By MERI R. KENNEDY As the COVID-19 crisis began to unfold in Rhode Island, Cranston Police Detective Eric Leclerc brought home a mask and hand sanitizer for his daughter, 17-year-old Sofia Illiano. Sofia, who is one of 4,400 athletes of Special Olympics more

By DON FOWLER If you want to see a fascinating documentary with Rhode Island connections, check out "e;I'm Gonna Make You Love Me,"e; available for free on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. Warwick's Gloria Walker, who took Brian Belovich into her home when he more

By JOHN HOWELL Joe Weintraub of Cranston has worked for Delta Airlines for 33 years. He was faithfully manning the ticket counter mid-morning Monday when he got his first visitor - actually this reporter - of the day. Commenting on the emptiness of the more

Cranston student holds mask drive By JEN COWART A junior in the Medical Pathways program at the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center (CACTC) and Cranston High School West is putting her medical knowledge together with her sewing skills to help make more

Editor's note: Susan Groh, a cancer survivor and Warwick resident, provided these thoughtful suggestions for these difficult times. By SUSAN GROH I know this pandemic has us all feeling nervous and unsettled, and a bit like we've stepped into an more

10 years after the floods While Rhode Island remains engulfed in a global public health crisis, it recently marked the anniversary of another natural calamity. Heavy rains in March and early April 2010 sent the waters of the Pawtuxet River spilling over more

Joining Massachusetts in another unprecedented step meant to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Gov. Gina Raimondo this week announced that dine-in service as restaurants, bars and other … more

Calling for calm but acknowledging the likelihood of the continued spread of coronavirus in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo on Monday declared a state of emergency and announced new steps aimed at … more

As the state responds to its first positive tests for coronavirus, officials say risk of transmission remains low but are urging Rhode Islanders to remain vigilant. “I understand why many … more

It can be difficult to get students interested in science or physics. But when you have a teacher who can make such a subject fun and interesting, it can become one of their favorite … more