Today's Top Stories: First truck-toll gantry installed; Lawmakers renew call to ban assault weapons; Death camp survivor urges forgiveness

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( First truck-toll gantry installed on Route 95 south in Exeter A trucking group calls the tolls unconstitutional and vows a legal challenge. The state plans to install a total of 14 toll locations, which the governor's budget projects will collect $4 million by the end of June. [READ MORE]( Death camp survivor teaches forgiveness at Rhode Island College "Forgive your worst enemy," Eva Mozes Kor told the RIC students. "It will heal your soul and it will set you free." [READ MORE]( R.I. lawmakers to renew push for assault-weapon ban | Poll, Video Even before 17 people were killed by a gunman at a Florida high school Wednesday, Rhode Island lawmakers were working on bills to ban assault rifles like the AR-15 used by the shooter. [READ MORE]( Anxious moments in R.I. schools in wake of Fla. massacre With fresh memories of an armed intruder who assaulted a Portsmouth teacher in January, educators around the state offered counseling to those troubled by Wednesday’s mass shooting in Florida, urged vigilance to warning signs of trouble, and vowed to fight for stricter gun laws. [READ MORE]( Al Forno’s Killeen is semifinalist for James Beard Outstanding Chef award Al Forno’s Johanne Killeen is on the exclusive list of semifinalists for Outstanding Chef in the 2018 James Beard Foundation Awards, the Oscars of the culinary world. [READ MORE]( Proposal would 'scoop' money from RI Housing to balance budget While Rhode Island voters have supported $75 million in affordable housing bonds in recent years, the General Assembly has taken to raiding its own quasi-public housing bank — Rhode Island Housing — to balance its budget. [READ MORE]( New Haven man to serve 30 years for fatal Providence shooting A Superior Court judge on Thursday sentenced a Connecticut man who admitted having gunned down two Providence men in a drug deal gone sour to serve 30 years in prison. [READ MORE]( House of the Week: South Kingstown contemporary comes with access to private beach club The home has 3,643 square feet of living space, including four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and one half bathroom. [READ MORE]( Possible extensions for Sox players Betts, Bogaerts get more expensive FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two years ago, the Red Sox paid Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts $1.2 million — combined. This year, the Sox will pay the pair just north of $17.5 million, a reminder that even before free agency, players can start to get expensive. [READ MORE]( Journal Opinion: Governor should release the deal Gina Raimondo was elected governor on a message of shaking up the establishment and doing what needed to be done to fix Rhode Island. She very quickly, and needlessly, stained that brand in early 2015 by sliding a freshly-resigned... [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 The Providence Journal. All rights reserved.