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Gas prices jump 5 cents in R.I., 6 cents in Mass.

Economy 02/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island rose 5 cents, to $3.49 per gallon - the same as...

Leadership in a Time of Crisis: AAA Northeast

Leadership 06/26/2020

Over the last few months, AAA Northeast has focused on pivoting the way we do business in order to continue to do what we’ve...

Mekrut to chair national AAA board of directors

In Their Own Words 07/19/2019

WILLIAM A. “BILL” MEKRUT, retired vice president and treasurer of FM Global, was recently elected as chairman of the national AAA board of directors...

COAST, a restaurant at the Ocean House in Westerly, was named a Five Diamond restaurant by AAA. / COURTESY OCEAN HOUSE

AAA names COAST Five Diamond restaurant

Food & Agriculture 02/14/2019

PROVIDENCE – AAA has named COAST in the Ocean House in Westerly as a Five Diamond restaurant, AAA Northeast announced Thursday. In writing about COAST,...

CUSTOMER FOCUS: Ronni Kenoian, left, marketing manager for InsureMyTrip.com, speaks with Martha Manzi, office manager. Kenoian said the company’s focus regarding travel insurance is to serve the customer, rather than make a profit. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Flyer Beware’ report questions value of travel insurance

Financial Services 09/21/2018

“Flyer Beware,” an August report researched and published by the office of Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., calls into question the value of travel...

AAA: CarPlay, Android Auto less distracting than built-in car systems

Technology 07/04/2018

PROVIDENCE – Member auto-service organization AAA Northeast says Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are less distracting to drivers than infotainment systems that come...

ACCORDING TO AAA, 73 percent of drivers are leery about self-driving cars. / COURTESY AAA

AAA: Trust in autonomous cars takes a hit with publicized crashes

Technology 06/06/2018

PROVIDENCE – A new report from the American Automobile Association shows most American drivers – 73 percent – say they would be too afraid...

ACCORDING TO A NEW AAA Travel study, 44 percent of millennials are planning a family vacation this year, the largest percentage among the three largest generations - baby boomers, Generation X and millennials. And among the top five international destinations is Rome. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY

AAA: 44 percent of millennials are planning family vacations this year

Economic Activity 03/16/2018

PROVIDENCE – Joining social media, online shopping and burrito bowls is something else that is popular among millennials: family vacations. A new AAA Travel study...

MANY OLDER DRIVERS do not make inexpensive adaptations to their vehicles that can improve safety and extend their time behind the wheel, a report from AAA shows. / COURTESY AAA

Study: Most senior drivers neglect vehicle-safety adjustments

Health Services 12/04/2017

PROVIDENCE – Most older drivers don’t take advantage of safety adjustments to their vehicles that can improve their safety and extend the time they’re...