Daily Briefing: Top stories from The Providence Journal

Stay on top of everything happening this weekend. [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Sun Apr 23 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Welcome to The Providence Journal's weekend Daily Briefing. The full weekday Daily Briefing will return on Monday. Keep up with all the weekend's [top news here]( and find all the latest happening in [high school and college sports here](. Skip the paywall and subscribe to The Providence Journal. [Find our latest deal here](. TOP STORIES [For subscribers] [Man's quest to walk RI shoreline becomes an odyssey of blocked access]( [Taylor Ellis of South Kingstown heads toward Point Judith Lighthouse In Narragansett in his bid to walk the entirety of Rhode Island's ocean-facing coastline.]( The South Kingstown man just wanted some exercise with an ocean view. But seawalls, "no trespassing" signs and other barriers often block the way. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Robert Walsh, former head of the National Education Association of Rhode Island, is heading the new nonprofit that will run Gov. Dan McKee's Learn365RI education programs.]( [Who are the education veterans helping run McKee's year-round learning plan?]( A new nonprofit, Always Learning RI, is working with municipalities to create out-of-school programs, but its exact role, and funding, are unclear. [READ MORE]( [The Blackstone River flows over Albion Dam on the Cumberland-Lincoln line.]( [What's that at the Albion Dam on the Blackstone River? We found out]( “This is the first manifestation of what can be done with hydropower in a small state like Rhode Island,” a representative from the company said. [READ MORE]( [Brown University's Class of 1921. In the bottom right corner is Alpha Gamma member Jay Mayo Williams, the only Black student pictured, who went on to play pro football and work as a music producer. He was part of the Class of 1920, but due to military leave, received his degree in 1921.]( [Black fraternity milestone; Heartbreak Hill icon: Week's top stories]( Other top reads for the week of April 16: Pension backlash brewing; one man's shoreline odyssey; and a TV spotlight on Nicholas Alahverdian. [READ MORE]( [The charred undergrowth at Queen's River Preserve in Exeter where on April 14, 2023 a brushfire ripped through the woods.]( [What happened this week? Take our news quiz]( Wildfire scorches a nature preserve in Exeter, a new national spotlight shines on fugitive Nicholas Alahverdian, and RI launches a tourism campaign. [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](