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Tough times spur more events to seek sponsors

The depressing news on the economy has not stopped Rhode Islanders from enjoying their usual festivals and events – and it has not stopped...

Property management can yield savings

The precipitous rise in the cost of gas, oil and electricity over the last few years has fueled the need for many commercial-property owners...

Warwick’s Rocky Pt. deal final at last

WARWICK – City officials, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin visited Rocky Point this morning to celebrate the preservation of...

Rare whales latest obstacle to LNG terminal

WASHINGTON – Federal officials are requiring the developers of the proposed Weaver’s Cove liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal to explain how they would mitigate...

SAMP stakeholders to meet Oct. 29

NARRAGANSETT – Fishermen, boaters, developers, environmentalists and others interested in the R.I. Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) project are invited to attend the...

Public-private effort preserves 486 acres

RICHMOND – A public-private effort has helped preserve the 486-acre farm, owned by the Canton, Mass.-based Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc., that lines the east...
WHEATON COLLEGE expects to open its new Center for Scientific Inquiry and Innovation in spring 2011. /

Wheaton breaks ground on new science center

NORTON, Mass. — Wheaton College broke ground Saturday on a $50 million new science center that the liberal-arts school hopes will position it as...

Mass. cuts spending on environment, higher ed

BOSTON — The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will make sweeping cuts to its environmental and higher-education spending as it deals with a revenue shortfall that...

AAA: Gas prices drop 25¢ in R.I., 31¢ in Mass.

PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen 66 cents in just the last month, and a 25-cent plunge over the last week...

Net-metering laws start to yield results

It’s a small victory, but small victories taken together can yield big results. And in the field of energy, that is definitely worth celebrating. We...
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