Steph Machado

Reporter for @BostonGlobe/@Globe_RI covering Providence. Alum of @wpri12, @wvnywfff, @SyracuseU. Adjunct @myrwu. Email me: [email protected]

[Alexandra Leslie @AlexandraLeslie]

Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley and state Rep. David Morales faced off in their first debate this week moderated by @Globe_RI reporter, @StephMachado.

I recapped some of the notable moments on @wpri12 at 5.
https://t.co/HDs57z7Dni

[NewsTalk 99.7 & AM 630 WPRO @wpro]

Are police reports public records in RI? Matt Allen spoke to Boston Globe Reporter @AmandaMilkovits about her latest story after she was denied a public records request tied to a recent Pawtucket arrest.

Watch or listen here!
🖥️ https://t.co/u2nssMNQcC
🎧 https://t.co/TawUAsCQes

[Ted Nesi @TedNesi]

"Morales reversed course on two previous positions: He [...] also will not attempt to renegotiate benefits for existing retirees as a way to address the city’s pension crisis. He made the remarks about retirees’ pensions on WPRI’s Newsmakers in September, shortly after declaring"

[Christopher Gavin @chris_m_gavin]

NEW: @Globe_RI held the first head-to-head debate between @PVDMayor & @DavidMoralesPVD for the "Rhode Island Report" podcast, moderated by @StephMachado.

You can listen and read the highlights here:

https://t.co/FT4Pug7daG

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

Link to listen on Apple podcasts: https://t.co/byWDOXALFZ

Spotify: https://t.co/lSefHlaRQY

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

NEW: Incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley and challenger Rep. David Morales faced off in our studio for their first debate in the Democratic primary. They faced Qs on housing, immigration, snow, pensions and more, and sparred on their records. Listen now 🎧

https://t.co/k9EfIQBBxl

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

Get the🍿 ready

We taped the first head-to-head Democratic primary debate between @PVDMayor and @DavidMoralesPVD in our studio and you can hear it tomorrow morning on the Rhode Island Report podcast

Subscribe now (it's free!): https://t.co/wkSJqq059f…

📸Photos by Finn Gomez

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

This raises the proposed cap to 28 charters instead of 25. (RI currently has 24 charters with a cap of 35)

[Dan McGowan @DanMcGowan]

There's a subA to the charter school moratorium/cap bill set to be heard in Senate Education today. https://t.co/EkegeprnKU

[Christopher Gavin @chris_m_gavin]

The Croft School’s Jamaica Plain and Providence locations have failed to attract buyers as the parent company behind the beleaguered private, for-profit schools plans to file for bankruptcy, as soon as this week, according to the schools’ Board of Managers
https://t.co/DdOJhviEOL

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

“Police in this state can break into your house, wrongfully arrest you and never have to explain themselves to the communities they serve,” @JustinSilverman said

[Amanda Milkovits @AmandaMilkovits]

When police in Rhode Island wrongfully arrest someone without charges, the RI Attorney General’s office says the public does not have the right to know.

Civil rights advocates say that ruling opens the door for secret arrests and abuse. https://t.co/jxjH9Ubtma via @BostonGlobe

[Edward Fitzpatrick @FitzProv]

R.I. lawmakers support renewable energy goal, despite governor’s pushback. Environmental, labor groups praise budget for maintaining 2033 deadline to reach the goal. https://t.co/DctJJnYra9 via @BostonGlobe

[Amanda Milkovits @AmandaMilkovits]

When police in Rhode Island wrongfully arrest someone without charges, the RI Attorney General’s office says the public does not have the right to know.

Civil rights advocates say that ruling opens the door for secret arrests and abuse. https://t.co/jxjH9Ubtma via @BostonGlobe

[Patrick Anderson @PatrickAnderso_]

An odd start to the #RIGOV ad war.

The McKee campaign says it will edit its first TV ad after crude references to sex and drugs appeared on a graphic attacking Helena Foulkes.

https://t.co/51IX29vd29

[katherine gregg @kathyprojo]

Thank you to the eagle-eyed viewer who caught this in the McKee tv/digital attack ad:
“Sex: yes”

[Edward Fitzpatrick @FitzProv]

Former US Transportation Secretary @PeteButtigieg endorses @PVDMayor Brett Smiley as he seeks reelection as mayor of Providence.

[Taylor Swift @taylorswift13]

It’s a *Toy* Story 🤠
You knew it! My new original song “I Knew It, I Knew You” for Disney and @Pixar’s @toystory 5 will be yours on June 5th. I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie. I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right?
You can pre-order now exclusively at https://t.co/NoneI6kxdH and catch Toy Story 5 in theaters June 19th ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

In this morning's Rhode Map newsletter: The Providence Teachers Union endorsed David Morales for mayor
https://t.co/d5PyhAwTSG

[Steph Machado @StephMachado]

Happy birthday to my pal @tednesi! 39 again!

[Michael Page @MichaelPageWx]

NEW: NASA has pinpointed where Saturday's meteorite likely landed — and says someone may actually be able to recover it.

Using weather radar data, NASA traced debris from the meteor that boomed across New England to a spot in Cape Cod Bay near:

📍41.87754 N, -70.35239 W

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

#MeteorSighting: Eyewitnesses in New England and @NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite reported a bright fireball on Saturday, May 30, at 2:06 p.m EDT accompanied by a loud noise. The meteor appears to have fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast MA and southeast NH. The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, which accounts for the loud noise.

Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society.