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Federal Hill preps for Al Fresco dining 

PROVIDENCE- What has become a summertime culinary tradition, Al Fresco on the Hill is returning to historic Federal Hill on Saturday.   Through Sept. 2,...
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R.I. environmental police officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of striped bass caught by two unidentified fishermen in Narragansett Bay. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management says staff shortages have made it difficult to schedule such law enforcement ­operations. 
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DAVID HANSEN

HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...

Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...

Is iGaming worth gambling on?

Supporters of expanding casino gambling to online table games in Rhode Island are hoping they hold the necessary cards of persuasion to get iGaming...
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Five Questions With: Alana O’Hare

Alana O’Hare | Tourism Improvement District senior director, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau 1. PWCVB was successful in implementing a special tax and...

Westerly center is designed to build on a military background

Though decades ago, T.J. Smith still remembers the camaraderie and sense of purpose he felt during his time as a member of the Rhode...

R.I. Commerce Corp. approves Westminster Street mixed-use project 

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously approved $3.2 million in tax incentives to Westminster Partners LLC, the owner...

Ocean Race stopover organizers eye attendance ‘surge’ during weekend finale

NEWPORT – The last weekend of the Ocean Race stopover is at hand, with organizers expecting a significant turnout up to and during the...

McKee taps former Providence police deputy to head state revenue department

PROVIDENCE- Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday nominated Thomas A. Verdi, former commander and deputy chief of police for the City of Providence, to...

McKee nominates 3 for R.I. Cannabis Control Commission

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday announced his three appointments to the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, which will be tasked with regulatory...

House approves housing legislation

PROVIDENCE – The House on Tuesday approved two housing-related pieces of legislation, part of a 14-bill package supported by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi. The...
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