Daily Briefing: It's Friday, how much do you remember from the past week?

ALSO: Catch up on the Opening Day action from Fenway Park. [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Fri Mar 31 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( How well do you think you follow all the news happening in Rhode Island? From politics to sports to dining a lot is happening every day in the Ocean State that fills up providencejournal.com. Now is your chance to find out how closely you're paying attention with [our weekly news quiz](. This 10-question quiz covers all the bases and at the end, you'll get your score. You're also timed so as you complete with others a perfect score may be nice, but how quickly you can answer comes into play as well. [Question102210] Question mark Thinkstock Photo Not to brag but I got a perfect score this week in a time of 40 seconds. [Take the quiz and let me know how you did.]( [Check out The Providence Journal's full line of newsletters and subscribe today.]( WORTH A READ • [Kroger aims to be America's grocery store.]( The Biden administration may have other ideas. • [Can a town have too many marijuana dispensaries?]( This Massachusetts town is starting to ask the question. • ICYMI: [The dates are set for the special election to fill the Congressional seat being vacated by David Cicilline.]( [Today's Weather]( ☁ Increasing cloudiness with a shower in the afternoon. High in the upper 40s. TOP STORIES [The fates of two pedestrians hit last month raise safety questions]( [Multi lane intersection of RT 2 and Universal Blvd in Warwick on March 27, 2023. ]( Two men were hit when they tried to cross the street last month, bringing attention to the safety of people on foot on Rhode Island roads. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [A firefighter looks on as others continue extinguishing the March 2020 blaze at the Conant Thread factory complex on the Central Falls/Pawtucket line.]( [Police and firefighters to lawmakers: Restore annual pension COLAs]( Police, firefighters make opening pitch in battle to restore compounded, annual COLAs [READ MORE]( [A no-trespassing sign stands incongruously next to a public right of way to the beach in Charlestown.]( [Shoreline access: RI House, Senate split on how far to open it up]( The General Assembly is considering a proposal to clarify the public-private boundary on the shoreline. But lawmakers differ on where it should be. [READ MORE]( [Mar 30, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports]( [It looks like the same old Sox]( The annual case to believe in Red Sox chief Chaim Bloom is largely rooted in those two extraordinary seasons, not in the star-studded rosters of years ago. [READ MORE]( [The State House and Department of Transportation building both are adorned with the words "Providence Plantations". [The Providence Journal / David DelPoio]]( [What's in the RI Senate's new $36M tax cut proposal for businesses]( The proposal will exempt the first $100,000 of property from the tangible tax levied by cities and towns. [READ MORE]( Advertisement Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](