As the United States turns 250, the Providence Journal, USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network are asking readers to help us recognize the women who shaped this nation — leaders, creators, organizers, innovators and changemakers whose impact still resonates today. We're collecting nominations for the 250 Women who Shaped the Nation. These are women from the past 250 years, living or dead, whose work, courage or influence helped shape the U.S. Nominate someone from your community, your state, or the

See inside the City Center Apartments in East Providence as they are built. 🚧 One Neighborhood Builders is constructing 95 apartments in East Providence, where a nursing home once was. 📹: Wheeler Cowperthwaite / Providence Journal Read more: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/state/2026/01/21/construction-crews-turn-old-nursing-home-lot-into-95-apartments-one-neighborhood-builders-east/88046872007/ | The Providence Journal

2K views · 19 reactions | The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for RI ahead of this weekend's storm. Read more: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2026/01/22/ri-weather-forecast-how-much-snow-will-rhode-island-get-this-weekend/88296860007/ : Eryn Dion / Providence Journal | The Providence Journal | Facebook

A small alligator was safely removed from the a Boston river and treated by a wild life team. No word on how the tiny reptile end up in the chilly water as the state doesn't allow gators to be owned as private pets. | The Providence Journal