Today’s Top Stories: New health-care threat for R.I.’s most vulnerable; the rise and spectacular fall of R.I.-born tennis star Gordie Ernst; prayers for Notre Dame at Easter Vigil service in Providence

[View email with images]( [Providence Journal]( The red-tape blues in R.I. health care In part one of a new series on health care in Rhode Island, The Journal looks at the recent shift to managed care for mental-health and addiction treatment, which critics say is fraying the safety net for R.I.’s poorest and most vulnerable patients and causing severe financial hardships for providers. [READ MORE]( Gordie Ernst's fall from grace in college-admissions scandal The tennis phenom from a prominent sports family in Cranston who grew up to coach tennis at Georgetown and URI went from golden boy to poster boy of the nationwide college bribery case, in which he is the lead defendant accused of accepting $2.7 million in bribes. [READ MORE]( Renewing the light of hope and faith at Easter Vigil Mass in Providence As darkness gave way to light at Saturday’s solemn Easter Vigil service at the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul, worshipers were called to remember another cathedral on the other side of the Atlantic. “The terrible fire at Notre Dame in Paris reminds all of us how fragile are the beautiful buildings that we call the houses of God," said Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans. “Every cathedral is a mother church.” [READ MORE]( R.I. medical pot regulators prepare for home delivery As state lawmakers weigh Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposal to legalize recreational pot this year, the Department of Business Regulation last week issued requirements for dispensaries wishing to deliver products to the most incapacitated of Rhode Island"s 18,000 licensed medical marijuana patients. [READ MORE]( Alan Rosenberg: Healthcare, 'R.I. Memories' and climate change We’re looking for your ideas about stories to tell, and for your photos, too. [READ MORE]( Celtics: Rare sweep is within reach There have been 66 best-of-seven series won by the Boston Celtics beginning with the 1957 championship round against St. Louis Hawks. Seventeen titles have been secured along the way, plus four other trips to the NBA Finals during a long and storied history. But sweeping a series, 4-0, has been a rare happening for the Celtics over the last six-plus decades. [READ MORE]( Red Sox 6, Rays 5: Benintendi leads the way as Boston wins its first series of season ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Perhaps the Boston Red Sox will look back at this weekend as the games that got their title defense back on track. The World Series champions won a series for the first time this season when Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and a tiebreaking ninth-inning sacrifice fly and catcher Christian Vazquez picked off Tommy Pham for the final out in a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night. [READ MORE]( Bruins: If they play it safe, they'll be sorry BOSTON — Get better soon. That’s not just a hopeful thought or something copied from a greeting card. As it pertains to the Bruins, it’s an order. The B’s face first-round playoff elimination on Sunday afternoon in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs will do all they can in Game 6 to avoid returning to TD Garden, the site of stunning Game 7 losses last year and in 2013. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Organized religion faces challenges As Christians celebrate Easter and Jews Passover, a new Gallup poll traces a continuing, sharp decline of Americans’ participation in organized religion. [READ MORE]( My Turn: John Walsh: Easter eggs full of lore Candy eggs were always awaiting my brothers and me on Easter morning but, as kids, we missed the symbolism. Since ancient times, eggs have been a symbol of rebirth and renewal in cultures around the world. Through a Christian lens, they came to represent the Jesus Resurrection story. [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the Providence Journal. Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2019 Providence Journal. All rights reserved.