Christopher Allen
Middletown zoning board approves special permit for beachside hotel
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday unanimously approved a special use permit for Atlantic Beach Suites II LLC to construct...
Panera Bread closes Newport location
NEWPORT – Customers who used to frequent the Panera Bread in Newport will have to look elsewhere for their coffees, Wi-Fi and bagels after...
1st mobile unit deployed in R.I.’s addiction fight
John Hayes literally has a front-row seat to the widening demographics of opioid addiction.
He’s a driver of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s new mobile clinic, a...
McKee scales back proposed cabinet salary increases
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday scaled back proposed pay hikes of up to 43% for his cabinet members, claiming a misunderstanding...
Clock ticking on state to appeal truck tolling stoppage
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge’s decree Sept. 21 ordering stoppage of the state’s tolling of large commercial trucks at 12 gantries throughout Rhode Island...
Organic market set to open in downtown Providence Friday
PROVIDENCE – The owner of a Massachusetts-based specialty organic market chain will be welcoming customers to its first Rhode Island location Friday, providing a...
Raimondo calls for ‘a new blue economy’
PROVIDENCE - Former R.I. governor and current U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday said the Biden administration sees the ocean, or blue,...
R.I. hospitality industry uncertain about rebound of business travel in 2023
PROVIDENCE – Stakeholders in Rhode Island's hospitality sector say corporate travel to the region has largely been left out of this year's strong rebound...
$82.5M federal grant awarded for Pell Bridge upgrades
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority was awarded $82.5 million in federal funding for upgrades to the Claiborne Pell Bridge in...
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