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cowperthwaite OP t1_j9tqw0u wrote
Reply to Every new state union contract since 2021 has had a $3,000 bonus. How much has been spent? by cowperthwaite
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>But the new four-year pact − announced late last week − with the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers is the first in which $3,000 retention bonuses were awarded, along with retroactive raises, to people who no longer work for the state and may not have done so since 2020.
cowperthwaite t1_j9s6phl wrote
Reply to Where should I (24M) go to meet other people my age? Dating in this day an age sucks and I'm tired of meeting people online by poomodoom
Beer club. Every other Friday, they post the meet up location here and on Instagram.
cowperthwaite OP t1_j9r3c04 wrote
Reply to comment by asteroid_b_612 in City approves 5-story College Hill apartments despite complaints about noisy students by cowperthwaite
What do you mean prioritizing?
This was a private developer who chose to do market rate.
cowperthwaite OP t1_j9p9bl0 wrote
Reply to comment by airforcereserve in City approves 5-story College Hill apartments despite complaints about noisy students by cowperthwaite
>The report says that the average hourly wage of Brockton's renters, which make up nearly 30% of the population, is $11.91. The fair market rate for a two-bedroom in the city is $1,560 a month. So to afford a two-bedroom in Brockton, the average renter must work two and a half full-time jobs.
cowperthwaite OP t1_j9oz7lp wrote
Reply to comment by Duff_Lite in City approves 5-story College Hill apartments despite complaints about noisy students by cowperthwaite
The Daily Mail certainly frames the devices in a very specific way, but they also monitor how many cell phones are in a given area.
They're becoming very prevalent in AirBnBs.
cowperthwaite OP t1_j9onrls wrote
Reply to City approves 5-story College Hill apartments despite complaints about noisy students by cowperthwaite
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>PROVIDENCE − The Providence City Plan Commission has approved a five-story apartment building on College Hill with a storefront on Brook Street on the condition that management or security be on the premises at all times.
>That condition, as well as devices that will monitor the sound level and number of cellphones on the roof, on balconies and in common areas of the would-be building at 116Waterman St., came in response to complaints from the neighborhood association, Ward 2 Councilwoman Helen Anthony and residents that college students will menace the neighborhood with loud parties.
Story and complaints when it was approved at the first stage:
Docs from the project:
https://www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bdata_project%3A"116%20Waterman%20St"
Video of the meeting (Zoom):
cowperthwaite t1_j9g04p3 wrote
Reply to comment by wawawa7777 in Councilwoman Anthony opposing a new apartment's fifth story by Due-Pickle8392
Story:
>PROVIDENCE – Locals packed the City Council chambers on Wednesday night, eager to sound off on a proposal that has residents divided: Whether to ban more than three college students from renting a single apartment.
>The council's Committee on Ordinances hearing saw an overflow of attendees backing up into the balcony, with about a dozen signed up to testify in support and roughly 40 to testify in opposition.
>Currently, the city already prohibits more than three college students from living in single-family homes within single-family zones, known in planning-speak as R-1, although a proposed amendment to the ordinance would expand that regulation to multi-family homes. It is sponsored by Councilwoman Helen Anthony.
cowperthwaite t1_j9f90e1 wrote
Not sure on the time in the video yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZm5hqIHt2Y
Edit: Last projo story on the project
Edit: Context for OP, is, this is up tonight at City Plan Commission.
https://www.providenceri.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/23.02.21-CPC-meeting-agenda.pdf
cowperthwaite t1_j9an5pc wrote
Reply to comment by newtoRI22 in Passing lane by Street_Run_6445
Just because our state/country selectively enforces specific laws doesn't give them any more moral authority.
Pot used to be a crime, now it's legal. Just because authorities up the penalties doesn't make something intrinsically worse, it just means the people in positions of power don't like it or have other motivations to penalize it.
Arguably, camping is a worse offense.
In Germany, which has better drivers, drivers education and license regulations, camping IS a worse offense, especially when there is no speed limit.
cowperthwaite t1_j9alrca wrote
Reply to comment by skythom7 in Young Professionals Moving to Providence by peonybutterfly
Maybe not the same, but similar, group:
cowperthwaite t1_j93p4lr wrote
Reply to Furniture resale? by ireland39
Your local Buy Nothing group.
