City receives jobs grant at conference
PROVIDENCE – The city turned out to be a winner when grants were awarded today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, receiving a $372,500...
Mayors considering ‘green’ proposals
PROVIDENCE – Two resolutions set for Monday votes at the U.S. Conference of Mayors would urge the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama to...
Supreme Court to hear Champlin case
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court today announced that it has decided to weigh in on a Superior Court decision that would allow Champlin’s...
Gas prices continue spring rise
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices climbed for the eighth consecutive week as the cost of a gallon of unleaded regular rose 9 cents in Rhode...
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...
Opposition to runway plan voiced
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 a June...
Group quietly guides state policy on sea level rise
When a group of scholars and scientists studying climate change in Rhode Island sits down later this year to discuss potential sea level rise,...
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...
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