Dignitaries flock to Newport for Pell funeral
NEWPORT – Former President William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton; Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.; at least 11 other U.S. senators and two members of...
‘Survival’ became watchword in ’08
For many Rhode Islanders, 2008 can be summed up in one word: survival. For much of the year the Ocean State was at or...
Citizens Bank donates $100K for homeless
The Citizens Bank Foundation granted the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless $100,000 to support the Shelter Heating Initiative. The program was designed in...
Stocks head higher on 1st trading day of 2009
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks headed higher on the first trading day of the New Year, after ending 2008 with near-record losses.
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Pell remembered as advocate, mentor
NEWPORT – Claiborne de Borda Pell, 90, a Democrat who served Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate for six terms, from 1961 to 1997,...
Consumer confidence hits new low
NEW YORK – Confidence among U.S. consumers this month fell to its lowest level ever, defying expectations of a continued rebound from October’s record...
Acushnet asks retailers to return unsold Pro V1s
FAIRHAVEN – Acushnet Co., the golf business of Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO), is asking retailers to exchange any “nonconverted” Titleist Pro V1 and...
AAA: Gasoline prices fall in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “After one week unchanged, gasoline prices in Rhode Island have resumed their downward trend,” Lloyd P. Alpert, senior vice president for public...
Mag touts R.I.’s marine industry
Rhode Island “is considered a great place to run a marine business” because of its small size and exceptional government cooperation, according to a...
State, anglers considering registry
Uncle Sam wants to know how many anglers are casting their lines in federal waters – between three miles and 200 miles offshore –...
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