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The Providence Journal, 17 Oct 2026

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The Providence Journal is an American daily newspaper focused on local news, politics and community reporting across Rhode Island. First published in 1829, it’s the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the United States and has long served as a trusted source of news for readers in Providence and the surrounding region. The newspaper is known for its in-depth reporting on state and local government, business, education and public affairs, offering readers thoughtful analysis of the issues shaping Rhode Island. It also features breaking news, investigative journalism and human-interest stories that reflect the diverse communities and culture of the state. Sports coverage includes the region’s professional and collegiate teams, while lifestyle and entertainment sections highlight arts, dining, travel and local events. Throughout its history, the newspaper has earned multiple Pulitzer Prizes and built a reputation for high-quality journalism and public service reporting. Available on PressReader, The Providence Journal newspaper delivers trusted local news, in-depth analysis and comprehensive daily coverage from Rhode Island.

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ArticleCliff Walk gets nod

A pre­vi­ously stalled $23 mil­lion project to repair a col­lapsed sec­tion of New­port’s Cliff Walk is pro­ceed­ing, with plans to use tax­payer dol­lars to shore up private prop­erty. On Oct. 14, state coastal reg­u­lat­ors unan­im­ously approved an...

Cliff Walk gets nod

ArticleFlock cam­era ban will be heard by Provid­ence City Coun­cil

PROVIDENCE – After a long elec­tion sea­son where auto­matic license plate read­ers (LPRs) were debated, maligned and praised, the City Coun­cil will con­sider ban­ning and deac­tiv­at­ing the tech­no­logy before Provid­ence’s next mayor can re-sign or...

Flock cam­era ban will be heard by Provid­ence City Coun­cil

ArticleState searches for cost sav­ings

As many pub­lic school dis­tricts face declin­ing enroll­ments, a panel of Rhode Island legis­lat­ors, edu­ca­tional pro­fes­sion­als, union rep­res­ent­at­ives and even one stu­dent are look­ing to nearby states for inspir­a­tion in cut­ting...

State searches for cost sav­ings

ArticleFilmed in Provid­ence, ‘Bottled Up’ is headed for New York

What will hap­pen when Simon finally gets his secret crush to come to his house for a romantic din­ner? In the movie “Bottled Up,” the answer is that hil­ar­ity ensues as half a dozen unin­vited guests seem­ingly ran­domly show up and almost every­one...

Filmed in Provid­ence, ‘Bottled Up’ is headed for New York

ArticleTODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Oct. 17. On this date in: 1814: An acci­dent now known as the Lon­don Beer Flood occurred at the Meux and Co. Horse Shoe Brew­ery in Lon­don, when an enorm­ous vat con­tain­ing over 135,000 gal­lons of beer rup­tured, caus­ing a tidal wave...

TODAY IN HISTORY

ArticleClark­son returns to stage after Brook­lyn store dis­pute over bird

Kelly Clark­son is back behind the micro­phone after a New York City store dis­pute sparked days of online debate. The singer, 44, per­formed Oct. 14 at Alle­gi­ant Sta­dium in Las Vegas, in her first per­form­ance since her con­tro­versy with Art of...

Clark­son returns to stage after Brook­lyn store dis­pute over bird

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