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THE BARNEY DAM in Lincoln was among the dams determined to be high hazard risk when inspected in 2018. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

38 R.I. dams pose safety risk, must be repaired

JOHNSTON (AP) – For nearly a decade, Rhode Island officials have been after the town of Johnston to repair several potentially unsafe dams. Considered high...
JASIEL F. CORREIA II, above, lost his reelection and will be succeeded by Paul Coogan as Mayor of Fall River. / COURTESY FALL RIVER

Correia loses reelection to Coogan in Fall River

FALL RIVER (AP) – A Massachusetts mayor facing federal fraud and extortion charges has lost reelection. Incumbent Jasiel F. Correia II remained on the Fall...
THE MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a series of resolutions directing the MBTA to start working on a multi-billion dollar overhaul of the commuter rail. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

MBTA planning on multibillion-dollar commuter rail overhaul

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is planning to spend $10 billion to $28 billion on updates to the commuter rail. The Boston...
SALES OF U.S small businesses cooled in the third quarter of 2019, according to BizBuySell.com. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Market for small businesses cools further, report says

NEW YORK (AP) – The market for small businesses cooled further during the third quarter as fallout from trade wars made companies look less...
NATIONAL GIRD reported that over 35,000 customers lost power due to high winds on Thursday evening. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Winds, rain knock out power across southern New England

BOSTON (AP) – High winds and rains on Halloween night knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers, brought down trees and forced...
BROWN UNIVERSITY has $6.8 million in federal funding to address the opioid crisis in partnership with Rhode Island state officials. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University awarded grants to reduce opioid overdoses

PROVIDENCE (AP) — Brown University was awarded $6.8 million in federal funding to work with Rhode Island health officials to help solve the opioid...

U.S. Navy places $24.3 million contract order with Bell-Boeing

NEW YORK - The U.S. Navy said Tuesday that it placed a $24.3 million order with aircraft maker Bell-Boeing and exercised a $17.3 million...

Pequots assure U.S mail order drugs legal

The chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian tribe, which operates the Foxwoods Casino, is seeking to reassure federal officials that the tribe's mail-order pharmaceutical...
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