Civil Liberties

Morley Field Crisis Explodes! Former Sewage Processing Site Used As Baseball/Playing Field Since “1970s or 1980s” District 5 Councilor Gregor Demands Explanation At Next City Council Meeting!

  While other City Leaders stay curiously silent, District 5 Pawtucket City Councilor Clovis Gregor has weighed in on the Poisoned Pawtucket Morley Field Crisis,  …  and demanded the following: “More extensive and extended public notice period than the limited (abutters-only notice) which was expeditiously sought by Blackstone Distribution” “asking[Read More…]

by June 19, 2022

Pawtucket’s Morley Field Is Poisoned. A Generation Played There. Where Is The Urgency? The Outrage?

We caught up with Mayor Don Grebien, at a groundbreaking for a new fire station to replace the now closed Station 1. Afterwards, we spoke with him about the environmental hazards that are completely unguarded at a green space with full public access …..   From Emily Rizzo/The City of[Read More…]

by June 17, 2022

Morley Field: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons “Present In The Soil At Concentrations Above DEM’s Residential Direct Exposure Criteria”

Morley Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Poisoned, yet played on. A generation of questions … Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons … Just what did Pawtucket City Government know …. and when? From The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management-In Response To Inquiries By The Coalition Radio Network DEM received an application for[Read More…]

by June 16, 2022

ADVOCATES THE ARC APPLAUD SENATE VOTE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION OMBUDSMAN

The Arc Rhode Island and families in its special education group, SPEAR, applaud the Rhode Island State Senate for unanimously voting to pass Senate Bill 2573 last night. This bill creates an impartial state agency: an Ombudsman for Special Education and is charged with ensuring compliance by RI schools and school[Read More…]

by June 15, 2022

RHODE ISLAND GOP STATEMENT ON ATTORNEY GENERAL NERONHA’S DECISION TO PUNT OPEN MEETINGS ACT COMPLAINT

Neronha decided to punt. Although he agrees that the Reapportionment Commission did not follow the Open Meetings Act, and he could not comprehend why the General Assembly would flip-flop on making the Reapportionment Commission subject to the Open Meetings Act, he won’t do anything about it. He criticizes us for[Read More…]

by June 6, 2022

Just Say No! To Providence Student Masking! Parents Union Prevails! (Court Filings/Video Included)

  Flash! From The Parents Union: Under threat of litigation, the Rhode Island Department of Education has stipulated the following: The Mask Mandate inflicted upon the children of  Providence Schools is dropped immediately. The Providence School Committee has been “encouraged” to conduct expedited hearings, including Public Comment In Open Forum,[Read More…]

by May 28, 2022

Flashback: Attorney Gregory Piccirilli Eviscerates Barrington School District – Statement On Barrington 3 Court Victory

The scene? An October 2021 Barrington School Committee administrative hearing on the Barrington 3 … Teachers fired for simply demanding to maintain their body autonomy and continued respect for their religious freedoms … Watch as Attorney Gregory Piccirilli fends off a hostile Union Attorney, points out court precedent from a[Read More…]

by May 26, 2022

Rich Southwell: Observations On The Vindication Of The Barrington 3 (Decision/Video Included)

Richard Southwell is a member of the Parents Union, and the lead plaintiff in Southwell v. McKee, a lawsuit brought against the State of Rhode Island for their execution of a Student Mask Mandate. Mr. Southwell contributes to The Coalition Radio Network on both Covid related issues, as well as[Read More…]

by May 26, 2022

JUSTICE! Barrington 3 Teachers …. Win! Court Finds Barrington In Violation Of Open Meetings Laws!

  A Rhode Island Superior Court found today in favor today, of the Barrington 3, Barrington School Department Teachers fired for their refusal to comply with a local, Barrington only vaccination mandate. More to come!   justice.”   Check Out Our Tee Shirt Fundraiser For Doctors Without Borders In The[Read More…]

by May 25, 2022

Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign Announces Participation In Mass Poor People and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls.

  Yesterday marked 30 days from June 18, 2022, when the Poor People’s Campaign, a National Call for Moral Revival, will be holding its Mass Poor People and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King,[Read More…]

by May 20, 2022