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U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced grants to Rhode Island to help the homeless and help clean up Narragansett Bay. /

Reed announces social service, <br>environmental grants

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed today announced nearly $500,000 worth of federal grants to benefit the homeless in Rhode Island, as well as...
THE DAIRY FARM, owned by the same family for more than a century, uses sand bedding in the free-stall barn where its 130-head herd of cows is housed. /

Wright’s Farm named top dairy in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced yesterday that Wright’s Dairy Farm of North Smithfield has been named the 2007 Outstanding Dairy...

Cross sees double-digit sales, profit growth in 2Q

LINCOLN – Showing continued financial strength, A.T. Cross Co. (AMEX: ATX) today reported a second-quarter profit of $990,000, more than double its posted...
URI TEAM members pose with their second-place UAV, the RamBoat-8. From left are Coach Robert Tyce, Captain Michael Palmieri and team members Matthew Jewell, George Dossot and Jonathan Byron. /

URI team takes 2nd place in sub contest

KINGSTON – A team of 10 University of Rhode Island undergraduate and graduate students placed second in the recently concluded 10th annual International Autonomous...

Patrick seeks disaster declaration in Uxbridge fire

UXBRIDGE, Mass. – The Mass. Emergency Management Agency yesterday established a Disaster Assistance Center at Uxbridge Town Hall, 21 South Main St., for businesses...
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Dollar falls to record low against the euro

Speculation that the subprime mortgage crisis is spreading drove the dollar to a record low against that euro today, while pushing it down to...
STEVEN J. ISSA has been named market CEO for the New England South region at Sovereign Bank, a promotion from his old position as market CEO for Rhode Island.  /

Issa gains broader responsibilities<br> at Sovereign

PROVIDENCE – Sovereign Bank today announced that Rhode Island native Steven J. Issa has been named market CEO for the New England South region,...
NATIONWIDE, the average price of unleaded regular in the July 23 AAA survey was $3.009 per gallon, 5 cents higher than in Rhode Island. Above, Marguerite Baber pumps gas at a station in San Francisco. /

AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 2¢ to $2.959

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices fell over the past week, after rising for the previous two weeks, according to AAA Southern New England. AAA’s...

Wash Trust shows 2Q growth in revenue, profit

WESTERLY - Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent company of The Washington Trust Co., today posted second-quarter profit of $6.3 million, a 2.15-percent increase over...

Transformers change Hasbro sales for the better

PAWTUCKET – On the backs of Transformers and Marvel movie-related products, toymaker Hasbro Inc. today reported second-quarter revenue growth of 31 percent to $691.4...
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