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Matunuk Oyster Bar will reopen for outside dining on July 1
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Weeks after a devastating fire, The Matunuk Oyster Bar will open for outdoor dining.
After receiving approvals from both the General Assembly...
Newport restaurant row anticipates record-breaking summer
Whether or not the weather will cooperate, summer has arrived.
With as many as 17 of the 23 weekends so far in 2025 featuring rainstorms...
Lawmakers approve outdoor dining change to help Matunuck Oyster Bar after...
Appreciation for South County’s acclaimed Matunuck Oyster Bar transcends political party, evidenced by the R.I. General Assembly’s universal support to change state outdoor dining...
R.I. small-business owners: Bottle bill doesn’t make cents for customers, profits
PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of small-business owners from across Rhode Island - as well as the state’s largest Chamber of Commerce - are urging state...
State lawmakers form 9-member commission to study beach erosion
PROVIDENCE – A new committee is turning its attention toward the state’s beaches to find solutions for the beach erosion that has been plaguing...
Fields of Dreams? URI hopes state support can help revitalize aging...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Thorr Bjorn is trying to look beyond the disrepair with some University of Rhode Island athletic fields, including Meade Stadium, for...
GA approves outdoor dining program to 2024, awaits McKee’s signature
PROVIDENCE – The state’s "Take it Outside" program is being extended into 2024.
A bill extending the program through Feb. 15, 2024, that was created...
R.I. poised to ban single-use plastic bags at retail checkout
PROVIDENCE - Kate Weymouth, a former Barrington Town Council member, has been waiting for years to see Rhode Island follow her community and finally...
GA approves 20-year IGT/Bally’s lottery agreement
PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday voted, 28-5, to approve the IGT/Bally's Corp. agreement for a 20-year deal to run state-sponsored gambling services.
Passage of...
GA backs unemployment benefit changes
PROVIDENCE - Changes to state unemployment benefits that let recipients earn more money while still getting benefits won approval in the House on Wednesday.
The...
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