Spalding to leave Save The Bay after 20 years
PROVIDENCE – Save The Bay today announced the impending departure of Curt Spalding, the longtime executive director credited with building a small grass-roots group...
Bradford Dye plans ‘mass layoff’ in April
WESTERLY – A “mass layoff … will take place in 60 days” at the The Bradford Dyeing Association Inc., President Michael R. Grills said...
R.I. Foundation given $1M to support conservation
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has received a $1 million gift from one of the state’s leading philanthropic families. The money will create...
STAC grant will help in study of Narragansett Bay ‘green tide’
Two students studying marine biology at the University of Rhode Island recently donned hip waders and splashed into the chilly water off a Greenwich...
AAA: Price of gas in R.I. falls 1¢ to $3.039
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the fourth consecutive week, and now average 10 cents less than at the start...
Cleaning up a very dirty occupation
In recent weeks, field technicians for Marshall Environmental Group Inc. removed a 2,000-gallon tank unearthed at a construction site between the U.S. Post Office...
R.I. Foundation receives $1M gift for conservation
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation today announced an historic $1 million gift, from one of the state’s leading philanthropic families, that will create...
AAA: Price of gas in R.I. falls 3¢
PROVIDENCE – “Rhode Island motorists continue to benefit from a small easing of pain at the pump, as prices locally have fallen for the...
Whole Foods, Hanaford join GreenChill partnership
BOSTON – Two supermarket chains with local operations, Whole Foods Market Inc. and Hannaford Bros. Co., are among the 10 founding partners in the...
R.I. energy plans slow to develop
National Grid’s new willingness to buy electricity from renewable energy suppliers in Rhode Island under long-term contracts has made it unnecessary to create a...
