Journalist in ⚓️ Rhode Island for @bostonglobe. @FiveFreedoms member @IRE_NICAR Tips: amanda.milkovits@globe.com BlueSky: @amandamilkovits.bsky.social
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Please follow me there: @amandamilkovits.bsky.social
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R.I. neo-Nazi member of group that targets drag queens is accused of possessing child pornography bostonglobe.com/2024/05/29/m… via @BostonGlobe
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EXCLUSIVE: The middle school boys thought their teacher was a ‘creep.’ So they tracked how he treated the girls. bostonglobe.com/2022/09/09/m… via @BostonGlobe
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The adventure begins for #HonorFlightRI veterans to Washington DC on this Juneteenth holiday. Roger Desjardins,98, leaves his wheelchair to lead the group, wearing his original uniform from WWII. @IFlyRhodeIsland
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Big personal news -- Today is my last day @projo, where I've loved, loved, loved reporting on crime for 19 years.
Here I come, @BostonGlobe -- joining the team covering Rhode Island.
Whoo-hoo!!!
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Amazing encounter just now between a Providence father and Police Chief Hugh Clements of .@ProvidenceRIPD talking about the riot last night. Sound up.
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Desjardins led #HonorFlightRI at the start of the day.
The 98-year-old WWII veteran closes the evening by dancing with volunteer Julie Latessa. “It’s an honor & a gift to do this for them,” she says.
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Little liquor store in Pawtuxet village says that this has been a big day for Champagne. People are buying bottles of bubbly so fast that he can barely keep up stocking the shelves.
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Authorities cited video of NBA trainer Robert McClanaghan of RI putting something in his date's drink. He allegedly later texted the woman a photo showing him having sex with her while she was bound, face down, & wearing a collar. bostonglobe.com/2022/11/22/m… via @BostonGlobe
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“Americans who rely on social media as their pathway to news are more ignorant and more misinformed than those who come to news through print, a news app on their phones or network TV.” washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
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In Rhode Island's District 39, the GOP incumbent who marched on the US Capitol on Jan. 6 lost to a progressive Democrat by -- four votes.
@CotterforRI edged out Rep. Justin Price, 2,989 to 2,985.
Independent Sean Comella got 669 votes, pulling away the conservative vote.
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No, it’s not a robbery — it’s just the @BostonGlobe Rhode Island bureau celebrating our first anniversary. With @FitzProv and @DanMcGowan
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Front page of the @BostonGlobe today, featuring my story on a Rhode Island man obsessed with the #Sopranos and accused by many of being a con artist.
It took a long time to get here. 🧵
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Of those 203 positive coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, 75 are healthcare workers
Raimondo: R.I.'s coronavirus infections climb to 203 bostonglobe.com/2020/03/27/m… via @BostonGlobe
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.@GovRaimondo essentially told Rhode Islanders to do what we already do -- Never leave Rhode Island.
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.@AllanFungRI pucks up his ballot at Hope Highlands School and becomes the 539th voter here to cast his ballot. He says he’s feeling good, and he thinks the polling workers for being here.
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RI Pride chanting “Love!” on the steps of the Cathedral, a day after Bishop .@ThomasJTobin1 told Catholics not to attend Pride events.
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Curt Schilling is on the We Build The Wall advisory board.
Years ago, he got a $75 million loan from Rhode Island for his video game company 38 Studios, which quickly failed. Schilling & other execs agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle outstanding claims of defrauding RI.
Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lea…
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For decades, Buddy Cianci’s ex-wife stayed silent about their marriage. Now she’s speaking out — My story about Sheila Bentley & why her friends call her a “survivor” bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/1… via @BostonGlobe
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.@SANDRISCANO becoming a little teary as she speaks about what running for CD1 means for her family, in their journey here from Colombia.
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Why, yes, people are a little excited about the Gaspee Days parade happening in … four days.
