Tag: Bristol
BankNewport Names Tony Brum Vice President, Commercial Lending Officer
BankNewport is pleased to announce that Tony Brum has been named vice president, commercial lending officer. He is responsible for deepening existing relationships and...
State receives $26M in federal funding for public housing
PROVIDENCE – Housing authorities in 24 communities across the state will receive $26.3 million in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund, U.S....
RIPTA receives $5M in federal Safe Streets funding
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5 million to develop a Safe Streets action plan covering 29 communities across the state,...
Jeffrey Hall named new Audubon executive director
PROVIDENCE – The Audubon Society of Rhode Island on Nov. 10 named Jeffrey C. Hall its next executive director.
Hall will succeed Lawrence Taft, who...
6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...
PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...
ACLU sues E.P. cleaning company for pregnancy discrimination
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is suing cleaning company Merry Maids of East Providence for violating the state's Civil...
R.I. man gets 3 years for cryptocurrency fraud
NEW YORK (AP) – A 25-year-old Rhode Island man who federal prosecutors say defrauded more than 170 people who poured millions of dollars into...
Bristol moves forward on 127-unit mill redevelopment
BRISTOL – A proposal for 127 new housing units with additional commercial space in a Bristol waterfront mill has received preliminary approval from the...
7 waterfront acres in Bristol sold for $3.2M
BRISTOL – The sale of three parcels covering 7 acres, including a waterfront home, closed recently for $3.2 million, according to Caroline Richards and...
Saint Elizabeth Community Welcomes Donald Saracen as Board Trustee
Donald Saracen was elected to Saint Elizabeth Community’s Board of Trustees at the 2019 annual meeting. Donald is president of Saracen Sales & Marketing,...