A New Jersey mayor makes waves over beach access in Rhode Island
The mayor of Jersey City owns a house in Narragansett, and has waded into the battle over how the public â including local surfers â use the beach.
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 10:43 a.m.
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A surfer prepared to launch at Narragansett Beach in March 2020.Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE âThe subject was coastal access and the place was Narragansett, so itâs no surprise that at a virtual Narragansett Town Council meeting, even in the depths of January, things got a little heated.
Here are some of the female business leaders meeting with Vice President Harris in R.I.
They arenât CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. They are the founders and leaders of small businesses in Rhode Island.
By Alexa Gagosz and Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Alongside commerce secretary and former governor Gina Raimondo, Vice President Harris will meet with at least seven female founders and leaders of small businesses based in the Ocean State.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press
PROVIDENCEâ When Vice President Harris sits down with business leaders in Rhode Island on Wednesday, she wonât be talking to executives from Fortune 500 companies. The women she and the former Rhode Island governor, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, will be meeting are founders and leaders of small businesses based in the Ocean State.
Tell us what you want to see from Globe RI
By Lylah Alphonse Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2021, 6:16 p.m.
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PROVIDENCE â Itâs been nearly two years since we launched Globe Rhode Island, settling in to offices at the Wexford Innovation Center and getting to work covering and exploring the great Ocean State.
Weâve launched on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Weâve expanded our team to include even more fantastic Rhode Island journalists. Weâve got events and new initiatives in the works, and a great deal on subscriptions. We still have a stash of Rhode Map tote bags to give out.
Rhode Island contractor accused in murder-for-hire plot Amanda Milkovits
PROVIDENCE An unlicensed contractor nicknamed “Amigo” is accused of trying to hire a hitman to torture and kill another contractor and a man he thought was an employee, claiming they owed him $8,500.
Agustin Vinas, 51, owner of Vinas Construction in Providence, is being held without bail in federal custody, after an investigation that found he offered to pay $3,000 to kill both men, and another $500 to make the bodies “disappear,” the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Monday.
However, the man he thought was a hitman was actually an undercover cop, who asked Vinas repeatedly whether he was sure he wanted to go through with the killings, according to an affidavit accompanying an arrest warrant filed in U.S. District Court in Providence. Vinas said he was “a hundred percent sure,” saying he’d sign a written contract with the hitman if he had to, adding, “I want you to make th