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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...
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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...
SPIRIT AND GLORY, the pair of bald eagles that have lived at the zoo since 2004, now have 1,000 square feet of Atlas cedars and other plants native to their natural habitat, encircled by a new stream. /

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...
THE FORECAST of the U.S. Energy Department, issued June 29, is that gas prices will continue to rise all summer. /

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...
SEVEN STARS BAKERY's second location, on Broadway, is welcomed by neighbors both for its bread and for  its sidewalk appeal. /

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...
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