Audit finds RIRRC leaders blew millions
PROVIDENCE – Talk about a stinky situation. A 177-page reported released by state auditors shows that corruption, poor management and shady land deals were...
RIPTA granted $345K for efficient lights
PROVIDENCE – The Obama administration has announced that the R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive a $345,000 grant to install energy-efficient, compact-fluorescent light fixtures...
Mass. leaders unite to support casinos
BOSTON – Massachusetts appears poised to approve the building of resort-style casinos now that all three of the Bay State’s top politicians have expressed...
Gas prices fall again in R.I., AAA says
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the third week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s...
Getting to attractions in R.I. is part of pitch
When visitors arrive in Providence or Newport for conventions or business meetings, they are hardly stuck in one spot. They move around – from...
Amtrak ridership falls regionally, nationally
WASHINGTON – Amtrak ridership fell for the 10th straight month in August because of the recession and lower gasoline prices, the national passenger railroad...
A chicken wing in every diesel tank
You may crave deep-fried chicken wings, but the owners of Newport Biodiesel are hungry for the vegetable oil it was cooked in. The company...
Blowing in the wind
Workers prepare a blade for installation on a wind turbine at Middletown’s
Easton Pond Business Center, where SGE is located. The civil engineering...
Latest hot home lender: the USDA
After some turbulent years that included a sinking credit score, piles of credit card bills and a divorce, Jennifer Denbrow thought owning a home...
W&I moves into green home
Women & Infants Hospital on Wednesday moved 68 babies and 17 high-risk pregnant women into its new South Pavilion, a five-story addition that includes...
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