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RI POLITICS

Republican gubernatorial candidates Elaine Pelino, left, and Aaron Guckian right, appear together for a debate for the first time Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at the Providence Performing Arts Center. For use ONLY with RI Current stories, and not for print.

R.I. GOP gubernatorial candidates Guckian and Pelino trade accusations over resumes and radio comments in first TV debate

Guckian won the state Republican Party’s endorsement and has roughly 10 times the campaign cash Pelino does, but Pelino had a 25-point lead over Guckian in a June 30 UNH poll.

RI POLITICS

Former Rhode Island House speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi.

A costly career gamble will leave former R.I. House speaker Shekarchi without a public role or robe

The lesson some politicians take away may be: Never give up something you have in hand for something you expect to get.

THE FOOD CLUB

Chef Krista Kern Desjarlais serves a small group of diners at The Purple House in North Yarmouth, Maine.

One of New England’s most acclaimed restaurateurs never called herself a chef. Until now.

“Now, I’m finding that ‘chef’ in me again, and just feeling comfortable in my own skin, at my age, with who I am now," Krista Kern Desjarlais said.

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People are flocking to R.I.’s new celebrity, Dawn the Duck

Justin Taymes talks about buying Dawn for $7 at the Tractor Supply Co. and bringing her to fame after attending Patriots’ games and marching with the Tartan Army in Providence.

Providence RI 07/20/22 The Rhode Island Judiciary seal on the front of the Family Court, District Court and Worker’s Compesation Court Building. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)

More allegations of child sexual abuse surface against former R.I. teacher who posed as a Mass. state trooper

Former Barrington Christian Academy teacher and coach Sean D. Cassidy spent years “manipulating children into doing wholly inappropriate things,” the Assistant US Attorney said. “We expect additional charges to follow.”

Flock Safety license plate cameras have been installed in Providence since 2022.

Providence mayoral challenger says he would remove Flock cameras

The license plate cameras helped police solve the Brown University shooting case, but have faced recent backlash amid privacy concerns.

RI POLITICS

Superior Court Judge Luis M. Matos, left, speaks after Governor Daniel J. McKee, right, nominated him for the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

Governor McKee picks Judge Luis M. Matos for R.I. Supreme Court, passing over former House speaker Shekarchi

Matos, who was born in Portugal, was appointed to the Superior Court by former Governor Lincoln Chafee in 2012 and previously worked as an assistant US attorney.

RI EDUCATION

The election of Lindsay Paiva, a third-grade teacher at Webster Elementary School, as the new president of the Providence Teachers Union may be invalidated

A surprising twist for one of Rhode Island’s most powerful unions

Union members appeared to elect Lindsay Paiva as their new president in May, but the American Federation of Teachers invalidated the election last week.