🗞️ News from the Boston Globe's Rhode Island bureau.https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3muuepsd2mz2eIt’s time for another Rhode Map Live event, and this time we’re looking at a force that could reshape Rhode Island’s economy and workforce: artificial intelligence. https://trib.al/AAnhMwI06 Sep 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuepsd2mz2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mupuauk4t62xA new city officer caught on video tasing an intoxicated handcuffed man in a cruiser last fall will resign by Dec. 21, under the terms of a settlement agreement released publicly on Friday. https://trib.al/22dWiWz04 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupuauk4t62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mups64tiix2cThe lawsuits plaguing “The Conjuring House” have become so complicated that a Rhode Island judge this week called them “a mess” and suggested that they all be brought before a single judge. https://trib.al/TmiATSp04 Sep 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mups64tiix2chttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mupqjupebo25If Brett Smiley loses his primary on Wednesday, he would be the first sitting mayor of Providence to ever fail to secure the Democratic nomination for reelection. https://trib.al/LANAsDY04 Sep 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupqjupebo25https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3muppea2ini26Commentary: With so much popularity over the border, many Rhode Islanders should be asking why their cash-strapped state is not trying to capitalize on new and unique plate designs as well. https://trib.al/96IzDsM04 Sep 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muppea2ini26https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mupnypcqm52aMembers of the Cumberland High School boys soccer team are facing consequences after an investigation by school officials found they were involved in a “bullying and/or hazing incident” last weekend, according to Superintendent Philip D. Thornton. https://trib.al/0TAZSfc04 Sep 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupnypcqm52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mupmm7m3it2xA former teacher and coach who is accused of pretending to be involved with the FBI to solicit sexual photos from a 14-year-old girl is now facing federal charges involving another girl. https://trib.al/Kz9Da0k04 Sep 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupmm7m3it2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mupdfmc2c32yNearly two-thirds of Rhode Island’s 113 General Assembly seats will go uncontested this fall. But the Sept. 9 primaries will still bring some political intrigue and interesting storylines as Democrats vie for seats beneath the State House’s marble dome. https://trib.al/ekWdwcG04 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupdfmc2c32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mumvuotzmg26Authorities in Rhode Island are searching for a boat and its operator who were involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a swimmer near Bristol on Monday, officials said. https://trib.al/GUmMZzr03 Sep 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumvuotzmg26https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mumuji2dm225In Rhode Map: Candidates for some of the state’s top statewide offices put hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money into their campaigns over the last month, as they made a late push heading into the Sept. 9 primary. https://trib.al/t0DcH3Y03 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumuji2dm225https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mump6jov4e2xScattered showers and even a thunderstorm Thursday morning followed by mostly cloudy skies and an additional shower in the afternoon. https://trib.al/w6dLgcT03 Sep 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mump6jov4e2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mukxqfqzma2pWhether you want to sample really old — or really new — varieties, take a tractor ride to an orchard, or just load up on cider doughnuts, here’s our curated guide to this season’s best picking. 🍎 https://trib.al/7LXyFSW02 Sep 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukxqfqzma2phttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mukprdj6sg2cCommentary: Here is what you can do to help in the aftermath of the floods, and why you should care. https://trib.al/rTR2o2m02 Sep 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukprdj6sg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mukhvubjyb2iA Rhode Island man is one of two people who were stabbed in New York City’s Times Square on Monday afternoon, before police shot and killed a knife-wielding 49-year-old woman. https://trib.al/8m0lZcL02 Sep 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukhvubjyb2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mukaciw2un26From Dan McGowan: Rhode Island incumbents are staring down the possibility of a political wipeout in next week’s Democratic primary, as the governor, lieutenant governor, and mayor of Providence all face the possibility of being unseated by challengers. https://trib.al/AD2pc6B02 Sep 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukaciw2un26https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3muicwne6te2cAs his 22.5-foot-long sailboat sliced through Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha talked about why he did not run for governor this year. ⛵️ https://trib.al/gGI7bFA01 Sep 