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More details are now emerging as to how the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) investigation into the illegal dumping of contaminated material at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) 6/10 project was derailed.

Lawyer Charles "Chas" Calenda, 39, first signaled his intent to run for attorney general in September when he notified the Board of Elections he had created a campaign fundraising account to run for the office. He made headlines earlier this month as the lawyer for two fitness centers, in court, challenging the legal authority for the temporary gym shutdown order imposed by Gov. Gina Raimondo to try to protect the public from the coronavirus. The gyms lost the first round. On Tuesday, Calenda...

Beep-Beep Anthony Spiratos doesnt want to run a food delivery business -- he wants to start a movement.  The Aquidneck Island native said he launched No Contact Valet during the pandemic to help out struggling restaurants, as well as out-of-work industry professionals.  "At the start of this pandemic back in March, I was driving down Broadway and Thames [in Newport] and would see a lot of restaurants were closed, and I couldn’t figure out why they weren’t doing delivery," said Spiratos....

By PHILIP MARCELODecember 16, 2020 GMT A former campaign aide to Democratic Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has been cleared of criminal charges stemming from the 2016 campaign. Jeff Britt, 52, was found not guilty Wednesday of felony money laundering as well as a misdemeanor charge of making a prohibited campaign contribution. The verdict in the bench trial was handed down by Judge Daniel Procaccini in Kent County Superior Court in Warwick. Procaccini said in his decision that...

Former Mattiello aide Britt acquitted of money-laundering charges, violating campaign-finance laws Updated at 11:23 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2020. HOUSE SPEAKER Nicholas A. Mattiellos former aide Jeffrey Britt was found not guilty Wednesday of money-laundering charges and violating campaign-finance violations. / AP FILE PHOTO / CHARLES KRUPA PROVIDENCE – Jeffrey Britt, the former aide to House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, was acquitted Wednesday by R.I. Superior Court Judge Daniel Proca...

Britt, former operative for Speaker Mattiello, found not guilty in high-profile case Published Wed Dec 16 2020 15:56:46 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis Jeff Britt, a well-known Rhode Island political operative, was found not guilty Wednesday of two charges related to outgoing House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s 2016 campaign, including a felony count of money laundering. In a brief hearing in Kent County Superior Court, Judge Daniel Procaccini called Rhode Island�...

Neronha says its time to move past unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the election Published Tue Dec 15 2020 20:52:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said that while he has not seen reason to be concerned about violence in the state related to the presidential election, State Police continue to monitor the subject closely. “I hope we won’t see it here,” Neronha said, referring to violent incidents that took place af...