Raytheon opens new Portsmouth facility
PORTSMOUTH – Raytheon Co. unveiled a new facility on its campus here in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 27.
Several local leaders were on hand...
Regulators approve winter rate hikes for NatGrid
WARWICK – State utility regulators on Aug. 27 voted to approve higher winter electricity rates, beginning in October, but this time the increases will...
Tiverton property owners eye boost from new casino
TIVERTON – “For sale” and “for lease” signs began popping up a few months ago on properties near the entrance to the new Twin...
‘Jungleland’ to be shot in Fall River area
FALL RIVER – “Jungleland,” a film starring Charlie Hunnam, is in preproduction in the area, according to SouthCoastToday.com.
The film is expected to be shot...
Report: R.I. has third-highest bonded liabilities per capita
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest total bonded liabilities per capita in the nation, according to an Aug. 28 report from the American...
McKee’s biz-pitch challenge awards $9K in scholarships
PROVIDENCE – Five teams of high school students from across the state won a share of $9,000 in college scholarships as part of Lt....
RISN buys The Westerly Sun
WESTERLY – Sun Media Group plans to sell the Westerly Sun and its related publications (including the Mystic River Press) to R.I.S.N. Operations Inc.,...
Swansea voters oppose residential rezoning for pot growing
SWANSEA – A proposed rezoning to allow recreational marijuana cultivation in rural residential zones was denied by voters at a special town meeting on...
ACLU sues Woonsocket over Sojourner grant denial
WOONSOCKET – The ACLU of Rhode Island is suing the city on behalf of Providence-based Sojourner House over what it claims was an arbitrary...
Raimondo blames GA for PawSox move to Worcester
PROVIDENCE – The Pawtucket Red Sox have signed a letter of intent to move the team to Worcester, and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says...
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