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NEXT GEN: Chaffee Industrial Roofing President Peter Chaffee, foreground, officially marks the fourth generation of family ownership in 2019, signing paperwork transferring ownership in the presence of an unidentified lawyer. 
COURTESY CHAFFEE INDUSTRIAL ROOFING

A testament to craftsmanship

Chaffee Industrial Roofing (Published Nov. 22, 2008) YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1908, as T.K. Chaffee Co. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Commercial roofer THEN: OWNER: Steven H. Chaffee, president LOCATION: 193 Amaral St., East...
David Morales / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Morales: Residents facing hardships need ‘bold action’ from City Hall

It was 2020 when David Morales, then 22, was elected as the state representative for District 7, making him the youngest Latino state legislator...
Brett P. Smiley / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Smiley’s second-term vision: Building Providence’s next economy

Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley entered City Hall in 2023 after serving as the city’s chief operating officer, promising a more efficient approach to...
LOST CONNECTION? Some veterinarians, such as Dr. Joyce Gifford at Abbott Valley Veterinary Center in Cumberland, are concerned that a new pet telehealth law will lead to difficulties in providing proper care. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Veterinarians question R.I.’s new telehealth law

A new Rhode Island law expanding the use of veterinary telemedicine is drawing a sharp divide between lawmakers who say the technology could improve...
AUTHENTIC FLAVORS: Anne Rabel launched Haitian.ish as a Providence-based catering company in 2023 and opened her food truck, pictured, two years later.
PBN PHOTO/STEPHANIE BERNABA

Everybody’s Business: Cuisine is the connection to her Haitian roots

(Editor’s note: This is the 72nd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
PULLING THE PLUG: At least two Rhode Island towns recently ended their contracts with Flock Safety over concerns about the use of data that is collected by the cameras. 
COURTESY FLOCK GROUP INC.

Uniform standards needed for Flock cameras in R.I.

Law enforcement loves them, but a backlash is building nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras, which capture and record...
NEXT STEP: Amanda Mottola is the founder and CEO of Otraswag LLC, a marketing, merchandizing and promotional agency in Warwick that she launched in 2019 following a corporate layoff and relocating from Connecticut to Rhode Island. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Otraswag building on branded experiences

In a marketing world dominated by automation and digital channels, Otraswag LLC is moving in the opposite direction – physical brand experiences. From branded apparel...

Providence bike lane network getting renewed attention

More than three years after Providence secured a $27.2 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, Mayor Brett P. Smiley says construction...
SHINING BRIGHT: 
Rich Reynolds, left, fabrication supervisor, speaks with Jessica Mularski, majority owner, at Renova Lighting Systems Inc. in Warwick.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Mularski is lighting the way for her clients

Drab paint, tile floors and fluorescent strip lights, all wrapped in a mood of dreary desperation – for those forced to spend time there,...
THE CONNECTION: Passengers board an R.I. Public Transit Authority bus recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence.
PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

RIPTA lawsuit highlights ‘gray area’ in state law

A decade-old personal injury lawsuit against the R.I. Public Transit Authority could reshape how translated statements are treated in Rhode Island courtrooms, with attorneys...
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