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PAUL LEBON has withdrawn from the race for the 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House after he suffered a mini stroke on July 7. / COURTESY PAUL LEBON

LeBon withdraws from 1st Congressional District race after health scare

Elections 07/10/2023

PROVIDENCE – A candidate who was hospitalized after a health event before this past weekend has prompted him to withdraw his push to seek...

THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE announced Monday that it will begin July 24 at $1.5 million repair project to the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier. Pictured is Craig Hochman, chief engineer for the city of Providence, with the barrier in the background. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence to begin $1.5M repair project on Fox Point Hurricane Barrier

Government 07/10/2023

PROVIDENCE – Some long-awaited repairs to the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier will begin in the next couple of weeks. Mayor Brett Smiley’s office announced Monday...

THIRTY-FIVE CANDIDATES have declared as of 4 p.m. Friday to run for the open Rhode Island 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. / AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE

Field for 1st Congressional District seat expands to 35 candidates

Elections 06/30/2023

PROVIDENCE – As of late Friday afternoon, the field of candidates vying to succeed David N. Cicilline in the U.S. House became rather large. Thirty-five...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced Friday that $9.4 million will be made available to address homelessness in the state. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

State makes $9.4M available to address homelessness

Government 06/30/2023

PROVIDENCE – Service providers looking to address homelessness in the state can apply to obtain part of a seven-figure dollar pool from the state. Gov....

FOUR CANDIDATES HAVE DECLARED as of Thursday morning their candidacies seeking the open 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House./ AP FILE PHOTO/SUSAN WALSH

22 candidates formally enter 1st Congressional District race

Elections 06/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – A whopping 22 candidates thus far – 15 Democrats, three Republicans and four independents – have declared their candidacies in seeking the...

URI’s Pharmaceutical Development Institute gets $1.2M in federal funds

Education 06/27/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island received a $1.2 million federal earmark to support facility and equipment upgrades at the university’s Pharmaceutical...

RHODE ISLAND WILL RECEIVE $108.7 million in federal funds to deploy high-speed internet service to individuals in need. / AP PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA

R.I. to receive $108.7M in federal funds for high-speed internet improvements

Government 06/26/2023

PROVIDENCE – The state will be getting a nine-figure boost from the federal government to improve its high-speed internet infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s...

PAUL LEBON, who ran an unsuccessful congressional campaign in Texas in 2022, is running for Congress in Rhode Island. / COURTESY PAUL LEBON

LeBon latest R.I. Democrat seeking 1st Congressional District seat

Elections 06/23/2023

PROVIDENCE – A former Texas congressional candidate who now resides in Woonsocket is taking another shot at seeking a spot in the U.S. House. Paul...

FORTUITOUS PARTNERS spokesperson Mike Rain said Thursday that 'certain components' of the $124 million Tidewater Landing soccer stadium construction have demobilized. / COURTESY FORTUITOUS PARTNERS

With ‘components’ of soccer stadium construction halted, project’s immediate future unclear

Economy 06/22/2023

PAWTUCKET – “Certain components” of the $124 million Tidewater Landing soccer stadium construction are stopping, Mike Raia, spokesperson for project developer Fortuitous Partners, confirmed...