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MAKING SPARKS FLY: ­Mechanics work in one of Electric Boat’s metal fabrication “fixtures” used to build frames that reinforce a submarine’s ­pressure hull. 
COURTESY ­GENERAL 
DYNAMICS ­ELECTRIC BOAT

School of hard hats: College-bound? EB’s hiring surge convincing more grads...

Approaching graduation, Lincoln Aldrich was only certain of two things: he wanted to work on boats, and he wanted to make a decent paycheck. “I...
Maura Daly Iversen / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Maura Daly Iversen

Maura Daly Iversen | Dean and professor, Johnson & Wales University College of Health & Wellness 1. Where does JWU’s College of Health &...
MORE OF THE SAME: Walkers heading south on the Newport Cliff Walk in 2023 are stopped at Narragansett Avenue by fencing because part of the historic walk collapsed in 2022. Little has changed since then.
PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs

For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...
TEEING OFF: Cranston natives Raymond Mahoney, right, and Eric Whitlock have opened Fairway Finds, a golf shop providing access to high-quality new and preowned equipment, in North Kingstown.
COURTESY FAIRWAY FINDS

New shop features buy-sell-trade program for golf equipment

Fairway Finds, a new golf specialty shop, officially opened its doors on March 22, providing local golfers with access to high-quality new and preowned...

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.1% in June

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 4.1%, down from 4.3% in May, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Providence mayor, City Council in standoff over rental assistance fund

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday called on the City Council to approve his proposed rental assistance fund before it breaks for...

Nabsys to begin build-out of new I-195 District headquarters

PROVIDENCE – State officials on Tuesday joined executives from Nabsys 2.0 LLC inside the 30,000 square-foot facility set to be built out and occupied...

Wyatt Detention Facility operator files for bankruptcy protection

CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., which owns and operates the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, has filed for Chapter 11...
THE CHAMBERS MAY be full, but challengers for the House and Senate seats at the R.I. Statehouse are few and far between in 2026. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Unopposed elections for General Assembly are a growing problem

The increasing number of Rhode Island legislators running unopposed this election season is raising concerns about an erosion of the democratic process and about...

R.I. Supreme Court rules state officials not immune in Civil Rights...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state and its officials cannot claim immunity from lawsuits filed under the Rhode Island...
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