Reed announces social service, <br>environmental grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed today announced nearly $500,000 worth of federal grants to benefit the homeless in Rhode Island, as well as...
Mass. payrolls grow by 8,200 in June
BOSTON – Bay State payrolls grew last month by 8,200 workers or 0.25 percent, accelerating from May’s revised gain of 2,300 jobs or 0.7...
Wright’s Farm named top dairy in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced yesterday that Wright’s Dairy Farm of North Smithfield has been named the 2007 Outstanding Dairy...
Existing home sales fall 3.8% but prices rise
WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes nationwide fell in June, to the slowest pace in five years, but prices edged up as inventories eased,...
Cross sees double-digit sales, profit growth in 2Q
LINCOLN – Showing continued financial strength, A.T. Cross Co. (AMEX: ATX) today reported a second-quarter profit of $990,000, more than double its posted...
Mass. landscape preservation series<br> adds guide to public-private partnerships
BOSTON – Preserving historic landscapes through the use of public-private partnerships is the subject of a new publication from the Office of Cultural Resources...
Dollar falls to record low against the euro
Speculation that the subprime mortgage crisis is spreading drove the dollar to a record low against that euro today, while pushing it down to...
Retail sales declined 0.2% last week
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year declined a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent over the past week, reversing...
Warwick joins EPA initiative for energy efficiency
WARWICK – The City of Warwick is one of 30 New England communities, and the only one in Rhode Island, to join a U.S....
Home sales, prices in Mass. still falling
BOSTON – Single-family and condominium sales in Massachusetts fell in June, continuing the slump that started last year, despite the advent of what is...
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