No more PawSox: McCoy Stadium sits empty, and Pawtucket looks to fill the void
WooSox Opening Day on Tuesday is an open wound for PawSox faithful, but Pawtucket is looking to the future
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 10, 2021, 11:59 a.m.
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The only sounds coming from McCoy Stadium are birds chirping at the former home of the Pawtucket Red Sox.Matthew J Lee/Globe staff
PAWTUCKET, R.I. â In Worcester on Tuesday, fans leaped to their feet as potential Red Sox stars of the future, such as Jarren Duran and Jeter Downs, bounded from the dugout on opening day at shiny new Polar Park.
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Proposed R.I. budget would legalize marijuana, extend car tax phaseout
The proposal also calls for restructuring the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 11, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
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Governor Daniel J. McKee delivers inaugural address on the steps of the State House.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â In his first budget proposal, Governor Dan J. McKee on Thursday outlined an $11.17-billion spending plan that would legalize marijuana, take the next step in the car-tax phaseout, and restructure the stateâs Eleanor Slater Hospital.
McKee submitted his proposed budget four days after his inauguration ceremony. The former lieutenant governor stepped in to become Rhode Islandâs 76th governor after Gina M. Raimondo was confirmed as President Joe Bidenâs secretary of Commerce.