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Cannabis Control Commission advances dispensary licensing regs

PROVIDENCE – The Cannabis Control Commission on Friday voted to proceed with a draft regulation that will govern the selection process for new dispensaries. The...

R.I. gets $1.5M to remove sunken barge in Providence River

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is getting $1.5 million to remove a 113-foot-long sunken barge from the Providence River and salvage...

Conservancy permanently protects 2 R.I. coastal properties

PROVIDENCE – The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday announced the permanent conservation of two coastal properties that the agency said will protect clean water, wildlife...

$48.5M flood project for Cranston, Johnston federally authorized

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has been authorized to implement the Pocasset River Flood Damage Reduction Project, the...

Construction commences on Quonset’s new offshore wind pier

NORTH KINGSTOWN – As Quonset Development Corp.'s Port of Davisville gears up to serve the region's offshore wind industry, construction kicked off Wednesday on...

R.I., Mass. gas prices drop as summer demand cools

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 5 cents to $3.34 per gallon this week. That...
A SUPERIOR COURT judge on Friday ordered Rhode Island Recycled Metals LLC on Allens Avenue to be temporarily closed. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY

Did a Superior Court judge make the right decision allowing Rhode...

Superior Court Judge Brian Stern on July 9 granted the state’s motion for a temporary restraining order forcing embattled Rhode Island Recycled Metals to...

URI receives $2.5M to study ‘ghost gear’ around offshore wind projects

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team from the University of Rhode Island will monitor biodiversity and lost or abandoned fishing gear – dubbed ‘ghost gear’...

R.I., Mass. gas prices dip as market braces for Hurricane Debby

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 1 cent to $3.40 per gallon this week. That...

Cheaper oil drops R.I., Mass. gas prices

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped by 4 cents to $3.41 per gallon this week....
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