Tag: Labor Day
Travelers are getting a head start on the Labor Day weekend
Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed across the U.S. this Labor Day weekend as a lot Americans mark the...
R.I., Mass. gas prices drop as Northeast inventory remains high
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 2 cents to $3.33 per gallon this week. That...
Labor Day’s organizing roots are especially strong this year
NEW YORK (AP) – The activist roots of Labor Day are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated – from Hollywood to...
Heavy rains cause massive flooding across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads across the state on Labor Day continued on...
R.I. misses out on $1B in federal funding for economic projects
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ambitions to jump-start the state’s biotech and blue economies with multi-millions in federal funding were dashed on Friday after neither Rhode...