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PROVIDENCE — Former Centrals Fall Mayor James Diossa, a leading candidate in the lieutenant governor sweepstakes, has resigned from the board of a company seeking one of the first new marijuana dispensary licenses available in Rhode Island in years. In response to Journal inquiries, Diossa spokesman Christopher Hunter on Thursday provided a copy of Diossa's January 8 letter of resignation. "I hereby resign my position on the Board of Directors of the Edward O. Hawkins Center, Inc. effective on today’s date,'' Diossa wrote on the day president-elect Joe Biden introduced some of his cabi...

Here’s who’s going to work for the new mayors in Cranston, Warwick, and Central Falls The new mayors will be sworn in next week, and they’ve already named a few people to their respective staffs. By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated December 29, 2020, 9:36 a.m. Email to a Friend LEADING OFF Happy Tuesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan McGowan and now Bill Belichick knows what it’s like to play “Madden” online against some 12-year-old who just wants to run up the score against old people. Follow me...

December 22, 2020 12:37 pm CENTRAL FALLS, R.I (WLNE) – Central Falls Mayor-elect, Maria Rivera announced her new leadership as she prepares to be sworn in in January. “Central Falls has made incredible progress over the last eight years under Mayor Diossa’s administration, and it’s important for me that our city departments, boards, and commissions are led by diverse talent that will continue moving our city forward,” said Mayor-elect Rivera. “I’m confident in these individuals and their ability to engage and support our residents and businesses during this challenging time by e...

R.I. political operative Jeff Britt cleared of charges in money laundering trial By Edward Fitzpatrick and Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 10:58 a.m. Email to a Friend Jeffrey T. Britt listens to Wednesday's verdict via video conference from his Florida location. A state Superior Court judge cleared the political operative of money laundering in a trial stemming from House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello's 2016 campaign.David DelPoio/The Providence Journal (Pool) (Custom credit)/David DelPoio WARWICK, R.I. — A state judge on Wednesday cleared political operative Jeffrey ...