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muicwne6te2chttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mui7mqvveg2xNearly one in three Rhode Islanders said they or someone in their household put off seeking medical treatment of a health problem because they were concerned about the cost of care, according to a survey released Tuesday from the University of Rhode Island. https://trib.al/vGE7nQh01 Sep 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui7mqvveg2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3muhxbl7qiz2cThe Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday voted to dismiss a complaint that accused Senate President Valarie J. Lawson, a teachers union president, of violating the ethics code by voting on a charter school moratorium. https://trib.al/5unYlza01 Sep 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhxbl7qiz2chttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3muhmzsqvwh2pThe “Karma” singer, who owns a house in Westerly’s Watch Hill, not far from the crash in Hopkinton, R.I., made the contribution to the online fundraiser on Friday. https://trib.al/KpBx99701 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhmzsqvwh2phttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3muftfwt7bb2nState Representative Julie Casimiro has informed the attorney general’s office that she plans to vacate her House District 31 seat, after initially saying she would finish out her term despite moving to South Carolina on July 1. https://trib.al/fzPCtqQ31 Aug 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muftfwt7bb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mufoiv3l5i2kOne of the front-runners for Rhode Island attorney general, Democrat Kim Ahern is facing renewed scrutiny for her work as Rhode Island’s first chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, which has yet to license any of the 24 new retail stores envisioned in the 2022 law. https://trib.al/yfghJSr31 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufoiv3l5i2khttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mufggy7suj2xUS Army Air Force First Lieutenant Franklin H. McKinney was “an absolute gold-certified bad-ass” pilot who blazed through the skies alone in a photo reconnaissance plane before disappearing over Thailand in November 1944. It took 82 years, but the Rhode Island native finally came home on Friday. https://trib.al/d3lvHka31 Aug 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufggy7suj2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu6ar3nmub2dFrom Rhode Island Current: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is urging state regulators to reject two insurers’ proposed increases to premiums for individual health plans in 2027. https://trib.al/p5MtfCF28 Aug 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6ar3nmub2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu647rsmlb2cState Representative Julie Casimiro should consider resigning her seat given her recent move to South Carolina, Rhode Island House Speaker Chris Blazejewski said Thursday, even as Casimiro has said she plans to serve out the remainder of her term from her new home 1,000 miles away. https://trib.al/Pl5nCAa28 Aug 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu647rsmlb2chttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu5t56refq2tThe city of Providence showed a “disciplined and effective” response to the mass shooting at Brown University in December that could serve as a model for other jurisdictions facing their own complex, tragic incidents, according to an independent review released Friday. https://trib.al/4J22dYG28 Aug 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5t56refq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu5mymk6nv2aA Rhode Island man died after his motorcycle collided with a car on Interstate 95 near Westwood Wednesday night, officials said. https://trib.al/uwnWRSt28 Aug 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mymk6nv2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu3rojnmbm2rThe Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency has advanced three proposals for reimaging the city’s long-shuttered Apex department store and surrounding area, with plans envisioning future housing, hotels, and retail space at the 20-acre property just off Interstate 95. https://trib.al/yQSm8cF27 Aug 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3rojnmbm2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu3nwk2s3p23One man was killed and a police officer was injured after Newport authorities found the vessel. “It’s a tragic end for just stealing a boat,” the boat’s owner said. https://trib.al/YJnNFOt27 Aug 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3nwk2s3p23https://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu3me7cck62tFour kinds of people dare to venture into the abandoned railroad tunnel that runs for a dark, dank mile beneath the East Side of Providence: Explorers. Party-goers. Artists. The Rhode Island Report podcast crew. Find out what they found here: https://trib.al/3QQIShE27 Aug 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3me7cck62thttps://bsky.app/profile/globeri.bsky.social/post/3mu3flpxrjh2tThe Legacy will instead play their home games during the 2027 NWSL season at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I., where they have played since May, before moving to White Stadium in 2028. https://trib.al/xSSPcmR27 Aug 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:x6747duvxpus6rtbsjgwldv4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3flpxrjh2t