Daily Briefing: Time to catch up on last week

ALSO: Everything you need to know for a trip to the Boston Marathon. [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Mon Apr 17 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Coming back from a week long vacation in St. George Island, Florida, means I've got some catching up to do. Being that it was school vacation week in many Rhode Island districts I'm probably not alone. And let's be honest, being as nice as it was around here last week I wouldn't be surprised if some people were playing a little hookey from work as well. So let's all take a moment and take a look at the biggest stories from the past week. • What an incredibly sad story from Tom Mooney about the fate of a 15-year-old girl in foster care who died following a fentanyl overdose. [Now the family mourns and one person has been charged](. • Private equity firms and foreign investors have come to dominate New Bedford's fishing industry. [Now there are fears the same could happen in Rhode Island.]( [Fishing] Jason Jarvis, a Westerly-based commercial fisherman, sets traps for green crabs at Weekapaug Breachway. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal • This is pretty cool. As we're always looking for ways to engage with our readers, we gave one lucky person the opportunity to attend "Six" at the Providence Performing Arts Center with Katie Landeck and offer a review. [Take a look at what guest reviewer Nancy Kirsch had to say about the performance.]( • Even in Florida, word of the wildfire situation gained attention and had me reaching out to a friend that lives nearby. [Here's the latest news from over the weekend in case you missed it.]( WORTH A READ • If historically tough fuel standards proposed Wednesday by the Biden administration are adopted and enforced, it could change Detroit and US auto manufacturing forever. [It's still a big if.]( • If you're headed to the Boston Marathon today here's[a look at everything you need to know.]( [Today's Weather]( ☔ Cloudy with a couple of showers; cooler. Highs in the low-60s. TOP STORIES [For subscribers] [Political Scene: How RI retirees are mounting a fight to regain COLAs]( [View from the lot: State House legislator parking. State House parking spaces signal who's hot and who's not.]( More than a decade after Raimondo's pension reform, online chat rooms are still filled with anger, and tidbits of misinformation, around pension COLAs. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Phil Salois in Vietnam, carrying the M-79 grenade launcher he used with deadly effect on March 1, 1970]( [For subscribers] [Woonsocket soldier's lifelong journey to keep promise made in Vietnam]( A soldier's guilt and a promise kept: The inspiring story of Philip Salois [READ MORE]( [The Providence Journal All-State Boys Track Team.]( [For subscribers] [The 2023 Providence Journal Boys Indoor Track All-State Team]( Times were fast, leaps were long and throws were far. Here are The Providence Journal First- and Second-Team All-State in Boys Indoor Track. [READ MORE]( [The Providence Journal All-State Indoor Track Team.]( [For subscribers] [The 2023 Providence Journal Girls Indoor Track All-State Team]( Times were fast, leaps were long and throws were far. Here are The Providence Journal First- and Second-Team All-Staters in Girls Indoor Track. [READ MORE]( [Tarzan Brown wears the olive branch wreath after winning his second Boston Marathon in 1939.]( [Patinkin: The RI running legend who gave 'Heartbreak Hill' its name]( The half-mile stretch near the end of the Boston Marathon is named for what happened in 1936, when Westerly's Tarzan Brown put his pride on the line. [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](