Tag: Labor Day
R.I. shifts its primary to Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's primary elections will now be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, moving it back from the typical Tuesday election day...
Gas prices rise locally due to strong holiday demand
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 4 cents to $3.09 per gallon. That price is...
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...
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