Today’s Top Stories: ICE meets heat at the Wyatt Detention Facility; President Trump extends the protected status for Liberians, a Providence man says he’s hoping for more; Mariners blast past Red Sox on Opening Day ...

[View email with images]( [Providence Journal]( Protesters, officials seek Wyatt shutdown over return of ICE detainees A demonstration outside the concrete fortress on High Street in Central Falls that recently resumed housing detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement followed an emergency meeting at City Hall during which Mayor James Diossa and City Council President Maria Rivera pledged to close the detention facility. [READ MORE]( R.I. demand for medical marijuana skyrocketing While state lawmakers consider legalizing recreational pot this year, sales of medical marijuana continue to hit new highs. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Elusive cure for Alzheimer's Many people had high hopes for aducanumab, the experimental drug that Biogen Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was testing as a potential treatment for Alzheimer s disease. Some news this month thus was a bitter disappointment. [READ MORE]( R.I. governor’s office responds to lawmakers’ criticism on spending Gov. Gina Raimondo’s director of administration pushed back against concerns raised by the chairmen of the House and Senate budget-writing committees that the governor is not doing enough to control expenditures. [READ MORE]( Trump extends humanitarian program for Liberians in U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended Deferred Enforced Departure for qualified people from Liberia through March 31, 2020, a one-year extension that Sen. Jack Reed and Rep. David Cicilline called a positive step. [READ MORE]( Judge rejects bid by imprisoned gold dealer to get gold bars, money back Cranston coin dealer Stephen Saccoccia - who is serving 660 years in prison for laundering money for a Colombian drug cartel - wanted to hang on to his family s assets, including jewelry and other belongings. [READ MORE]( Speechless in Seattle: Mariners 12, Red Sox 4 The trio of occasions celebrated by Chris Sale on Thursday night matched the number of innings he lasted at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. This certainly wasn’t the way the Red Sox left-hander wanted to remember the start of a World Series title defense... [READ MORE]( New York firm is building an immense greenhouse in Olneyville Greens under glass: Gotham Greens of New York City is setting up an indoor farm that would grow lettuce, herbs and other produce year-round in a 110,000-square-foot greenhouse. That s more than 2.5 acres under a roof. [READ MORE]( Mark Divver: Dynamic duo on defense leads Friars into NCAAs The PC hockey team is in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season, facing Minnesota State on Saturday in the East Regional at the Dunk’ [READ MORE]( To R.I. senator, a portrait is worth a 1,000 words House speaker portraits adorn the State House, but not - yet - any of the Senate presidents. [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 Providence Journal. Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2019 Providence Journal. All rights reserved.