The bad news: No R.I. high-school football this fall. The good news ...

Cumberland defies Raimondo, will open classes remotely ... DAILY NEWSLETTER [Providence Journal]( 5 Sep, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( Today's Top Stories: [The bad news: No high school football this fall in Rhode Island …]( ... and girls volleyball and unified volleyball are also sidelined because of players' nearly constant contact with the ball - but all other fall sports in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League have the green light, with some protections built in. [Cumberland defies Raimondo, will open school year remotely]( CUMBERLAND - Cumberland is the latest school district to defy Gov. Gina Raimondo's plan to bring every student back to school in person this fall. Classes will begin remotely. And on Oct. 13, the state's deadline for school to return fully to classrooms, Cumberland will shift to a hybrid model - some online, some in classrooms. [Providence’s Parkside restaurant must pay $79K+in back wages, OT]( The Parkside Rotisserie & Bar and its owner must pay more than $79,000 in back wages and damages for failing to compensate its workers with at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [At family vineyard in Foster, fruits of long labor begin to ripen]( They've found ways to keep their seven acres generating revenue through the coronavirus shutdown, and now they can offer wine by the glass, flight or bottle at outdoor tables near the vines. [R.I. elections chief reassures: Nobody will vote twice here]( Why would anyone wonder? Because President Donald Trump suggested mail-ballot voters try to vote again at the polls to test the integrity of the system. Here's why you'd be rejected at the polls in R.I. ... [Subscribe to The Providence Journal]( [Bill Belichick won’t publicly name Cam Newton as Pats’ starting QB]( On Thursday night, the news broke that Bill Belichick named Cam Newton the Patriots starting quarterback during a team meeting. On Friday morning, however, Belichick said he wouldn't confirm the news or publically announce the starting quarterback or any starting position on this 2020 Patriots team. [Report: 9 in Red Sox baseball operations will not have contracts renewed]( BOSTON - ESPN reported on Friday that the Red Sox will not renew the contracts of nine baseball operations employees. And Finally... [R.I. state insect is no longer ‘endangered.’ Why could that be a bad thing?]( The Trump administration has followed through on a controversial move to weaken protections for the American burying beetle, downlisting the Rhode Island state insect from "endangered" to "threatened." The distinction is not small. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 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 Or Unsubscribe]( Providence Journal 75 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02902 © 2020 Providence Journal. All rights reserved.