Today’s Top Stories: E-911 operators quick actions save ill Cranston driver; Surf s up on R.I. beaches as Hurricane Chris passes by; World Cup: The Three Lions break hearts again at Newport Pub

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( E-911 operators' quick actions save ill Cranston driver | Audio Jon Desmarais Sr. and Steven Castaldi, assistant supervisors at the call center, are recognized at State Police headquarters for their actions that saved a Cranston woman who had gone into diabetic shock. [READ MORE]( Surf's up on R.I. beaches as Hurricane Chris passes by The surfing community swarmed to known spots along Rhode Island s south-facing coastline Wednesday, eager to catch waves from Chris, a surprise July hurricane that is moving up the East Coast, well out to sea. [READ MORE]( World Cup: The Three Lions break hearts again at Newport Pub Fastnet in Newport has been the epicenter of World Cup action for a month now. Diehard fans of the Portuguese, Argentinean, Brazilian and Swedish teams — and now England — have all paraded in for lunch and more than a few beers. All left in sour moods. [READ MORE]( Fun lightens learning in Providence's summer school programs | Video For the 1,000 students taking part in programs around the city, summer school is anything but a bore, as teachers bring a healthy helping of fun to lessons designed to keep kids skills from melting away over the long break. [READ MORE]( Red Sox 4, Rangers 2: Another dominating performance from Chris Sale The Red Sox beat the Rangers Wednesday night, 4-2, in a game that featured a former Cy Young Award winner on the mound versus a probable future one. [READ MORE]( BLACK HISTORY: Bringing to light R.I.'s racist past A three-phase project will document notable events and people and have the locations where their actions unfolded registered on the National Register of Historic Places. [READ MORE]( Brown University drops writing portion of SAT or ACT for applicants Brown University has become the latest institution to drop the SAT essay or ACT writing requirement for future applicants to the university. [READ MORE]( Trillo in dispute with town over big campaign sign at Scarborough Beach Another bad day at the beach could be in store for Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Joe Trillo. He faces thousands of dollars in fines from the town of Narragansett for refusing to take down a large campaign sign on his family’s property at Scarborough Beach. [READ MORE]( R.I. ACLU files sex- and age-bias suit against Newport Grand Paula Borrelli, a Narragansett resident in her late 60s who works as a night manager, states she was paid $4,000 less annually than a male coworker. [READ MORE]( Journal Opinion: The rescue that moved the world "At a time when the news has seemed overwhelmed with relentless bitterness, hostility and violence, the rescue felt like balm for the soul," 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.