameras to go Police say they've been vital in solving crimes for 4 years My latest: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/m…

The last-ditch effort to save Flock cameras in Providence - The Boston Globe

Providence’s presumptive incoming mayor and city council president say it’s time to take the cameras down, citing data privacy concerns. But police say the technology has been vital.

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NEW: A judge has granted a motion to push back the sentencing of Ronald L. Fischer, the former Rhode Island doctor and fugitive who spent more than 20 years on the lam, so he may be evaluated for schizophrenia, his attorney said. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m…
Ex-R.I. fugitive doctor Ronald Fischer’s sentencing delayed so he can be evaluated for schizophre...

Ex-R.I. fugitive doctor Ronald Fischer’s sentencing delayed so he can be evaluated for schizophre...

Ronald L. Fischer, 70, will be evaluated by Paul Zeizel, a clinical and forensic psychologist who testified at Lindsay Clancy’s trial in August.

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.@SenJackReed joined in a dance celebration during a ceremony marking the expansion of the @EdesiaNutrition factory in North Kingstown, R.I. Afterward, he joked, "First, let me put to rest the idea that I will be starring in 'Dancing with the Stars.' " bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m…
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My latest: A dispatch from DC. Trump calls it “Trash Island.” For some golfers, East Potomac is an oasis. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m…

A Globe reporter played the East Potomac golf course, Trump’s latest battleground - The Boston Globe

The president has vowed to close the affordable public golf course in November for 15 months to build a championship-caliber golf destination.

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“I always said it was a long shot, and I proved myself right,” Joe Paolino says of his Costco-in-the-mall idea bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…
At long last, Rhode Island will get its first Costco - The Boston Globe

At long last, Rhode Island will get its first Costco - The Boston Globe

The wholesaler’s Smithfield location will afford easy access from Interstate 295, the town council president said

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The elusive first Rhode Island Costco is coming to the site of the former Smithfield Peat Co. on Rt. 116, according to the town council president bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…
At long last, Rhode Island will get its first Costco - The Boston Globe

At long last, Rhode Island will get its first Costco - The Boston Globe

The wholesaler’s Smithfield location will afford easy access from Interstate 295, the town council president said

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A historic Providence theater was demolished for a parking lot. It was once a marvel of its time. My latest: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/22/m…
A historic Providence theater was demolished for a parking lot. It was once a marvel of its time. -...

A historic Providence theater was demolished for a parking lot. It was once a marvel of its time. -...

The former Rialto Theatre began as a church nearly 200 years ago, before moving into show business and eventually falling into disrepair.

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This R.I. bishop oversaw dozens of priests accused of sexual abuse. Now, he's accused of raping an altar boy. bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
Bishop led R.I.’s powerful Catholic Church for 25 years, overseeing accused priests. An altar boy...

Bishop led R.I.’s powerful Catholic Church for 25 years, overseeing accused priests. An altar boy...

For 25 years, Bishop Louis E. Gelineau oversaw a system where priests accused of abuse were moved from parish to parish and to treatment centers and back, keeping those incidents quiet.

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