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Linn Health to close nursing home in July; 48 patients to...
EAST PROVIDENCE – After implementing a “Hail Mary” plan to save its nursing home, Linn Health & Rehabilitation will be closing its doors in...
Proposed apartment tower in Providence gains 1st approval
PROVIDENCE – A proposal for a 30-story apartment tower next to the Hilton Providence along Interstate 95 cleared a crucial hurdle by earning preliminary...
Larkin nominated as R.I. health director
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Jerome M. Larkin, director of inpatient infectious diseases consultation services at Rhode Island Hospital, has been nominated to be the new...
Washington Bridge to be replaced, McKee says ‘accountability will come’
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday said the westbound Washington Bridge will require a full replacement.
Several engineering reports and agency inspections examining...
McKee: Feds investigating Washington Bridge shutdown
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General are investigating the state’s handling of the Washington Bridge closure,...
PBN acquired by Woodward Communications Inc.; Brisson named publisher
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News on Tuesday announced that it has been acquired by Iowa-based Woodward Communications Inc., an employee-owned company, and that Annemarie...
State reaches $6M settlement in final soil, water contamination lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – The state has resolved a lawsuit against the final gasoline refiner named in a 2016 case for its role in polluting Rhode...
Edesia receives $137M gift from Bezos Family Foundation
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A local nonprofit manufacturer that produces food to help malnourished children around the world received a transformational gift from the family...
Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt resigns from office immediately
WOONSOCKET – Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, who has served as the city’s mayor for about a decade but ran into recent controversies within the last couple...
Judge orders eviction of Skyline at Waterplace
PROVIDENCE – A state district court judge on Monday ordered the eviction of Skyline at Waterplace LLC, the tenant who has leased the prominent...
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