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How Rhode Island shows it's serious about masking up
You asked, and Nibbles listened! What do you think of our favorite bug's BIG new accessory? #MaskUpRI
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When Friartown & @taylorswift13 Nation come together, it’s a winning combination for @PCFriarsmbb — How a Taylor Swift song became an anthem for top-ranked Providence College Friars bostonglobe.com/2022/02/23/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Stunned Johnston residents give the zoning board a standing ovation tonight after the board unanimously rejected putting a solar farm in a residential neighborhood. Story to come in @Globe_RI
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“Wear your damn mask, follow the rules and knock it off with the big parties,” says .@GovRaimondo, during weekly COVID-19 address.
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Federal judge orders Burrillville man who stockpiled 200 guns to remain in custody -- cites his "explosive rage," extreme recklessness & obsession with firearms bostonglobe.com/2022/03/11/m… via @BostonGlobe
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A moving send-off for @ProvidenceRIPD Chief Hugh Clements Jr. who tells the officers, “ I will miss you more than you will miss me.”
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Kasim Yarn, director of Veterans Affairs for Rhode Island, greets #HonorFlightRI. Many are Vietnam veterans. Every one here did not have this welcome when they came home,” he said.
Now, he said, it’s finally their turn.
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In light of buyouts @projo, the message I received tonight from a friend & newsmaker means a lot:
“With everything going on at projo I’m thinking of you..The 1st Amendment remains essential to my liberty as does the free press. Thank you for what you do!! Thanks”
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Just saw a woman walk past in the snow wearing a Benny’s sweatshirt and carrying iced coffee — a full Rhode Island. @projo
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Twenty-two veterans from American Legion Post 69 in Providence are going. Many are Black veterans from the Vietnam War. Seeing their Wall on Juneteenth carries a special meaning. “It’s a beautiful feeling,” said Marine Kenneth Turner.
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The moment @gabeamo steps out as the new Congressman-elect for Rhode Island.
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Remembering what a Pawtucket woman said to me after her 14-year-old daughter was trafficked for sex. Her daughter told her the customers were “grandfathers, fathers, businessmen — she told me it was the kind of guys you’d never think of.”
Dear Boston writers, editors and @Patriots fans: the Robert Kraft story is not a sports story, it is a slavery and rape story.
No reason to be emotionally confused about it.
Thank you.
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Adventures in Rhode Island public records: Yesterday a clerk initially refused to give me a police report because I’m with the media. Today, a clerk at a different department asked for an ID to look at the police log. Not how the state law is supposed to go.
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Roger Desjardins describes being wounded in World War 2, and then being sent back into the fray.
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Friartown giving @PCFriarsmbb a big send-off tomorrow as they head to Chicago for #SweetSixteen
Gathering outside the main entrance of Providence College's Ruane Friar Development Center at 2:30 p.m. -- Should be quite the scene.
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World War 2 veteran Roger Desjardins making an entrance at the DC airport #HonorFlightRI
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Here they come. I’m not tearing up, you are. #HonorflightRI
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Good morning from the top of the Newport Bridge. #PellBridgeRun2021
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May we all be as joyful as this man with the biggest trout in Rhode Island.
Burrillville resident sets state record for largest rainbow trout caught.
He shared the video he took right after the catch.
valleybreeze.com/news/burril…
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The Boston Globe is expanding Rhode Island coverage — with me, @DanMcGowan & @FitzProv
Email me at amanda.milkovits@globe.com Tell The Globe the stories you want to read bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/0… via @BostonGlobe
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R.I. legislature passes bill criminalizing sexual contact between authority figures and teens bostonglobe.com/2022/06/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
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.@Globe_RI team meeting, with @FitzProv, @DanMcGowan, @ReadCarlos, @AlexaGagosz, and @bamaral44
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So, are we just ceding East Providence & the rest of East Bay to Massachusetts?
