New owners open Aquidneck Club on former Carnegie Abbey grounds
PORTSMOUTH – A small group of previous owners of the Carnegie Abbey Club has founded The Aquidneck Club, a sporting and country club.
The new...
Northeast Alternatives becomes first recreational-marijuana shop in Fall River
FALL RIVER – Northeast Alternatives on Jan. 20 became the first marijuana shop in the city to expand into recreational sales, The Herald News...
Study recommends long-term investment to improve R.I. park system
PROVIDENCE – A “strategic, sustained, long-term investment to increase the self-sufficiency and economic potential” of the state’s park system is needed, the R.I. Department...
Barbara Fields to leave ED role at R.I. Housing in March
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. CEO and Executive Director Barbara Fields will step down from her role in March when her...
S&P upgrades bond ratings for RIAC
PROVIDENCE – Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has upgraded R.I. Commerce Corp.’s general airport revenue bonds issued for the R.I. Airport Corp. from BBB+...
Weisman sworn in as new U.S. Attorney for District of Rhode...
PROVIDENCE – Aaron L. Weisman has been sworn in as the state’s U.S. attorney, the Department of Justice announced Jan. 14.
Weisman was nominated by...
FM Global whitepaper urges CFOs to guard against natural disaster risk...
JOHNSTON – Mutual insurance giant FM Global has released a whitepaper urging chief financial officers to ensure their companies are prepared for natural disaster...
Job Lot sales audit coordinator arrested for alleged theft of $20K
SCITUATE – Jennifer L. Cotrone, a former sales audit coordinator and 18-year employee at Ocean State Job Lot, has been arrested on felony charges...
Ryan becomes first woman to be elected majority leader of Providence...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council has elected Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan, D-Ward 5, as majority leader for the 2019-2023 term, making her the first woman...
Report: R.I. mortgage delinquency declines in Oct.
PROVIDENCE – The 30 days or more mortgage-delinquency rate in Rhode Island declined 0.9 percentage points year over year in October to 4.6 percent,...
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