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East Greenwich home sells for $2.3M, highest in town since May...

EAST GREENWICH – A 4,988-square-foot, French-style manor recently sold for $2.3 million, making it the highest-priced residential property sold in the town since May...
SEN. SANDRA CANO, D-Pawtucket, announced late Thursday she is resigning from the R.I. Senate and will not seek reelection this year. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Sandra Cano resigns to take possible new job with SBA

PROVIDENCE – Sen. Sandra Cano, D-Pawtucket, who has served in the R.I. General Assembly for the last six years and recently had a brief...

U.S. consumer sentiment ticks higher for second month but remains subdued 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans' outlook on the economy improved for the second straight month in September, bolstered by lower prices for long-lasting goods such...

SEC filing of the week: Bally’s amends merger agreement with introduction...

PROVIDENCE – Bally's Corp. has amended its merger agreement with hedge fund Standard L.P. to include provisions for a new class of stock.  In an...

Does Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley have the right approach to...

This year’s PVDFest was widely cheered by vendors and revelers alike, a year after Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration faced a torrent of...

Waterfront cottage with 10 bedrooms in Jamestown sells for $7M

JAMESTOWN – A 6,500-square-foot summer cottage that contains 10 bedrooms and seven bathrooms, with exclusive rights to a neighboring waterfront beach, recently sold for...
GETTING STARTED: State Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, left, convenes the first meeting of a 21-member legislative commission examining the feasibility of creating a public medical school in Rhode Island. Lauria is co-chair with University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange, second from left.
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A CURE FOR THE ILLS? Not everybody is convinced R.I. would...

(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its impact on...
PASSION FOR PLANNING: Pearl “Delsie” Farquharson, owner of Designed by Delsie LLC, found her calling in events planning after shifting the focus of her business, which she launched as a catering company, when she realized her true passion wasn’t in cooking.
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Everybody’s Business: She’s found her place in hospitality

(Editor’s note: This is the 48th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
HANGING ON: After successfully running her boutique business in Wayland Square in Providence for 46 years, F. Bianco of Rhode Island Inc. owner Florence Voccola said she’s been “hanging on by a thread” since the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge in ­December.
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Grants, not loans, coming to aid businesses hurt by Washington Bridge...

In areas hardest hit by the Washington Bridge closure, many business owners have implored officials that it’s going to take more than a loan...
WITCHY WOMAN: Katherine Preite realized her dream of owning an occult/metaphysical-themed shop when she opened La Strega Luna Boutique in Barrington in June. She is pictured with her son Domenic. 
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New boutique brings spiritual practices, items to Barrington

The metaphysical has long had a presence in Katherine Preite’s life. Growing up, she remembers that her grandmother “did a little folk magic here...
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