Sosnowski to chair re-established Senate Task Force on Fisheries
PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-Providence, has re-established the Senate Task Force on Fisheries, to be chaired by Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski,...
Correia announces deal with RES to build, operate new waste transfer...
FALL RIVER – Mayor Jasiel Correia II announced a memorandum of understanding with Rhode Island-based River Environmental Solutions LLC to build a new waste-transfer...
R.I. posts highest HPI growth in N.E. in Jan.
PROVIDENCE – The home-price index in Rhode Island increased 6.1 percent year over year in January, the highest growth rate in New England and...
Fewer property crimes, increased sexual assaults in Fall River in 2018
FALL RIVER – Fewer violent crimes and property crimes were committed in the city last year than in 2017, The Herald News reported on...
New England Motor Freight bankruptcy affects 145 employees at Pawtucket terminal
PAWTUCKET – In the latest blow to the city, less-than-truckload carrier New England Motor Freight Inc., which had a terminal here, filed for Chapter...
The Surf Hotel and Gables Inn to be renovated and combined...
NEW SHOREHAM – The Gables Inn and The Surf Hotel have been bought by 32 Dodge Street Block Island OpCo LLC and will be...
Providence lawmakers call for $15 minimum wage for city workers
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add a provision to the state’s minimum-wage law requiring city employees to be paid a...
Pawtucket accepting applications for free rain barrels
PAWTUCKET – In order to reduce stress on the city’s drainage system, residents will again be able to receive a free rain barrel for...
PPS Superintendent Maher to leave post following school year
PROVIDENCE – Christopher N. Maher, superintendent of Providence Public Schools, has announced his resignation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza said on Feb. 26.
Maher will serve...
EPA to begin reviewing 3 R.I. Superfund site cleanups this year
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin conducting required five-year reviews of cleanups at three National Priorities List Superfund sites in Rhode...
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