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R.I., consortium propose $3.6B national clean energy hub

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and six other states in the Northeast jointly submitted a $3.62 billion proposal to U.S. Department of Energy on Friday...
CANNABIS PRODUCTS are on display at Mother Earth Wellness Center in Pawtucket, one of the Rhode Island locations that started selling recreational marijuana on Dec. 1. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Should Rhode Island be moving faster to expand its retail cannabis...

When Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the Rhode Island Cannabis Act into law last May, it gave him a deadline. He had 40 days to...

A key inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slowed in February 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge slowed sharply last month, an encouraging sign in the Fed's yearlong effort to cool price...

Editor’s Choice: Fall River Mayor Coogan to speak at One SouthCoast...

EDITOR’S CHOICE Fall River Mayor Coogan to speak at Chamber luncheon ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will hold a luncheon featuring Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan. The...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 432 last week with five new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 432, with 5 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 432 from March 12-18, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health...
KIM ENGLISH, the head coach of George Mason University men's basketball team, has reportedly been hired to be the next men's basketball coach at Providence College. / COURTESY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

PC hires English as new men’s basketball coach

PROVIDENCE – Goodbye, Ed Cooley. Hello, Kim English. Providence College on Thursday confirmed that it has hired English as the next head coach of the...

Orsted, Eversource propose second offshore wind farm off R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S and Eversource Energy on Monday announced that they have submitted a proposal for a second new offshore wind farm, this...

State appoints new chief technology officer

PROVIDENCE – Brian Tardiff, who has served as interim head of the R.I. Department of Information Technology since its former leader's departure in September,...
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE guard Devin Carter (22) drives the ball towards center court as Seton Hall guard Jamir Harris pursues during the first half of the Friars' loss at home on March 4. Providence College now requires a $500 donation to be eligible to purchase NCAA Tournament tickets. / AP PHOTO/MARK STOCKWELL

PC requires 500% larger donation for March Madness ticket eligibility

PROVIDENCE – If fans want to see the Providence College men’s basketball team compete in the NCAA Tournament in a couple of weeks, it...

Electric Boat continues to grow after ‘once in a generation expansion’

WARWICK – Over the past year, General Dynamics Electric Boat has hired at its fastest rate on record, with 3,900 shipbuilders added to its...
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