AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSowams Heritage Area: After four years and 450+ stakeholder meetings, the Sowams Heritage Area coalition says its feasibility study is done and that the region qualifies for National Heritage Area status, moving the effort into Congress’s hearing and legislation phase. Real Estate Watch: Providence’s College Hill saw two East Side sales totaling $6M—$4M for a George Street carriage house and $2M for a Benevolent Street vacant lot—while Bristol’s Poppasquash Neck waterfront home sold for $4.3M and Barrington’s Rumstick Point home sold for nearly $3M. Public Safety: A Rhode Island bomb squad removed a grenade found at a Cranston property and transported it for destruction. Healthcare & Policy: A Prison Policy Initiative review says menopause is largely missing from public prison policy documents, with Rhode Island flagged for lacking menopause-specific language. Transit & Schools: Teamsters Local 251 says more than 750 Rhode Island school bus workers are prepared to strike across multiple districts, with negotiations ongoing. Tech/Defense: Regent’s seaglider prototype completed its first human-crewed flight on Narragansett Bay, a step toward commercial and military applications. National Crime Update (RI link): In New York’s Times Square stabbing, Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti—an RI visitor—was killed; police identified the suspect as Pamela Cisneros.
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