Eli Okun
DMV warns against unofficial websites
CRANSTON – After the recent appearance of several fake websites claiming to offer legitimate information and services, the R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles is...
MLS unveils new online system for real estate professionals
WARWICK – A new Internet database from the State-Wide Multiple Listing Service is offering a variety of research and marketing tools for the Rhode...
Gamm lands $25K to bring Macbeth to local students
PAWTUCKET – The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre was awarded a $25,000 grant to bring its production of Macbeth to 10 or more local public schools...
Report: Pension leaders voice uncertainty about system’s future
SMITHFIELD – More than one-third of Taft-Hartley pension plan leaders nationwide believe the current pension system is unsustainable and will succumb to various pressures,...
On GA decision, Moody’s declines to downgrade R.I. debt
NEW YORK – Moody’s Investors Service announced that it will not downgrade Rhode Island’s Aa2 general obligation debt rating in light of the General...
Local, national home prices continue to rise in May
IRVINE, Calif. – Single-family home prices in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River metropolitan area rose 6 percent year over year in May, according to a...
YouthBuild lands $1.1M federal grant
PROVIDENCE – YouthBuild Providence, a community organization that readies at-risk youth for the workforce, has received $1.1 million in federal funding, the office of...
White House releases state climate change reports
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama outlined his vision for a comprehensive plan to combat carbon pollution and climate change earlier this week at Georgetown...
Construction employment drops in Providence metro in May
WASHINGTON — Construction employment rose in 185 out of 339 metropolitan areas — including the New Bedford area and the Norwich-New London metro area...
WaterFire partners with Nursing Placement to provide first aid station
PROVIDENCE — WaterFire Providence will partner with Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services Inc. to install the latest addition to the downtown attraction —...
















