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Rhode Island braces for snowstorm, puts 'extra resources' on Washington Bridge | ABC6
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As a significant snowstorm heads to Rhode Island, officials say they are focused on timing, with potential heavy snowfall starting mid-morning through the early afternoon.
The state has hundreds of plows on standby to clear the roads once that snow starts piling up.
“We have 450 plows available, 60 tons of salt, and we’re ready for the storm,” said Governor Dan McKee.
Rhode Island Energy is bringing in an additional 75 crews from out of state to help with any power outages from the storm.
During a press conference Monday, officials stressed the importance of preparing now with anything you may need, like batteries, food, water, pet supplies, gas, and prescriptions.
Officials also emphasized the importance of staying off the roads if possible once the snow starts hitting Southern New England.
Regarding the Washington Bridge, McKee said the state will be putting extra resources there.
“We are going to make sure we have the equipment there to make sure that that is clear,” McKee said. “And I think the plowing will work, but also we’ll have to make sure that we have the equipment there to make sure we’re keeping that as clear as possible.”
McKee said he is in contact with Massachusetts and Connecticut officials about possible traffic restrictions.
“We have similar routes that go through our state,” McKee said. “And we’re trying to figure out what makes sense.”
McKee collaborated with neighboring states in his decision to impose a partial travel ban directed at tractor-trailers.
Meanwhile, some schools already called snow days as of Monday afternoon.
“It all depends on what happens statewide,” said Angélica Infante-Green, Rhode Island’s Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. “So if there’s a decision of something taking place statewide, obviously that will supersede any of the local decisions.”
“But some districts may do virtual,” Infante-Green elaborated. “Some districts make choose to make up the day or some districts may call it a day all together.”
The Department of Housing is also activating its emergency pop up shelters, you can find a full list on its website.
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Coach bringing NBA trophy to Rhode Island
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The coach of the NBA champion Boston Celtics is bringing the Larry O’Brien Trophy to the Ocean State.
According to a tweet from Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, Coach Joe Mazzulla will be at the State House on Tuesday morning at 10:00.
Mazzulla, a Johnston native, was a standout playing basketball for Bishop Hendricken High School, where he graduated in 2006.
The Celtics won their 18th NBA title by beating the Dallas Mavericks, four games to one in the championship round.
The win came at home in Boston’s TD Garden, on June 17 – or 6/17, in the heart of the 617 area code.
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Taylor Swift in RI; Atlantic Mills sale; rebuilding Republicans: Top stories this week
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Drone pilot Marc Bontemps captures video of Providence skyline
Bontemps, known for his aerial photos and videos on the Instagram account captured.by.marc, shares his craft with columnist Mark Patinkin.
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Here are some of The Providence Journal’s most-read stories for the week of Aug. 25, supported by your subscriptions.
Here are the week’s top reads on providencejournal.com:
WESTERLY – Rhode Island’s most famous part-time resident spent time this week at her Watch Hill home, along with her football star boyfriend, at least according to People magazine and TMZ.
Both outlets report that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce – along with pals Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper – were in Rhode Island this week, as the singer takes a break from her Eras tour, which resumes in October, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end prepares for his Sept. 5 season opener against the Ravens.
Read on for more details on the celebrity sightings around Swift’s Watch Hill mansion, dubbed the “Holiday House.”
Entertainment: Taylor Swift is in Rhode Island this weekend (and she brought some famous friends with her)
PROVIDENCE − The owner of the Atlantic Mills in Olneyville has put the giant mill building up for sale after backing out of a deal with the city and the Providence Redevelopment Agency to buy the sprawling property.
Those who work in the building say they are worried about being kicked out of one of the cheapest manufacturing, warehouse and office spaces in the city, which could mean the end of business for some of them.
Unlike downtown Providence, where offices have remained empty since the pandemic, the Atlantic Mills is almost full, with an estimated 88% of its occupiable space leased. Tenant businesses say that alternative spaces elsewhere in the city are far too expensive and lack the sense of community they prize at their current location.
