Plan Now for Rhode Island Division of Taxation Tax-Amnesty Program

Rhode Island Division of Taxation Announces Upcoming Tax-Amnesty Program Eligible Rhode Island taxpayers with past-due state taxes encouraged to plan for Tax Amnesty Program launching December 3, 2026 The Rhode Island Division of Taxation is encouraging …

Rhode Island Weather October 21, 2026

Image: Olney Pond, Lincoln, RI Wednesday, October 21 looks cooler, breezy, and mostly cloudy across Rhode Island. Morning starts in the mid-40s under partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with northeast winds of about 10–15 mph and little to no rain expected.   …

The Oldest Restaurant in Rhode Island Was Once Run by a Pirate

Around 1702, a Newport man came home from the Red Sea with a ship’s worth of plunder and took over his father’s tavern. William Mayes Jr. was, by most accounts, a notorious pirate. His family’s tavern is now the White Horse Tavern, and it has served guests …

Lou Umberto's Italian Kitchen Picks Pawtuxet Village for Second Rhode Island Spot

Lou Umberto's Italian Kitchen is adding a second location in Pawtuxet Village while keeping its Knightsville location open, taking over the storefront at 2170 Broad Street that most recently housed Crepe Corner. The Cranston-based Italian market and …

University of Rhode Island wants to know where you see roadkill

Rhode Island Training School leader on paid leave amid ethics investigation

(WJAR) — The leader of Rhode Island's Training School juvenile lock-up is on paid leave and now the subject of an ethics investigation. State officials would not disclose Tuesday why Larome Myrick is on leave. A union complaint alleging Myrick did not …

Rhode Island Foundation names 2 new board members

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has appointed attorney Ted Long and business executive George Matouk Jr. to its board of directors. Long is a partner at Holland & Knight LLP, where his work includes representing investors, investment funds and …

Richard Staples Jr. elected president of Audubon Society of Rhode Island board

SMITHFIELD – Richard Staples Jr. of Barrington has been elected president of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s board of directors. Staples was elected on Oct. 18 during the organization’s annual meeting at the Roger Williams Park Casino in Providence. …

Amazon to hire around 1,000 seasonal workers across Rhode Island for holiday season

(WJAR) — Amazon announced that it will be hiring around 1,000 seasonal employees across Rhode Island for the holiday season. More than 300,000 employees will be hired across the country, according to Amazon officials. Amazon said the seasonal positions …

Rhode Island Hospital resident physicians ratify first union contract

Union officials announced Tuesday that almost 700 resident physicians and fellows ratified their first contract with Rhode Island Hospital. The contract includes pay increases, better retirement benefits and other improvements for the early career doctors …