- Michael Pare
Today is the STEM from which our future will flourish
Today is an important day to think about our future. Not just because it’s Election Day, but also because today is national STEM...
Surf’s up!
The Ocean State has been riding a wave of high-end residential real estate sales recently, one that looks to keep rising in 2015.
One hundred...
Providence Bicycle expands profile, adds new Warwick location
The goal is simple: To help people spend time outdoors and enjoy cycling. At Providence Bicycle, the ride on the business side of that...
Home razing, new road at URI advance
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is moving closer to demolishing three structures to complete a new roadway.
The university received permission...
Patrick makes Mass. 19th state to have sales-tax holiday, coming Aug....
BOSTON – Despite the possibility that doing so would generate a $20 million to $23 million revenue shortfall for the state, Mass. Gov. Deval...
Wampanoag Mill receives $2M<br> for senior affordable housing
FALL RIVER – MassHousing announced last week a $2 million loan commitment for the purchase and rehabilitation of the historic Wampanoag Mill in Fall...
R.I. legislative panel to study e-learning
PROVIDENCE – A joint resolution approved by the General Assembly this session will create a commission to study the possibility of bringing electronic learning...
R.I. car insurance N.E.’s least affordable
PROVIDENCE – Car insurance rates in Rhode Island are among the most expensive in the country, according to an annual affordability index compiled by...
R.I. drivers do 4th-worst on national test
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island drivers got the fourth-worst scores in the nation this year in GMAC Insurance’s annual National Drivers Test, the company said...
A glaring need for hotel rooms
Some random thoughts, as summer slowly slips away.
First, the impact on our local economy of the national Fraternal Order of Police convention...