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Historic Nayatt Point home sells for $2.28M

BARRINGTON – A historic home on Cedar Avenue in the Nayatt Point neighborhood has sold for $2.28 million, according to Compass Inc., which represented...

Cumberland custom home sells for $1.4M

CUMBERLAND – A custom-built home on Gold Star Drive has sold for $1.4 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd., which represented the seller. The sale...

Median home price in R.I. rises to $544K in August

WARWICK – The median August sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island was $544,000, 6.7% higher than a year ago, according to the...

United Way report: 43% of R.I. households can’t afford basics

PROVIDENCE – About 43% of Rhode Island households did not earn enough to cover basic living costs in 2024, according to a report United...

Smiley, Providence kick off PVDFest 2026

PROVIDENCE – PVDFest returns to the city Friday with live music, art, food, markets and cultural programming across downtown. Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Councilman John...

Tanner takes interim VP role at CCRI

WARWICK – Former R.I. Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner has been named the Community College of Rhode Island interim vice president for workforce...

Struggling U.S. homebuyers face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%

Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 3.7%, down from 3.9% in July, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 3.7% in August

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 3.7%, down from 3.9% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Five Questions With: William Sherry

William Sherry is a sales associate with Compass Inc., where he has worked since November 2023. He previously spent more than four years with...

West Warwick industrial facility sells for $1.65M

WEST WARWICK – An industrial facility on Hay Street recently sold for $1.65 million, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, which represented the...
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