Christopher Gavin

Rhode Island

@BostonGlobe reporter covering Rhode Island (@Globe_RI) | Past: @TheMessenger, @BostonDotCom, @Milforddaily | News/Music guy | [email protected]

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Unmarked police cars mirror ICE tactics, Providence lawmaker says, urging R.I. governor to ban State Police use - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. In Rhode Island, agents have detained a parent outside a Central Falls school; a man in Cranston after he clocked out of work; and a 20-year-old man “taken after a routine appearance at traffic court,” Morales said Friday. Reached by email, an ICE spokesperson did not provide details about the incident, or about recent ICE activity in Providence.
Detained Providence teen was moved to Colorado days before asylum hearing because of ‘bed space,’ ICE says - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

Vivian Gisselle Soriano-Neto, 18, who had been held by ICE in New England since March, was moved to the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colo., on June 1, just ahead of her June 4 hearing in Massachusetts her immigration attorney, Cindy Salazar Tohme, said. At the time, ICE did not specify why it had made the abrupt transfer, a move Salazar Tohme called unusual, given the close timing of the hearing. The change means Sorriano-Neto’s case is transferred to another court.
Median sales price of single family homes in R.I. surpasses $500,000 for the first time - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – The median sales price of a single family home in Rhode Island surpassed $500,000 last month, reaching the half-million dollar mark for the first time on record as the state grapples with a longstanding affordability crisis in a high-demand market. Data released Wednesday by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors showed the median sales price jumped to $512,750 in May, eclipsing the $460,000 price recorded at the same time last year and rising nearly $50,000 since January.
Amid tariffs, Hasbro lays off 3 percent of global workforce

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

The Pawtucket, R.I.,-based toy giant behind classics like Monopoly, Nerf, Mr. Potato Head, Twister, Play-Doh, employed just shy of 5,000 people as of the end of 2024, according to its annual report. At that time, 54 percent were based in the United States and Canada, with an additional 20 percent based in Europe; 18 percent in Asia-Pacific; and 8 percent in Latin America.
Details of a 250-year-old R.I. home’s ties to slavery were uncovered last year. Now its future lies in its past. - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE — Just like the shingles that adorn its exterior, words have played a pivotal role in shaping this 18th century Providence home on Meeting Street. The basement housed the printing press, while a corner of the home, in time, also became the city’s first post office, ensuring a steady flow of words in both news and correspondence through its doors. Outside, a carved bust that graced passersby even featured the face of literary giant, William Shakespeare.
RIPTA would need to cut 90 workers, plus bus routes, to close $18m gap, despite proposed state funding, CEO says - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

In a letter to House leaders on Monday obtained by the Globe, Durand outlined the latest findings of the agency’s ongoing “Operational Efficiency Study.” “The study has concluded that 150,000 service hours, or 20 percent of all fixed route service would need to be reduced to close the gap,” Durand wrote. “This will mean a reduction to the fixed route workforce by approximately 90 employees to get the service inline with financial resources.
‘Unsecured propane line’ triggered Block Island explosion that injured two, officials say - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – An explosion at a Block Island house on Saturday that injured two people was triggered after an unsecured propane line released gas into the home’s crawl space, according to the Rhode Island Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters received a report of a large house explosion at 719 West Beach Road around 4:44 p.m. on Saturday, the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement. Five people were in the home, and three were left trapped, officials said.
A new face at the RISD Museum on fostering connection between people and art in a digital age - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – As Kris Wilton describes it, “storytelling is paramount” to what’s happening at the RISD Museum these days. And one could argue storytelling is paramount to Wilton’s own career. At one time a journalist, Wilton shifted gears when she began working at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, where she worked on digital content and engagement.
R.I. prisons did not accommodate Native American religious practices for three inmates, lawsuit alleges - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE — A new lawsuit alleges the Rhode Island Department of Corrections has denied opportunities for three inmates of Native American ancestry to practice their religion, in contrast to federal and state correctional institutions around the country.
‘This loss is unimaginable’: R.I. teen killed in partial building collapse remembered as ‘bright and beloved’ - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. – In the hot sun on Thursday, candles sat lit beside flower bouquets and pictures, and a box of Sour Patch Kids candies. “It was not your time, Kelly. Not at all,” reads a note next to the display. “And I would trade anything for you to be back just for a little while.

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Articles

Unmarked police cars mirror ICE tactics, Providence lawmaker says, urging R.I. governor to ban State Police use - The Boston Globe

Detained Providence teen was moved to Colorado days before asylum hearing because of ‘bed space,’ ICE says - The Boston Globe

Median sales price of single family homes in R.I. surpasses $500,000 for the first time - The Boston Globe

Amid tariffs, Hasbro lays off 3 percent of global workforce

Details of a 250-year-old R.I. home’s ties to slavery were uncovered last year. Now its future lies in its past. - The Boston Globe

RIPTA would need to cut 90 workers, plus bus routes, to close $18m gap, despite proposed state funding, CEO says - The Boston Globe

‘Unsecured propane line’ triggered Block Island explosion that injured two, officials say - The Boston Globe

A new face at the RISD Museum on fostering connection between people and art in a digital age - The Boston Globe

R.I. prisons did not accommodate Native American religious practices for three inmates, lawsuit alleges - The Boston Globe

‘This loss is unimaginable’: R.I. teen killed in partial building collapse remembered as ‘bright and beloved’ - The Boston Globe

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Josh Fenton

Ryan Belmore

Kendra Gravelle

Ryan Blessing

Jeremy Bernfeld

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