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Brewers Sakonnet Marina looks to add building

PORTSMOUTH – Brewers Sakonnet Marina has secured town approvals required to construct a new office and boat storage building. The Portsmouth marina aims to build...

Fall River sells two schools

FALL RIVER – Two down, 13 to go. The Fall River City Council this week approved the sale of two vacant schools. The city...
KNOWN AS Daybreak, the home sits on 5.8 acres of land along the East Passage of Narragansett Bay. Built in 2004, the mansion includes five bedrooms, six full baths, one lavette, a gourmet kitchen and a billiard room.  / COURTESY LILA DELMAN

Jamestown mansion sells for $6.4M

JAMESTOWN – A Jamestown mansion on the waterfront has sold for $6.4 million. Lila Delman Real Estate, the firm that handled the sale, said that...
Most Massachusetts residents support a proposal to establish casino gambling, driven by a belief that gaming halls will deliver tax revenue and jobs to the commonwealth. / COURTESY TWIN RIVER

Poll: Mass. residents support casinos

DARTMOUTH – Most Massachusetts residents support a proposal to establish casino gambling, driven by a belief that gaming halls will deliver tax revenue and...
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LOVING APPROACH: Amanda, second from right, a Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau employee, speaks with PeaceLove artist and co-founder Jeffrey Sparr, standing. The PWCVB visited PeaceLove Studios at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

This art powerful mission statement

In the corporate offices of The Boston Consulting Group a painting of a turkey, the firm’s visualized mission statement, hangs proudly. The turkey is...

Court reorganization designed to ease overcrowding

Long lines and crowded elevators are part of the routine at Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence. Court officials estimate more than 3,000 litigants a...
DIRECT APPROACH: Phyllis Cannava, president of Office Direct in Warwick, in her company's office. Office Direct's work can be seen at Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island Hospital and United Natural Foods. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Business office this artist’s canvas

During the early days of Office Direct, founder Phyllis Cannava woke up, put on her office clothes and headed to her car in the...

TRIP finds that rural rides bumpier in Ocean State

Driving down Rhode Island’s rural streets? Prepare for a bumpy ride. A September report pegged Rhode Island’s 283 miles of rural roadways among the worst...

Pensions set to take center stage

The last time the General Assembly met in the fall, lawmakers gathered for a single day. This time around, lawmakers may want to block...

Five Questions With: Joseph Caldeira

In September, Children’s Friend and Service cut the ribbon on a $1.25 million expansion and renovation of their Friendship Center at 350 Point St....
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