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Pawtucket ?future ?discussed

March 14 With the coming of the new Blackstone Valley National Park, there will be no barriers to economic development in the area. An MBTA...
GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO on Thursday said a majority of public-employee unions have approved a pension settlement. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Raimondo: Majority of unions OK pension deal

(Updated 6:15 p.m. and 8:25 a.m.) PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday said a settlement agreement has been approved by a majority...
ATTORNEY JAMES J. Skeffington, the new team president of the Pawtucket Red Sox, describes the site plan for the proposed AAA ballpark in Providence. In the background is the former power plant that will be renovated as part of the South Street Landing project. / PBN PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Skeffington pitches new PawSox location in city during site tour

PROVIDENCE – The proposed downtown Providence site for the Pawtucket Red Sox ballpark is large enough and suitable for the facility, and will have...

Secrecy creates ?distrust on ?pension deal

Over the last few weeks parties not involved in the negotiations or the voting on the proposed public-employee pension-change settlement have wanted the judicially...
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SARAH TAFT-CARTER heard from lawyers representing parties involved with the state's pension lawsuit Thursday.  / COURTESY R.I. JUDICIARY/CRAIG N. BERKE

Summary judgment hearing held on pension lawsuit

PROVIDENCE – A slew of lawyers representing parties involved with the state’s convoluted pension lawsuit pleaded their cases before Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter in...

Reports: R.I. retirees approve pension settlement

LINCOLN – Rhode Island public-sector retirees approved a proposed settlement that would end their lawsuit against the state’s 2011 pension overall. The retirees voted Monday...
Sunset for the Pawsox? According to information from the PawSox, attendance last year was 528,355, ranking it 10th among the 30 AAA teams. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX/KELLY O'CONNOR

Pawtucket tries to keep hope alive

Before news broke that the new owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox wanted to move the team from its longtime home at McCoy Stadium...

Only right ?kind of help ?for Pawtucket

As the weather heats up, the discussion over what will happen with the Pawtucket Red Sox will as well. Providence attorney James J. Skeffington, lead...
BIG STICK: PawSox co-owner and Providence attorney James J. Skeffington is leading push for a new stadium for the team in the city. / PBN PHOTO/?MICHAEL SALERNO

PawSox owners eager to build — and fast

Think of Rhode Island, and for many the beaches, quahogs, Del's Lemonade and the PawSox immediately come to mind. How much longer the family-friendly...

McCoy ?should be ?Sox home

The region's leaders should be working together to keep the PawSox in Pawtucket. McCoy Stadium is a place where a family of six can...
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