Today’s Top Stories: Abortion-rights showdown looms in R.I.; R.I. bracing for summer s first heat wave; Bill Reynolds writes about baseball s best rivalry

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( Abortion-rights showdown looms in R.I. Earlier this year, Speaker Mattiello said a public debate on the "divisive" abortion issue was not necessary. The impending retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has reignited the debate. Advocates are calling on the Assembly to... [READ MORE]( R.I. bracing for summer's first heat wave Temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees over the weekend. Bill Simpson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Norton, Massachusetts, has this advice for residents of Southern New England: “If you don’t have your air conditioner in, you’d better put it in now.” [READ MORE]( Bill Reynolds: Return of baseball's best rivalry It s another summer, another summer of baseball s best rivalry, the Hatfields and McCoys in uniforms and cleats, a rivalry fueled by time and memory, passion and geography, too. The Boston Red Sox. The New York Yankees. [READ MORE]( Jury to decide whether Charlestown police were malicious in dispute A jury must now decide whether Charlestown police officials maliciously prosecuted a local man at the behest of neighbors with whom he warred for decades. [READ MORE]( Contempt proceedings over pro-Mattiello mailer continue In retrospect, a one-time top aide to House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello acknowledges Shawna-gate never should have happened. [READ MORE]( Providence sues opioid firms, alleging that deception fueled drug crisis The city claims in a civil lawsuit that the defendant companies negligent actions led to a rising death toll, an expanded black market and an increased financial burden on Providence, the mayor says. [READ MORE]( Bilingual production of 'The Tempest' brings art to communities without access The Trinity Repertory Company/Rhode Island Latino Arts production of “La Tempestad” translates the Bard into 20th-century Caribbean Spanish. [READ MORE]( Problem hydrants hamper firefighting at Johnston commercial building Johnston firefighters spent hours Thursday battling a blaze at a commercial building, an effort complicated by fire hydrants that weren t working. [READ MORE]( Red Sox 4, Angels 2: Devers, Bradley power Boston past LA With the Yankees idle, the Sox increased their lead in the AL East to a full game over New York. [READ MORE]( Journal Opinion: Ruling roils political world "The unions will probably use their political clout to seek legislation that blunts the impact of Wednesday’s ruling. Unions might also strive to retain members by focusing more on such issues as pay and working conditions, and less on straight politics," writes the Editorial Board in The Journal s Opinion Section. [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.