Rhode Island became one of the first states in the nation to make same-sex marriage legal in 2013, a move long sought by gay rights advocates.

"For me, in particular, it was the opportunity to marry the man I loved. I never thought that would ever happen in my lifetime," said Patrick Smock, whose served for years on the board of directors of the organization that pushed for Marriage Equality Rhode Island.

Rhode Island became one of the first states in the nation to make same-sex marriage legal in 2013, a move long sought by gay rights advocates.
"For me, in particular, it was the opportunity to marry the man I loved. I never thought that would ever happen in my lifetime," said Patrick Smock, whose served for years on the board of directors of the organization that pushed for Marriage Equality Rhode Island.

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island.

News interviews and actualities from  The Providence Journal

From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal.

Marriage Equality: "For me, in particular, it was the opportunity to marry the man I loved. I never thought that would ever happen in my lifetime" - Patrick Smock

Activists want rent control in Providence this year. Will City Council move to pass it? The Providence Journal's Amy Russo reports on a recent rally in front of City Hall.

Activists want rent control in Providence this year. Will City Council move to pass it? The Providence Journal's Amy Russo reports on a recent rally in front of City Hall.

The Push for Rent Control in Providence

Drivers killed three pedestrians on North Main Street over the past year. Now, members of a new city task force are trying to figure out why the thoroughfare is so hazardous, and what can be done to make it safer. Journal staff writer Amy Russo reports.

Drivers killed three pedestrians on North Main Street over the past year. Now, members of a new city task force are trying to figure out why the thoroughfare is so hazardous, and what can be done to make it safer. Journal staff writer Amy Russo reports.

What's Causing Pedestrian Deaths on North Main Street?

His father, a farmer, lost 200 acres to the reservoir project in the 1960s, and when Breene wanted to buy his own dairy farm later, he ended up having to buy land outside the management area. “I’d rather be down on Big River.” 

“I always felt bad, because some people had some beautiful places and figured they had to get right out because the reservoir was supposed to be built in the early '70s. Some of the people who were older could have just stayed there, the way it all turned out, and finished out their lives where they were happy.” 

His father, a farmer, lost 200 acres to the reservoir project in the 1960s, and when Breene wanted to buy his own dairy farm later, he ended up having to buy land outside the management area. “I’d rather be down on Big River.” 
“I always felt bad, because some people had some beautiful places and figured they had to get right out because the reservoir was supposed to be built in the early '70s. Some of the people who were older could have just stayed there, the way it all turned out, and finished out their lives where they were happy.”

Marriage Equality: "For me, in particular, it was the opportunity to marry the man I loved. I never thought that would ever happen in my lifetime" - Patrick Smock

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