RIDOT to close Washington Bridge westbound due to ‘critical failure’ -- temporary solution in a few weeks, but the repairs may take 3 months. bostonglobe.com/2023/12/11/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Protesters from RI and Boston waited outside court for two Rhode Island members of the Nationalist Social Club 131, who were due for a pretrial. (The Nazis were a no-show, case continued.)
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Other states have armed protests when their governors tell people to stay home. Tell Rhode Islanders to “Knock it off!“ and “Shut it down!” and we make beer.
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Calls to the newsroom on a weekend:
What's my horoscope?
When is the game on?
What channel?
Can you edit my story for my newsletter?
Why do I have to subscribe to read your articles?
Can you tell @TimWhiteRI I have a tip? (Yep, I'll publish it on the front page for him.)
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Rhode Island’s @SenWhitehouse is interviewed in this documentary on Putin
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Thanks, Foxy Lady strip club! — .@bamaral44 and I just won first place in @RIPressAssoc investigative/analytical story about Providence’s oldest adult entertainment venue & organized crime. providencejournal.com/news/2…
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Rhode Island highway sign on St. Joseph’s Day
This was hysterical on my ride in (pic from a friend) #StJosephsDay #zeppole #pastry #weloveitalianfood #soyummy #drivesafely #RhodeIsland
@TimWhiteRI @AmandaMilkovits @NBC10_Katie
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How did the oldest veteran get on the flight? North Providence Mayor Lombardi called in a favor…
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Truth in advertising...
Sorry, Boston
ICYMI, our new TV commercial is out and its getting a lot of buzz 🐝! Keep your eyes peeled for more exciting commercials to come soon. #FlyRI #tvcommercial #buzz
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Missing Providence boy found, unharmed, @ProvidenceRIPD bostonglobe.com/2021/12/28/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Really ❤️these tweets of appreciation for regular people who quietly give so much to their communities:
Now through New Year's Day, I'll be tweeting about some people who don't get enough credit for what they do. The first is Adrienne Marchetti, of the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, who's been working 100-hour weeks during the pandemic to make sure enough food gets out to the homeless.
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Yes, indeed, the men in kilts are joining us on #HonorFlightRI. They will lead the veterans in a procession to the Lincoln Memorial.
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Providence's Federal Hill stepping up in times of crisis: with city state of emergency limiting crowds, the restaurants are adding delivery services.
Pasta solves all things.
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Providence police investigating ‘sophisticated’ heist of Federal Hill bank
Will it be as legendary as the heist of the mobster bank at the old Hudson Fur Company?
(Check out @TimWhiteRI's book "The Last Good Heist" for a fun read)
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Excited for this! @NatPress selects 25 Journalists for Criminal Justice Fellowship nationalpress.org/newsfeed/n…
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These are uncertain times, but Rhode Island’s Christmas tradition will continue — with the lighting of the Big Blue Bug. The antlers are on, the termite body is wrapped in lights, and all Nibbles needs is his big red nose.
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🎉 R.I. attorney general @AGNeronha warns he will fine cities, towns, and state agencies that withhold public records, reports @FitzProv bostonglobe.com/2024/07/26/m…
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Second homicide in Providence in less than a week, and the third in Rhode Island. At least three people shot and wounded in Providence during the same time.
All the talk is about mass shootings, but there is a steady toll of daily violence right here.
And it adds up.
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Rhode Islanders already self-quarantine -- #NeverLeaveRhodeIsland
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A mayor, a weekly, and the First Amendment.
Johnston, Rhode Island, making the front page of the Sunday @BostonGlobe
In a small Rhode Island town, a big issue about the First Amendment bostonglobe.com/2023/08/29/m… via @BostonGlobe
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In small-town Bristol, a dark secret comes to light — my latest bostonglobe.com/metro/rhode-… via @BostonGlobe
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So, this was a good week to be off...
(And I don’t care what @StephenKing says. Rhode Island is a pretty nice place for R&R.)
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