UMass Dartmouth gets $730K for offshore wind workforce, research
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has received three awards totaling $730,000 from the Mass Clean Energy Center to expand offshore wind workforce development and...
Election26: R.I. primary voters deciding on gubernatorial, congressional, Providence mayoral candidates
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters headed to the polls Wednesday for the state’s 2026 primary, deciding which candidates will advance to the Nov. 3...
Ex-Barrington Christian Academy teacher indicted on federal child exploitation charges
PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Barrington Christian Academy teacher who was already arrested accused of inappropriate conduct with a...
Application period opens for R.I. Commerce’s Network Matching Grant program
PROVIDENCE – Applications are now being accepted for R.I. Commerce Corp.’s Network Matching Grant program.
Grants of at least $50,000 are available to eligible organizations...
Cotality: R.I. home price index rises 3.64% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.64% year over year in July, same as Maine and the second-highest growth rate in...
Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe...
Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, according to newly released...
State awards $4.875M to buy former Conant Thread mill site
PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket and Central Falls redevelopment agencies have been awarded $4.875 million in state funding to purchase the former Conant Thread-Coats &...
Rhode Island Energy joins proposed northern Maine onshore wind farm
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of renewable energy from a proposed onshore wind project in northern Maine, the utility...
UNFI ends fiscal 2026 in the black with $84M profit
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. ended fiscal 2026 with a profit of $84 million, following a $118 million loss a year prior.
The company on...
R.I., Mass. gas prices climb over holiday weekend
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 10 cents to $4.25 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Tuesday.
That price is 10 cents...



















