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McCoy Stadium time capsules contained longest game memorabilia, city documents

PAWTUCKET – Autographed baseballs, an official Pawtucket Red Sox program and a “prosperity letter” signed by then-city Mayor Thomas P. McCoy were among several...

Time capsules discovered during McCoy Stadium demolition

PAWTUCKET – A pair of time capsules buried under McCoy Stadium was recently discovered by construction crews during their ongoing demolition of the former...

4 Florida men sentenced for roles in $4.8M CARES Act fraud...

PROVIDENCE – Four Florida men who were convicted for their involvement for executing one of the largest Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act...

Local communities keeping McCoy Stadium alive with donated seats

PAWTUCKET – Tradition and baseball are two things East Providence City Council President Robert P. Rodericks fully understands and appreciates. Rodericks’ son, Bobby, leads the...
BOOST NEEDED: Main Street in downtown Pawtucket has struggled to return to its glory days of decades ago. The city is looking to hire a public relations firm to tout the positive developments in a community that has experienced setbacks recently, including the news that Hasbro Inc. is looking to move to Boston. 
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Pawtucket looks to hire firm to give it some hype

Rocked by the loss of the Pawtucket Red Sox in 2020 and reeling from the possible departure of toymaking giant Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket leaders...

R.I. film industry stabilizing after COVID-19 pandemic, annual tax credit reports...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's movie industry appears to have fully stabilized in the last few years since the COViD-19 pandemic, the state's annual film tax...

State retirement system seeking third-party IT security review

PROVIDENCE – The agency that administers the state's $11.3 billion public pension plan is releasing a Request for Proposals on Jan. 6 for a...
DR. MICHAEL FINE, former director of the R.I. Department of Health, says taking steps such as creating new residencies for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners would be a start to reducing the shortage in personnel in primary care, followed by new scholarship programs with the caveat that recipients agree to practice in Rhode Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Addressing doctor shortage could be a primary challenge for lawmakers

State legislators might consider a host of potential prescriptions to ease Rhode Island’s worsening shortage of primary care doctors when they convene in January,...
A RENDERING SHOWS a completed Tidewater Landing Stadium hosting a Rhode Island FC match. Despite some ticket prices increasing for next year, club officials say their primary focus was affordability for fans to come to games. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FC

Maintaining affordability, stadium event planning now at forefront for Rhode Island...

PAWTUCKET – Soccer fans attending Rhode Island FC matches next year may be paying slightly more to see the team in action at the...
RIPPLE EFFECT? An R.I. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a subsidiary of Johnston insurer FM Global over COVID-19-related claims could set a precedent in other cases. 
COURTESY FM GLOBAL

Ruling in favor of R.I. insurer on COVID-19 claim may set...

A recent R.I. Supreme Court ruling has dashed the hopes of many businesses seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19-related claims from insurers, but it...
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