Jessica Chavira
AAA: R.I. gas prices continue six-week decline
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island fell another five cents this week, “continuing a six-week decline that has seen prices fall an average...
New hotline invites tips about RIRRC
PROVIDENCE – Suspected cases of fraud, waste or abuse at the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) can now be reported via an anonymous, toll-free...
U.S. mortgage applications decline 1.5%
WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage applications filed nationwide fell 1.5 percent last week, as contract interest rates climbed for fixed-rate mortgages, the Mortgage...
AAA: Gas prices down for the fifth straight week
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island continue to fall, a 13-cent drop over the last week,” AAA Southern New England said today in...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 9¢ to $3.869
PROVIDENCE – “There’s more relief at the pump for Ocean State drivers: Gasoline prices in Rhode Island tumbled” for the fourth week in a...
DEM awards $235,726 in pump-out grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded 12 grants totalling nearly a quarter of a million dollars to help keep...
U.S. mortgage applications plunge in MBA survey
WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage applications filed nationwide plummeted last week to its lowest level this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today...
R.I. gas prices fall 11¢ in 3rd weekly decline
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island tumbled by an average of 11 cents per gallon last week, falling under the $4 mark for...
R.I. gas prices fall 3¢ in second straight decline
PROVIDENCE – “Lower crude oil prices have had some impact at the gas pumps locally, as gasoline prices in Rhode Island are down an...
Amgen gives $20,000 to College Crusade of R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The College Crusade of Rhode Island today announced a $20,000 grant from The Amgen Foundation to support The College Crusade’s college-readiness programs...