Tag: Aquidneck Island
Middletown zoning board approves special permit for beachside hotel
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday unanimously approved a special use permit for Atlantic Beach Suites II LLC to construct...
RIPTA gets $22.4M grant for 25 electric buses in Newport
NEWPORT - The R.I. Public Transit Authority is getting a $22.37 million federal grant to purchase 25 new electric buses and recharging infrastructure, enabling...
JPS Construction and Design names Jonathan Camelo Assistant Project Manager at...
JPS Construction and Design is pleased to announce that Jonathan Camelo has been named Assistant Project Manager at the firm. Jonathan started his construction...
Should the state be able to fine National Grid Rhode Island...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says the state may be at a distinct disadvantage in trying to get National Grid Rhode Island to respond quicker...
State must have same leverage as Mass. to hold utility accountable
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has had National Grid Rhode Island in her sights since an October 2017 storm that left tens of thousands of...
National Grid, Enbridge faulted for January’s natural gas emergency
WARWICK – State and federal regulators on Wednesday blamed utility giants National Grid Rhode Island and Enbridge Inc. for equipment failures that caused January’s...
Aquidneck Island gas emergency causes 300 to seek unemployment benefits
PROVIDENCE - About 300 special unemployment benefits claims have been filed related to the recent natural gas emergency on Aquidneck Island that prompted a...
‘Urgency’ grows for offshore wind projects
The stakes are rising fast in the fledgling offshore wind-energy industry, as companies jockey for position in the waters from Cape Cod to the...
State collected $19.6M in 5% hotel tax in fiscal 2017, a...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island collected $19.6 million in 5 percent hotel taxes in fiscal 2017, a year-over-year increase of 1.2 percent, according to data...
DOR: December 5% hotel tax revenue collection up 7.2% year over...
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island 5 percent hotel tax revenue was $776,424 in December 2016, a 7.2 percent year-over-year increase, the R.I. Department of Revenue...