“We call this a hidden gem,” said tenant Mike McNulty, who runs a woodshop there.
Real estate: ‘Hidden gem’: Pending sale of Atlantic Mills leaves tenants worried about their future
All summer long, American Mussel Harvesters’ 8-acre oyster farm south of the Jamestown Bridge sat idle.
The problem wasn’t the oysters. It was the 90-minute voyage to get there. And Adam Silkes, who oversees the operation, just couldn’t justify burning all that time and fuel.
Until a few years ago, American Mussel Harvesters kept its boats at a marina near the company’s Quonset headquarters, so shellfish only had a five-minute trip from dock to cooler. Then, according to Silkes, the cost of dock space more than doubled.
“It’s reaching crisis proportions, honestly,” said Bob Rheault, executive director of both the Ocean State Aquaculture Association and East Coast Shellfish Growers Association. If you can’t access your farm, he said, “it’s a death knell.”
Read the full story to learn what’s causing the shortage of affordable dock space, and what solutions are being proposed to protect the state’s aquaculture industry.
Local news: Rising prices leave oyster farmers, quahoggers searching for places to dock their boats
“It just makes sense to be a Republican in Rhode Island!” proclaims a whiteboard in the unassuming headquarters of the Rhode Island GOP.
GOP chairman Joe Powers, who came up with the slogan, argues that people are “sick and tired” after almost 90 years of Democratic rule. But when asked about the main obstacles that he faces when trying to enlist candidates, he answers bluntly: “Being a Republican in Rhode Island.”
Rhode Island voters have gone nearly two decades without electing a Republican to any of the state’s top offices or to Congress. And GOP members are shut out of many of the positions that typically serve as a pipeline to political advancement.
Political Scene explores how Powers and the state GOP’s new executive director, 22-year-old Aidan Carey, are trying to build the party’s bench and chip away at Democrats’ supermajority.
Political Scene: Is there a path for Republicans in RI? Inside the party’s effort to build its bench.
Journal columnist Mark Patinkin was scrolling through Instagram one day when he came across a post with stunning aerial nighttime footage of Providence, backed by classical music.
Curious about the person behind the page captured.by.marc, he tracked down Marc Bontemps, a Montreal native now living in Providence who wanted to show off the beauty of his adopted city. Bontemps became a licensed drone pilot, capturing images ranging from WaterFire to tugboats on Narragansett Bay, and he displayed his craft while being interviewed on Providence’s pedestrian bridge.
Mark Patinkin: Drone pilot’s videos hold Providence in the highest regard. How he works his aerial magic
To read the full stories, go to providencejournal.com. Find out how to subscribe here.
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Rhode Island state police make multiple arrests in single night – Newport Dispatch
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NORTH KINGSTOWN — Rhode Island State Police arrested four individuals on various charges during a series of traffic stops and warrant executions on Nov. 15.
At 4:45 p.m., troopers arrested Noel Morales, 52, of Meriden, Connecticut, as a fugitive from justice on a third-degree assault charge from Connecticut.
Morales was apprehended during a traffic stop on Route 95 in Exeter.
William Zuercher, 64, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, was arrested at 8:58 p.m. for driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test after being stopped on Route 95 in Exeter.
Zuercher was arraigned and released to a responsible adult.
At 10:20 p.m., Richard Adorno, 43, of Providence, Rhode Island, was arrested on a warrant for domestic violence simple assault during a traffic stop in Warwick.
He was later transferred to Providence police custody.
Derek Iraheta, 45, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, was arrested at 1:51 a.m. on Nov. 16 on warrants for domestic violence simple assault and failure to relinquish a telephone.
Iraheta was stopped on Route 95 in East Greenwich and later turned over to Warwick police.
All arrests were processed at the Hope Valley Barracks.
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