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The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE — A broad group of community leaders, shocked by the ferocityof Thursday nights shootout between feuding young men in Providence, galvanized behind Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Friday morning. They flanked Elorza as he stood behind a podium near Carolina Street, in the Washington Park neighborhood, looking into the cameras. "There are just so many reasons to speak out," he said. "First of all, what happened yesterday is not normal, and we cant allow it to be nor...

Police, politicians, faith leaders call for an end to gun violence after Providence shooting leaves 9 wounded Amanda Milkovits © Stew Milne Providence Police investigated a shooting on Carolina Avenue late Thursday. PROVIDENCE — Nine people were wounded Thursday night during what authorities describe as a targeted gunfight between local street gangs that resulted in the largest mass shooting in the city’s history, officials said. Police officials, local politicians, faith...

Councilmen Jim Taylor (left) and David Salvatore (right) are squaring off for Majority Leader. The shakeup of the Providence City Council continues in the wake of the departure of Sabina Matos.  In April, veteran Councilman John Igliozzi was elected as the new City Council President — and freshman Councilman Pedro Espinal rose quickly through the ranks to be elected President Pro-Tem. Councilman Jim Taylor, who represents Ward 8, first landed on the council when he defeated incumbent Wilbur...

Espinal has served on the City Council for less than two years. Espinal, a Democrat, was first elected to the City Council, replacing outgoing Council President Luis Aponte in a Special Election on November 5, 2019. He won the seat with 282 votes against Independent opponent Jeffrey Lemire’s 17 votes. However, he first had to emerge out of a hotly-contested Democratic primary that fall for the seat -- which he did with 36% of the vote. New Council Leadership Another election for a top spot on...

Opinion/Budris: Burning waste has no place in Rhode Island Kevin Budris Kevin Budris is zero waste staff attorney at Conservation Law Foundation in Providence. Once again, Rhode Islanders are facing the threat of dirty, dangerous waste incineration in our communities. New Jersey-based MedRecycler is proposing to build and operate a facility in West Warwick that will burn medical waste using a form of incineration called pyrolysis. If that weren’t enough, the Rhode Island legislature is consid...

Clean Water Champ The Rhode Island Clean Water Association has honored State Rep. Arthur Handy as its 2021 Legislator of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding legislative contributions to ensuring clean water for Rhode Island. Representative Handy was recognized for his sponsorship of and strong advocacy for the Resilient Rhode Island Act, which coordinated the state’s efforts to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions while advancing the public’s understanding of changes in sea level,...

Trash spewed across the site - fire broke out Tuesday Providence City Councilman Pedro Espinal is criticizing the ongoing contamination of South Providence after a fire erupted at the Rhode Island Recycled Metals site on the waterfront on Tuesday, sending black smoke into the air. The site where the fire took place has operated under the claim that it is cutting up a sunken Russian submarine that was located in Providence more than a decade ago to serve as a museum. The sub was once used in a...