Good morning, Providence.

REGENT's seaglider (Viceroy) took its first manned flight over Narragansett Bay on Sept.

2, flying 1,956 feet in 30 seconds as the company gears up to expand production at its Quonset Business Park facility after securing $240 million in new funding.

Gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes — a Costco board member — expects that Costco may eventually open in Rhode Island.

No official timeline was shared for the potential arrival.

Rhode Island Energy is launching Sense, a free app that shows real-time power use by appliance as new smart meters near full installation.

Customers in Providence can use the tool to manage electric bills as part of a $153 million grid upgrade project.

Cumberland High School paused its boys soccer season as school officials investigate an alleged hazing incident from an off-campus party; the team’s next game is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept.

9 (officials have not released further details).

Brown University welcomed over 1,700 new students as they moved into their residence halls on Sept.

2. Families and volunteers helped the Class of 2030 settle in as a week of New Student Orientation events began on College Hill ahead of the academic year.

Hummingbirds are leaving, so residents should remove their feeders soon to avoid attracting pests.

Local experts advise checking weather conditions to decide the best time for removal.

Rhode Island vineyards may face sap loss as spotted lanternflies spread across all five counties (vineyard owners at Newport and Verde monitor sightings with help from URI and RIDEM) while researchers test natural controls and animal detection methods.

Brown University and Brown University Health will launch the Starr Healthspan Innovation Alliance—supported by a $37 million gift from the Starr Foundation—to boost breakthroughs in aging research and clinical trials that connect lab discoveries to patient care.

State and health officials celebrated the reopening of the renovated Regan Building at Eleanor Slater Hospital on Thursday.

The two-year, $74.5 million renovation modernized patient and treatment rooms to better meet care needs.

Providence’s historic Rufus Waterman house at 108-110 Waterman St. was torn down to clear space for a planned 35-unit mixed-use building called The Carlyle that will mirror a nearby property.

Renovations are underway at Regency Plaza apartments — older units receive modern updates that have not been offered since the towers were built.