Steph Machado
@stephmachado
Reporter for @BostonGlobe/@Globe_RI + @rhodeislandpbs. Alum of @wpri12, @wvnywfff, @SyracuseU. Mass. native, PVD transplant. Email me: [email protected]
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http://globe.com/RI 25-10-2011 19:47:00
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UPDATED: “My attorney said that once you got the keys and drove it away, you were in a verbal agreement to purchase the car,” Mayor Ken Hopkins said. “It’s not like I went over and stole the car.” bostonglobe.com/2024/08/30/met… via The Boston Globe
Steward signals deal to sell two more Mass. hospitals bostonglobe.com/2024/08/30/bus… via The Boston Globe
Lawsuit spurs calls for investigations into how Mayor Ken Hopkins got sports car. BA Fenton-Fung, MSPT, MSMM calls for State Police/AG to investigate. Ferri says mayor should consider resigning if true. Hopkins says GOP rival is trying to exploit “a baseless lawsuit.” bostonglobe.com/2024/09/03/met…
R.I. needs answers, not just money, from Washington Bridge litigation, legislator says. Sen. Sam Zurier urges Peter Neronha to ensure transparency as state sues firms that worked on the I-195 bridge, noting officials haven't disclosed forensic audit findings bostonglobe.com/2024/09/05/met…
In Newport, John Kerry calls for Manhattan Project to develop technologies to combat climate change. Kerry speaks at Salve Regina University, telling a forum that U.S. needs to summon the political will and get past partisan attacks to transition to renewable energy bostonglobe.com/2024/09/05/met…
The girl wasn’t the intended target. But she became a shooting victim before her 8th birthday. The reason? An argument and "ghost guns," a growing plague in Rhode Island. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/06/met… via The Boston Globe
Washington Bridge update: Expecting details from Rhode Island Commerce on Monday for small businesses harmed by the bridge closure to apply for grants up to $2,500. Comes from the $2.6M approved by the General Assembly back in June.
NEW: Uncovered routes... Insufficient drivers... Missed pick ups... Students in wheelchairs waiting for hours. Rhode Island puts school bus company Dattco on notice after a hot mess of a first week. w/Hannah Cotter wpri.com/news/its-just-…