NEW: The City of Providence and Rhode Island Energy have agreed to share the cost of cleaning out a stormwater drain pipe that has been releasing a diesel-like substance into Narragansett Bay since at least 2022.

On Monday, Councilor Miguel Sanchez, who represents Manton and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods in Ward 6, announced he had gathered enough support to replace outgoing Council President Rachel Miller as leader of Providence’s legislative branch.

I'm looking forward to moderating this panel at LitArts RI on October 24 about demystifying freelancing (building networks, securing bylines, pitching stories) and overcoming access barriers in the media industry.

When Mayor Elorza announced this tax in 2018, Providence targeted residential properties. Bringing this back with a focus on commercial spaces will lead to some interesting discussions, especially about the future of vacant buildings Downtown.

One of the agency’s longest-tenured drivers, John Tancredi, started driving for RIPTA 33 years ago and has watched children grow up on his routes. “Keep going. That’s our job,” said Tancredi. “Pick up people, drop people off. That’s it. It’s simple.”

While most Providence residents have been struggling with a “housing emergency,” the state of Rhode Island currently believes 356 properties in the city are worth over a million dollars and sit empty for most of the year.

Update: now looking at recount tomorrow morning (Tuesday) for Ward 9 and for Ward 5, where incumbent Roias was up by 55 votes over Casoli.

Early results in Providence's Ward 9 race reported incumbent City Councilor Juan Pichardo up by just two votes over former City Councilwoman Carmen Castillo. Election officials said a recount will likely be conducted on Monday, September 14.

AP, NBC, WPRI and ProJo have now called the race for Morales. Smiley arriving momentarily at his watch party.

Just past noon, Providence's primary vote count is already approaching 16,000. The number to beat is 22,566, when the last citywide office primary election was held in 2022.

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In a state with one of the highest recidivism rates in the country, Building Futures Inside is prepping inmates for union jobs upon release. To date, only 9% of participants in the program have been re-incarcerated—a rate far below the state average of 46%.

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