Main site:
https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group -- Search for Rhode Island and it'll bring you down the list to all our groups.
Facebook link to the state group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/686479701780497
Projo write up on the groups, which requires a sub:
cowperthwaite t1_j93odu8 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Rent to Own programs by Rickdemption
EDIT: Deleted comment this belongs to was, they're usually scams, signed, a real estate attorney.
To elaborate:
https://www.propublica.org/article/rent-to-own-wall-streets-latest-housing-trick
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Reply to comment by sarrrah89 in Ocean State Veterinary Specialists really the only emergency vet hospital in the state? by ihavebigboobiezz
Link:
cowperthwaite t1_j92909e wrote
Reply to Anyone else’s bulbs coming up? by Loveroffinerthings
“Worried your flower bulbs are already popping up? Here's what to know”
>If you've been keeping a close watch on your gardens, you might have noticed some early shoots of green poking out of the earth, or even your first flowers of 2023 — likely a snowdrop or a crocus — already blooming.
>And it might have you worried that the cold snap will kill them or that it's a bad sign for climate change, as Rhode Island just recorded its third-warmest January on record.
>But, according to master gardener Alan Newton, with the URI Cooperative Extension, you don't need to worry about your spring bulbs.
cowperthwaite t1_j8s1zk0 wrote
Country Roads as sung by John Denver.
cowperthwaite t1_j8s1rt6 wrote
Reply to comment by svaldbardseedvault in Thoughts on speed-bumps around the city? by TartProfessional246
God forbid somebody be holding up their phone to text at the same time. Normally, I'm game to play chicken but those people? shivers
cowperthwaite t1_j8q3116 wrote
cowperthwaite t1_j8pb8ng wrote
I live off of Messer and I find the the planters on the side of the road to be more enjoyable, as a driver, although sometimes irritating, as people think the road is too narrow when indeed, they have enough room.
Edit: The planters do make me scared to bike down Messer, although there are side streets that don't get as much traffic that I take instead.
cowperthwaite t1_j8ozf9u wrote
Reply to comment by thatstheteasis95 in Can Employers Deny You for THC traces in Drug Testing, Anymore? by [deleted]
Further down in the article
>Pre-employment drug tests
>Employers are still free to discriminate against recreational marijuana users if they test positive on a pre-employment drug test, Parker said.
>"If they fail the drug test and have no medical note, the employer can rescind the job offer," Parker said.
If you're considering reading the Projo more, we're currently running a really good sale for President's day.
cowperthwaite t1_j8owwir wrote
Requires subscription, but I covered this exact Q.
>Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Rhode Island, what does it mean for employees and employers?
>Not a lot, say experts, as Rhode Island already has a drug-testing law that is among the nation's most protective of employees, and cannabis users get special protections under the law that prevent them from being fired for off-duty use.
>Medical marijuana users had already been protected by the state, which banned discrimination against them for using the drug.
>"From a strictly legal standpoint, I don't think much has changed," labor lawyer Matthew Parker said. Parker, with the law firm Whelan Corrente & Flanders LLP in Providence, mostly represents businesses.
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>The new law prohibits employers from firing, or disciplining, employees "solely for an employee's private, lawful use of cannabis outside the workplace" so long as they don't work while under the influence.
cowperthwaite t1_ja0bocy wrote
Reply to Help us take down slumlords! by MrArkAngel11
Links to Providence Journal stories about Pioneer Investments.
Pioneer tenants organized against their landlord. Now they say they're being pushed out: Renters have faced sewage stench, leaks and structural issues. Now they say they may lose their homes.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/02/06/pioneer-tenants-say-they-are-being-forced-out-after-organizing-against-landlord/69871075007/
Tenants band together against RI landlord as they face deplorable conditions
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/30/pioneer-investments-anurag-sureka-tenants-say-apartments-deplorable-condition/8081442001/
A Central Falls couple's twins were struggling. Then a blood test showed high lead levels: Pioneer Investments left two young children at risk in a Central Falls property. Now, the parents may take action.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/12/15/childhood-lead-poisoning-central-falls-rhode-island-pioneer-properties/69683975007/
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