Editorial Cartoon: Lightning Strikes
Benjamin Franklin, holding a tattered kite which appears to have been zapped by lightning, says, “Show me the Benjamins!”
Senate OKs some gifts for town school panel
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate recently approved a bill that will allow the East Greenwich School Committee to accept donations and gifts for specific...
Warwick mayor opposes T.F. Green plan
WARWICK – The city of Warwick opposes the Federal Aviation Administration’s preferred alternative for runway expansion at T.F Green Airport.
In a statement prepared for...
Mass. says Fall River LNG OK is unlikely
BOSTON – Massachusetts’ top environmental official this week warned Weaver’s Cove Energy that the state is unlikely to approve the developer’s newest proposal, which...
National Grid seeks 11% rate hike
WALTHAM, Mass. – In officially requesting approval from the R.I. Public Utilities Commission to hike electricity distribution rates by 11.2 percent, National Grid today...
AAA: R.I. gas prices up 83 cents in ’09
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices climbed for the seventh week in a row last week as the cost of a gallon rose 6 cents...
URI’s $15M ocean research center opens
NARRAGANSETT – The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography this morning held a grand opening ceremony for its new $15 million Ocean...
No time to clam up about quahog success
The state’s shellfishermen and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) should take a bow.
Three decades ago, they collaborated to transplant quahogs from readily...
Ban on burning reviewed
A proposal to overturn the state ban on incineration is before the General Assembly at a time when energy companies claim waste-to-energy plants produce...
Support for conserving water grows
For Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, water conservation has been an issue close at hand for decades. As a farmer, water is essential to maintaining...