Today’s Top Stories: Officials ponder next use for McCoy Stadium, Apex sites; That construction-clogged Route 195 commute? DOT looking for remedies; Century-old state law may decide future of energy in R.I.

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( That construction-clogged Route 195 commute? DOT looking for remedies In the wake of Monday’s snarled commute, a top state transportation official has promised to find some way to ease the flow of traffic on Route 195 west. [READ MORE]( Century-old state law may decide future of energy in R.I. The crux of a lawsuit over a water deal between the Town of Johnston and Chicago-based power plant developer Invenergy may come down to six words in a century-old state law. [READ MORE]( R.I. group launches campaign to encourage union disaffiliation The Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity has joined with like-minded groups in other states on what it describes as a $10-million campaign to “educate″ public employees how to extricate themselves from their unions. [READ MORE]( Officials ponder next use for McCoy Stadium, Apex sites League rules prohibit another MLB-affiliated team in a territory so close to Worcester, but could other proposals for the Pawtucket sites could be in the offing? [READ MORE]( Journal Opinion: PawSox snub their loyal fans "It is terribly sad that Rhode Island leaders could not get their act together to save this institution," writes the Editorial Board in The Journal s Opinion Section. [READ MORE]( Rhody at Bat: A poem about the PawSox deal by Gerry Goldstein With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer and his “Casey at the Bat,” freelance writer Gerry Goldstein gives his poetic take about the loss of the PawSox: "The outlook wasn t brilliant for Pawtucket s nine that day; The owners said in Worcester that the team would move away! ..." [READ MORE]( R.I. Legislators join sex-abuse victims in protest | Video On a day Pope Francis apologized to Catholics around the world for the cover-up of decades of sexual abuse by priests, Rhode Island abuse victims returned to the State House to beg legislative leaders to extend the time limit for filing civil lawsuits, and for the state’s attorney general to open a grand jury investigation. [READ MORE]( Judge hears ACLU lawsuit over Providence woman, others arrested by ICE The government argued Monday that the court lacks the authority to review ICE decisions to deport undocumented immigrants as they came into Customs offices to pursue a legal route to remain here, among them Lilian Calderon of Providence. [READ MORE]( Coventry 15, Australia 0: RI champs leave Williamsport on high note The Coventry Little Leaguers are leaving the Little League World Series on a high note, after routing Australia, 15-0, in Monday s consolation game in Pennsylvannia. [READ MORE]( Indians 5, Red Sox 4: Three Cleveland homers sink Porcello, Boston The home run ball was Rick Porcello s bugaboo throughout a difficult 2017 season, and those old ills came back to haunt the Red Sox right-hander on Monday night. [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.