Gas prices let off the pedal in Rhode Island after six...
PROVIDENCE – Although it’s not good news, it’s also not bad news. Gasoline prices remained unchanged this week in Rhode Island after six consecutive...
Patrick to back lawsuit protesting catch share fishing system
GLOUCESTER – Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick will back a lawsuit challenging the legality of the new fishing regulatory system, The Gloucester Times reported...
Long road ahead for wind farm; Deepwater prepares response to lawsuit
A busy holiday season awaits Deepwater Wind as it prepares a response to a lawsuit challenging its proposed wind farm off Block Island. Legal...
Study: Offshore drilling ‘not worth the risk’ to Rhode Island beaches
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s more than 100 beaches are worth more to the local economy than the potential returns from offshore drilling, the study...
I-195 pedestrian bridge design winner selected, will put café at water...
PROVIDENCE – After spending a month reviewing 11 finalists in a competition informed by extensive public commentary, the city’s Pedestrian Bridge Design Selection Committee...
Local Mass. communities receive grants for public water systems
BOSTON – Local Massachusetts communities will benefit from grants to improve their water systems, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection announced Tuesday.
Fifty-three Bay State...
National Grid picks Allegro software for U.S. commodity trading
HOUSTON, Texas - National Grid Plc, the largest natural-gas distributor in the northeastern U.S., has selected software from Allegro Development Corp. to manage its...
Gas prices rise to $3.10 in R.I.; Mass. prices hover under...
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices continued to rise in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s Dec. 13 survey found...
NatGrid upgrading power lines in northern R.I., coined Reliability Project
Think of the electric transmission system as a vast highway with zooming electrons as its cars. Pieces of the system – like the state’s...
Alpine Ski & Snowboard owner searches for right line in local...
For decades, Alpine Ski & Sports was a landmark among Rhode Island skiers and commuters alike. Until it closed in the late 1990s, Alpine...














