2 R.I. senior communities earn U.S. News’ top honor for independent...
TIVERTON – Brookdale Sakonet Bay and South Kingstown's Brightview Commons were each recognized as best for independent living in U.S. News & World Report’s...
RIDOT abruptly closes Laurel Street Bridge in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON – Motorists who frequently travel over the Laurel Street Bridge will now have to seek detours for the foreseeable future.
The R.I. Department of...
Retail sales rise in March as shoppers stock up on big-ticket...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items from gadgets to cars before...
2025 WaterFire season slated to begin May 15
PROVIDENCE – The 2025 WaterFire season will include six full lightings, two partial lightings and four Starts at Sunset lightings on the Micheal S....
Title X funding freeze puts access to family planning at risk...
PROVIDENCE – Access to family and reproductive health care for thousands of Rhode Islanders is in question after the Trump administration froze Title X...
Report: Former Providence firefighter awarded $1.75M in lawsuit against city
PROVIDENCE – A former firefighter has been awarded $1.75 million in compensatory damages stemming from a lawsuit against the city for denying her accidental...
Ryan Family Amusements to become Walnut Hill Bowl’s new owner
WOONSOCKET – Rhode Island’s northernmost tenpin bowling center will have a new owner just before the summer begins.
Bourne, Mass.-based Ryan Family Amusements will assume...
United Way accelerates $1.5M in Community Impact Fund grants to nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island Inc. accelerated its final round of a three-year cycle of Community Impact Fund grant payments, totaling more...
Bank of America posts $7.4B profit in Q1, ordered to pay...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America Corp. on Tuesday reported a first-quarter profit of $7.4 billion, an increase from $6.6 billion posted a year...
Let’s modernize R.I.’s tax enforcement and lead the nation in fairness
If you ask any business owner what they value most in a state tax system, you’ll likely hear the same words: fair, predictable and...
