Donations are up at the R.I. Blood Center. A RIBC staff member checks the IV line in the arm of Laureen Decas of Wareham. Laureen is O Negative and came down when she saw the need posted. In the background is Megan Lowney of Providence. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)
Rhode Island Blood Center reports record donations after Brown University shooting
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Rhode Island Current on December 15, 2025. Reprinted with permission. First-time donors increase significantly at the blood center’s four donation centers across the state After a sleepless night with the sounds of sirens and TV news about Saturday’s Brown [...]

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Justice Gaines, a resident of south Providence, speaks at a community meeting on Rhode Island Recycled Metals on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current)
South Providence Scrapyard Insists it is Cleaning Up Its Act. Residents Still Have Their Doubts
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The plumes of smoke soaring from a south Providence scrapyard five months ago have cleared. But frustration over the environmental and health consequences for those who live near Rhode Island Recycled Metals still burned brightly Tuesday during a two-hour meeting at the West End Community [...]

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