Downtown Providence experiencing high rates of opioid overdoses
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza recently shared findings and recommendations of two reports examining the high rates of opioid overdoses and strategies to...
Providence man must repay nearly $20K in fraudulently obtained UI benefits
PROVIDENCE – City resident Christopher Berarducci has been ordered to repay the state nearly $20,000 after pleading to fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits by...
Aura Cannabis buying former BK’s Beacon Tavern building in Fall River
FALL RIVER – BK’s Beacon Tavern, in the Fall River Industrial Park, closed on Oct. 31 after nearly nine years of operation, The Herald...
McKee asking state officials to increase funding in Restore RI grant...
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee has sent a letter to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and R.I. Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor asking the...
Brown joins legal brief to block new federal visa rules
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five colleges, including Brown University, filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court in California on Oct. 30 asking the court to...
Hasbro posts $220M Q3 profit
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. posted a profit of $220 million in the third quarter, a slight increase from $213 million one year prior, the...
New Bedford announces plans to build business park at Whaling City...
NEW BEDFORD – The city on Oct. 23 unveiled a plan to build a business park on 100 acres of the 275-acre Whaling City...
DEM buys 12 acres of forestland in Hopkinton for $400K to...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management on Oct. 22 announced its purchase of 12.6 acres of forestland in Hopkinton that will be...
State budget director to step down as part of overdue retirement...
PROVIDENCE – Thomas Mullaney, executive director of the R.I. Office of Management and Budget, planned to retire earlier this year but due to COVID-19...
House Republicans call for fuelwood harvesting program to limit forest fire...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. House Republicans on Oct. 23 announced they have joined the R.I. Department of Environmental Management in calling for a comprehensive statewide...
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