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Pawtucket ice rink shooter was upset by Hegseth speech, spoke about mental illness Robert Dorgan, who went by Roberta, was "visibly upset" by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's comments about "dudes in dresses," a coworker said.

The Pawtucket ice rink shooter was "visibly upset" after Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth toured their workplace in Maine last week and made a disparaging comment about "dudes in dresses" that drew cheers from other workers

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FM buys former IGT building in downtown Providence. What we know. The 10-story office building on Memorial Boulevard "will serve as a strategic addition to its growing business and global office footprint," FM said.

Sale of ex-IGT building to FM a snapshot of PVD commercial real estate market.

In 2018, building sold for $71M, which is around $92M in 2026 dollars.

$68.5M sale today means property lost nearly a quarter of its pre-pandemic value in real terms

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FM buys former IGT building in downtown Providence. What we know. The 10-story office building on Memorial Boulevard "will serve as a strategic addition to its growing business and global office footprint," FM said

Johnston-based insurance giant FM buys 10-story former IGT building in downtown Providence

-Purchase price $68.5M ($51.5M in 2012)
-Brightstar/IGT/GTECH not leaving
-FM will occupy part of building

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100%. I've talked to the city archivists about grant funding or an arrangement with one of the universities. Just a matter of getting the right people interested.
The map itself is gorgeous even setting aside its historic and transpo value

Much appreciated.
Unfortunately the 1913 map is not digitized.
I was the first person to see it in many years and when we unrolled it in the city archives it began to crack. Needs professional conservation

The text of the report that went with it is here babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ui...

Fantastic story - lots to learn and makes you wonder what we're not doing now that we may regret later.

Providence almost had a subway system 100 years ago. Why it went nowhere Providence drew up plans as far back as 1913, inspired by the success of Boston's historic subway line. Here's why it never went anywhere.

The subway would have gone from the East Side's Red Bridge to Olneyville - and from North Main St. to Trinity Square in South Providence

It would have cost less in today's dollars than RI is spending to tear down and rebuild half the Washington Bridge

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Providence almost had a subway system 100 years ago. Why it went nowhere Providence drew up plans as far back as 1913, inspired by the success of Boston's historic subway line. Here's why it never went anywhere.

More than a century ago Providence abandoned plans for a 2-line subway system similar to Boston's Green Line.

The decision haunts city and transit experts to this day.

The story of what happened and why 👇

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🚨 shingled high rise alert. I repeat: shingled high rise alert. 🚨

YouTube video by SYTRAL Mobilités Prolongement du tram T6 : la RÉTROSPECTIVE

Today T6 Nord tramway opened in Lyon. The project isn't very big (just 5.5 km) but the timeline is just impressive: the project was launched in 2020, 3 years for planning, design, public consultation, permitting and contracting and less than 3 years for construction.

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NBA relegation. It's so on

www.wpri.com/news/local-n... “The whole problem is Rhode Island’s got the costs of Minnesota and the quality of Mississippi”

Comunicado Oficial: David Peart

Is the Act on Climate on the chopping block? Why a rewrite might be coming. McKee's plan to lower energy bills will likely require a rewrite of the Act on Climate.

Is the Act on Climate on the chopping block? Why a rewrite might be coming.

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Also involved in the new hospital study: AECOM, the engineering firm that provided technical advice to RIDOT on repairing the now demolished westbound Washington Bridge.

Gov. Dan McKee promised a "day of reckoning" and accountability for AECOM when he sued the company

Exploding costs jeopardize fate of new state hospital in Burrillville The proposed long-term care hospital on the Zambarano Campus in Burrillville was initially expected to cost $108M and is now estimated at $300M.

In 2023 a consultant studied overhauling the Eleanor Slater Hospital system.

Three years later the state has spent $8M on it and designed 90% of the new building.

But costs tripled so McKee administration has rehired the consultant to do another study.

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Exploding costs jeopardize fate of new state hospital in Burrillville The proposed long-term care hospital on the Zambarano Campus in Burrillville was initially expected to cost $108M and is now estimated at $300M.

For nearly a decade RI has been wrestling with problems at the state-run long-term care hospital in Burrillville.

Now a rebuild is on hold with costs spiralling

Estimated price:

2024: $108M
2025: $197M
2026: "In the neighborhood of $300M"

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One of the greats. Miss him already

RI lawmakers pass $18M rescue package for CharterCARE hospitals With the $18 million state loan guarantee, the Centurion Foundation expects to sell $87 million in tax-exempt hospital bonds by the end of February.

RI lawmakers unanimously pass $18M rescue package for CharterCARE hospitals

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Gov. McKee wants to rewrite RI's renewable energy laws to cut utility bills by $1 billion Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is pushing to rewrite renewable energy laws, aiming to cut utility bills by $1 billion over five years. The plan includes reviewing solar project payments and has drawn mix...

Gov. McKee wants to rewrite RI's renewable energy laws to cut utility bills by $1 billion

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Never winning the league in those white kits. #spursy

Over-reliance on set pieces. Games gone

What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,

Metal. Would flooding be Crew, as in rowing?

If they knew their audience they would have called the West Fountain spot Crüe

Would-be buyer of ailing RI hospitals pitches lawmakers on $18M backstop Centurion Foundation hopes to close on the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital by the end of February if $18M backstop is OK'd.

Last night the Centurion Foundation and McKee admin made the case for $18M state backstop on the proposed $87 million CharterCARE bond sale.

The public cost, they said, is much smaller than what Mass. spent on Steward and the cost of receivership

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RI state employees say their W-2s came from the 'RI Umbrella Company.' What happened? Rhode Island state employees were surprised to find the 'Rhode Island Umbrella Company' as their employer.

RI state employees say their W-2s came from the 'RI Umbrella Company.' What happened?

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Peter Alviti Jr. is stepping down at RIDOT. What we know. Alviti to step down at RIDOT

@pvdstreets.bsky.social on Alviti:

"On far too many occasions, Director Alviti refused to prioritize the interests of public transit users and people walking and biking in Rhode Island."

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Peter Alviti Jr. is stepping down at RIDOT. What we know. Alviti to step down at RIDOT

End of an era at RI DOT as Peter Alviti steps down

Key figure in Gina Raimondo's rise through labor-corporate transportation plan

-Privatization of engineering and construction risk
-Big increase in spending
-More construction jobs

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Alviti to step down at RIDOT Alviti to step down at RIDOT

RIDOT Director Peter Alviti to step down at RIDOT by the end of the month

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