Edward Fitzpatrick

@FitzProv

@BostonGlobe reporter covering Rhode Island. Former @projo columnist, reporter. @FiveFreedoms board member. Host of #RIReport podcast. @NewhouseSU grad. Runner.

Providence, RI

Joined December 2008

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · 2 h

Rhode Island couple convert space over the garage into a place for eight grandkids bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/mag…

FitzProv's tweet card. Discover how Lauren Winsor transformed a Narragansett home's garage into a bright, airy playroom. A perfect blend of style and functionality.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · 3 h

ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now? nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/… via @NYTimes

FitzProv's tweet card. Glenn Valley Foods tried to verify every hire through a federal system. After a raid, the company is wondering how it can keep going.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · 5 h

By ⁦@ditikohli_⁩ -- As colleges cut back, non-teaching staff are the first to go bostonglobe.com/2025/07/27/bus…

FitzProv's tweet card. Project managers, events directors, and research scientists — who never stand at the front of the classroom — are bearing the brunt of universities’ financial crisis.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · 15 h

Garrett Crochet overcomes shaky first inning, Jarren Duran has two triples and a double in Red Sox win bostonglobe.com/2025/07/26/spo…

FitzProv's tweet card. Crochet (12-4) allowed two runs in the first inning, then combined with Justin Wilson, Garrett Whitlock, and Aroldis Chapman to blank the Dodgers for eight innings.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · 24 h

Air quality in New England ranked among lowest in the country Saturday bostonglobe.com/2025/07/26/met…

FitzProv's tweet card. Six of the top ten areas in the US with the worst air quality Saturday morning are in New England, according to the government air quality monitor AirNow.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 26

Timeline: A nightmare of a fire at Gabriel House in Fall River bostonglobe.com/2025/07/26/met…

FitzProv's tweet card. Visibility was near zero as smoke rapidly filled Gabriel House, an assisted living facility with 69 residents. People were screaming for help; some stayed in their rooms and called loved ones, some...

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 26

R.I. DEM issues air quality alert because of wildfire smoke

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 26

Is Rhode Island ready for a fine dining comeback? bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/met… via @BostonGlobe

FitzProv's tweet card. In recent years, fine dining has undergone a reckoning on a global stage, with many chefs calling it “dead.” But in Rhode Island, a robust food scene is looking to redefine it.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 26

As wild as it sounds, scuffling Red Sox still in playoff position going into trade deadline bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/spo…

FitzProv's tweet card. Marcelo Mayer's trip to the IL means Boston might be in the market for a second baseman, while Connor Wong's struggles could lead to a new backup catcher.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 25

.@SenJackReed issues statement welcoming "the Trump administration’s decision to relent in the face of public opposition and finally release nearly $6 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools and adult education programs that it had been unlawfully withholding for weeks."

FitzProv's tweet image. .@SenJackReed issues statement welcoming "the Trump administration’s decision to relent in the face of public opposition and finally release nearly $6 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools and adult education programs that it had been unlawfully withholding for weeks."

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 25

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/nat…

FitzProv's tweet card. President Trump’s administration had withheld $6 billion in funding on July 1 as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.

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Christopher Gavin@chris_m_gavin · Jul 25

The City of Woonsocket has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on behalf of a man who was arrested and detained twice for a 2022 home break-in he did not commit. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/met…

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 25

Fenway Park workers launch strike before Red Sox game bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/bus…

FitzProv's tweet card. The strike comes after Unite Here Local 26, the union representing the workers, and the ballpark’s concession company, Aramark, failed to reach a contract agreement.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 25

Let's help @CentralFalls_RI build R.I.'s best high school auditorium -- Rhode Map by @DanMcGowan bostonglobe.com/2025/07/25/met… via @BostonGlobe

FitzProv's tweet card. The Central Falls Alumni Association is working with the school district and Mayor Maria Rivera’s office to raise $260,000.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 25

By @AmandaMilkovits -- R.I. judge issues temporary restraining order against HHS and HUD over anti-DEI, transgender restrictions on federal grants bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/met… via @BostonGlobe

FitzProv's tweet card. A coalition of nonprofit groups from 14 states, including Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, sought the order.

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The Boston Globe@BostonGlobe · Jul 25

From @Dan_Shaughnessy: Despite back-to-back 4-13 seasons, the Patriots are somehow the feel-good team of New England, and other thoughts trib.al/qg3IVMk

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#OTD in Rhode Island History@OTDRhodeIsland · Jul 25

#OTD July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan, known his acoustic guitar and harmonica, plugged in his electric at @Newportfolkfest and performed "Maggie's Farm". At the end of the song, some members of the audience booed Dylan. He then played 5 more songs. In this clip, you can hear the boos.

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Edward Fitzpatrick@FitzProv · Jul 25

Summer is here. The international tourists are not. Why the US is losing billions in visitor revenue. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/23/lif…

FitzProv's tweet card. Trump, tariffs, and talk of the 51st state continue to drive international tourists away.

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New England First Amendment Coalition@FiveFreedoms · Jul 24

Judge Says R.I. Officials Have Immunity in First Amendment Lawsuit | The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2025/07/23/met…

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Christopher Gavin@chris_m_gavin · Jul 24

NEW: Facing budget deficit, RIPTA proposes cuts to most bus routes, eliminating 16 routes altogether bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/met…

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