R.I. seeks nominees for new wellness awards
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and the R.I. Department of Health yesterday announced they are seeking nominees for the Governor’s Awards for Wellness...
Headrick resigns from CVS Caremark board
WOONSOCKET – Former Caremark Corp. director Roger L. Headrick has resigned from the CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) board of directors, effective immediately, CVS...
Bald eagles star in new Zoo exhibit
PROVIDENCE – The new bald eagle habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo opened yesterday, just in time for the Fourth of July.
The new exhibit...
Physical therapist pays $100,000<br> to help settle Medicare charges
PROVIDENCE – William H. Wynne, a physical therapist who had offices in East Providence and Warwick, has paid the U.S. government $100,000 to settle...
Brockton, F.R get $0.49M work force grants
WASHINGTON – The states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts and the Bay State communities of Brockton and Fall River are among the recipients of...
R.I. seatbelt use at record 79.1%
PROVIDENCE – More Rhode Islanders than ever before are buckling up when they get in the car, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced...
AAA: R.I. gas prices dip 1¢ to $2.929
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the fifth straight week to 16 cents below this year’s mid-May peak, in what...
ISM: Manufacturing grows more quickly in June
TEMPE, Ariz. - U.S. manufacturing picked up speed in June, expanding for a fifth straight month, while the overall economy grew for a...
Making the West Side a destination
On the West Side of Providence, you can now buy artisan breads and pastries, dine on French cuisine in an art nouveau-inspired atmosphere, or...
The luxury of a high-end clientele
The house being built in Fletcher Meadows, a new subdivision in North Kingstown, has twin gambrel roofs with extra-large overhangs. Inside, it will have...













