Legal battle over Coventry solar development ends after parties reach settlement
COVENTRY – After a protracted legal battle over a proposed solar development in western Coventry, the town and the project developer announced Sept. 15...
Fall River City Council approves mayor’s $312.7M budget for FY 21
FALL RIVER – The City Council narrowly approved Mayor Paul Coogan’s nearly $312.7 million fiscal 2021 budget in a 5-4 vote on Sept. 8,...
Indian national admits to role in telemarketing fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – Chirag Sachdeva, an Indian national, pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud after admitting to participating in a telemarketing scheme to...
Pelino pleads to wage theft and check fraud, must repay former...
PROVIDENCE – A former Warwick business owner pleaded on Sept. 9 in Providence County Superior Court to wage theft and check fraud charges after...
R.I. Housing launches COVID-19 rental assistance program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. has launched a new rental assistance program for Rhode Islanders who have been struggling to...
Police ask to pause 6-10 connector work details due to alleged...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s two largest police unions have requested to temporarily quit working details on the 6-10 connector highway project, citing allegations that...
300 R.I. businesses receive perfect COVID-19 compliance scores
PROVIDENCE – Close to 300 businesses in hospitality, personal services, banking, fitness and retail received perfect scores on their COVID-19 compliance inspections, the R.I....
R.I. June mortgage delinquency rate rises to 6.6%
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in Rhode Island that were delinquent 30 days or more in June was 6.6%, an increase from 4.7%...
Lack of UMass Dartmouth students this fall will hurt regional economy
DARTMOUTH – With only 25% of residential students living on campus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Warwick, Pawtucket districts vote to begin year with distance learning
PROVIDENCE – The Warwick and Pawtucket school districts will not begin the school year with full in-person learning this fall, despite being given the...
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