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Johnston Zoning Board rejects solar farm proposal

JOHNSTON – The Zoning Board on Thursday rejected a proposal to build a massive solar farm in a residential neighborhood, stunning the crowd of...

R.I., Mass. gas prices keep falling during cold snap

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped 3 cents to $3.01 per gallon this week. That...

Portsmouth Town Council approves host agreement with SouthCoast Wind

Faced with receiving $23 million or nothing, the Portsmouth Town Council begrudgingly approved an agreement that allows a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer access...
THE AVERAGE weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped by 3 cents to $3.03 per gallon this week. That is 4 cents lower than the national average, AAA Northeast says. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN RAOUX

R.I.’s average gas price drops 3 cents, stays below national average

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped by 3 cents to $3.03 per gallon this week....
RHODE ISLAND appears to be moving out of its "statistical recession" due to an economic improvement that occurred between August and November, according to University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lardaro: R.I. could be emerging from ‘statistical recession’

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be moving out of its "statistical recession" due to economic improvements that occurred between August and November, University...

Same arguments. Different court: Shoreline access debate to play out in...

Rhode Island’s beaches are quiet, with only the hardiest braving the frigid temperatures for a walk along a desolate shoreline. But inside the state court...

R.I., Mass. gas falls with oil prices

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped by 2 cents to $3.06 per gallon this week....

Company wants boats, docks removed from Johnson’s Pond in Coventry

COVENTRY – Residents along Johnson’s Pond have been told they need to remove their docks and moorings after the owners of the waterway informed...

Vineyard Wind turbine sending power to the U.S. grid for the...

For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. The...

R.I., Mass. gas prices keep sliding

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped by 3 cents to $3.08 per gallon this week....
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