Foliage brings tourists for all R.I. attractions
Rhode Island’s fall foliage creates a great backdrop for locals who want to experience nature’s colorful palette through various activities, but it also attracts...
‘Nature trails’ promote state’s most pristine assets
Are you a bird watcher? Or do you love to walk along the water’s edge – on the rocky cliffs, or perhaps near the...
Infrastructure needs funds for immediate repairs
Rhode Island’s aging water and sewer infrastructure poses significant environmental and health risks that will increase in the coming years, and the state’s municipalities...
Creating ‘places,’ not tourist traps
As a tourism industry leader, Robert Billington should be concerned about attracting visitors and their dollars to his region in northern Rhode Island. But...
Environmental groups pin hopes on Reed bill
Lawrence Taft, executive director of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, first noticed a problem back in 2003. That’s when schools, straining under skyrocketing...
Engineering for a healthier planet
Al Snyder has always considered himself an environmentalist, so it was only natural for him to channel his engineering skills into protecting ecosystems.
A...
National Grid pandemic flu plans serve as models
As this year’s flu season begins – the third since the World Health Organization issued a dramatic warning that a deadly strain of bird...
A century on, Jamestown home needs a new owner
In 1892, when most of the East Coast’s high society was building summer “cottages” in Newport, J.B. Lippincott opted instead to build his Arts...
Feds indict utility for mercury hazard in Pawtucket
PROVIDENCE – Southern Union Co., the Houston-based owner of New England Gas Co., was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on hazardous...
BSMG golf event yields $70K for Amos House
More than 130 financial service professionals participated in the fifth annual Brokers’ Service Marketing Group charity golf tournament to raise money for and awareness...
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