DEM preserves 69 acres near Big River
WEST GREENWICH – Sixty-nine acres of forestland adjoining the Big River Wildlife Management Area have gained permanent protection with the purchase of a conservation...
RIPTA adds hearings in Westerly, Elmwood
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority today added sites in Westerly and the Elmwood section of Providence to the list of sites...
Energy prices expected to rise again in ’09
WASHINGTON – The price of crude oil is expected to rise 9.2 percent next year to a 2009 average of $126 per barrel, according...
AAA: R.I. gas prices resume their decline
PROVIDENCE – “After rising slightly a week ago, gasoline prices in Rhode Island have returned to the downward path, Lloyd P. Albert, senior vice...
New boats ready to make a splash<br> at Sept. 11-14 Newport...
Even more boat lovers than usual will flock to Newport this week for the 38th Annual Newport International Boat Show, where more than 50...
URI honors program to explore global change
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s 2008 Honors Colloquium, “People and Planet – Global Environmental Change,” will explore human-caused global change, its...
Fisheries council seeks 18% cut in days at sea
PROVIDENCE – In an advisory opinion yesterday, the New England Fishery Management Council asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to approve interim rules reducing...
RIPTA sets hearings on planned service cuts
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority’s plans to slash service, to help cope with its looming budget deficit, will go before the public...
AAA: R.I. gas prices in 1st rise since July
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up an average of 1 cent this week, the first time prices have risen locally since...
The future is all about the trash …
We live in a disposable age – from product packaging to cheap clothing that is discarded with each new season and renovations that lead...