State awards $3.5M to support 231 new homeless beds
PROVIDENCE – Six community organizations were awarded a total of $3.5 million in state funding for the creation of 231 new shelter beds to...
RIDOT opening Route 138 extension in Newport on Oct. 6
PROVIDENCE – Eastbound traffic on Route 138 in Newport will shift with the opening of a new extension on Oct. 6, The R.I. Department...
Report: Woonsocket City Council postpones vote on removing mayor
WOONSOCKET – The City Council postponed voting Tuesday on a resolution that would have removed Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt from office, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported.
The...
Poll: McKee’s approval rating for handling pandemic at 44%
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s approval rating for how he's handled the pandemic is below all but one New England governor but above...
Cyber Sessions: Stay in your lane? Not on cyberthreats
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
$82.5M federal grant awarded for Pell Bridge upgrades
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority was awarded $82.5 million in federal funding for upgrades to the Claiborne Pell Bridge in...
Social media coach touts benefits of LinkedIn at September Business Forum
Richard Bliss is a LinkedIn expert and social media coach, not a paleontologist. However, he warns business executives who give little thought to their...
Trump-backed Diehl to take on Healey in Mass. governor race
BOSTON (AP) – Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor over...
Election 2022: McKee touts economic progress in bid for full term
(Editor’s note: This is the fifth in an occasional series of stories speaking with this year's gubernatorial candidates about their economic vision for Rhode...
R.I. agencies get $1.1M in federal grants to support survivors of...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $1.1 million in federal funding to support a pair of agencies that provide services for survivors of sexual...
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