Narragansett Bay warming changing fish composition
Half a century of warming in Narragansett Bay is transforming the bay’s waters from a hybrid of the southern and northern Atlantic Ocean into...
Brown students light the way to energy efficiency
When a pair of Brown University students visited Gladys Guerrero recently at her tidy second-floor apartment in South Providence, they gave her an odd...
Carcieri joins governors seeking energy funding
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced last week that he has joined with the Coalition of Northeast Governors in signing a letter to...
Hyatt starts all-electric launch to shuttle guests
NEWPORT – The Hyatt Regency Hotel & Spa announced last week it purchased an all-electric launch to shuttle its guests between the hotel and...
Mass. officials investigate E. coli cases
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Public Health said it is investigating seven cases of Escherichia coli (usually abbreviated as E. coli) infections in...
Star Gas posts fiscal 3Q gain of $11.85M
STAMFORD, Conn. – The nation’s largest retail distributor of home heating oil, Star Gas Partners L.P. (NYSE: SGU), posted a profit of $11.85 million...
Bay Commission gets better rating from S&P
NEW YORK – Standard & Poor’s has raised its underlying rating on Narragansett Bay Commission revenue bonds to “AA-” from its previous “A+” rating,...
Northeast leads nation in farmland prices
ITHACA, N.Y. – “While commercial and residential development has slowed in many regions, farm real estate values continue to increase,” according to analysts with...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 9¢ to $3.869
PROVIDENCE – “There’s more relief at the pump for Ocean State drivers: Gasoline prices in Rhode Island tumbled” for the fourth week in a...
Charities share proceeds from golf tournament
The Attleboro Area Chamber of Commerce’s 10th-annual Charity Open Golf Tournament recently raised $15,000 for local charities, including Community VNA Hospice Care and The...
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