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U.S. REP. JIM LANGEVIN, D-R.I., who has served in Congress for more than two decades, will not seek re-election this November. / COURTESY U.S. REP. JIM LANGEVIN

U.S. Rep. Langevin will not seek reelection

Government 01/18/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., who became the first quadriplegic to be elected to Congress more than two decades ago, announced Tuesday...

ANTHONY TARRO, owner and president of Siena Restaurant Group, has announced the closure of the group's Providence restaurant. Here he is seen in the kitchen of Siena’s East Greenwich location in April 2021. PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Siena restaurant closes Federal Hill location

Coronavirus 01/17/2022

PROVIDENCE – Citing COVID-19-related hardships, Siena Restaurant Group has announced that its Federal Hill location has been shuttered permanently. The East Greenwich and Smithfield locations...

CHRISTOPHER C. BICHO stands in a renovated, antique firehouse in Newport in 2019. He rents the firehouse as an Airbnb site. Bicho says he doesn't mind registering his site with a regulator, but he thinks oversight of short-term rental properties should be handled by either the state or the local government, not both. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Will R.I.’s new short-term rental property registry be too burdensome?

Government 01/14/2022

Now that every short-term rental property in Rhode Island listed on online sites such as Airbnb and VRBO will be required to register with...

DR. NICOLE ALEXANDER-SCOTT was first appointed director of the R.I. Department of Health in 2015 by then-Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. She has now handed in her resignation to Gov. Daniel J. McKee. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Alexander-Scott resigns as head of R.I. Department of Health

Government 01/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – After leading the state’s public health response throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott is resigning as director of the Rhode Island...

$40M Rhode Island Ready economic-development initiative unveiled

Business Services 01/12/2022

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Over the last decade, Quonset Business Park’s site-readiness program has created more than 3,500 jobs and approximately $682 million in private...

CVS raises 2021 earnings outlook, reaffirms 2022 forecast

Economy 01/11/2022

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. on Tuesday raised its full-year earnings outlook and reaffirmed guidance for 2022. In December, the health care company announced it...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced the launch of the $50 million Homeowner Assistance Fund-Rhode Island program on Monday that is aimed at providing up to $50,000 of financial support to homeowners enduring hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

R.I. launches $50M homeowner assistance program

Coronavirus 01/10/2022

PROVIDENCE – The state launched the $50 million Home Assistance Fund Rhode Island program on Monday that will provide up to $50,000 of aid...

NWS: Snowstorm ‘overperformed,’ especially in northern R.I.

Government 01/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – A winter storm that moved swiftly through the state on Friday hit hardest in northern Rhode Island, where the National Weather Service...

Complaint to EPA accuses Providence Water of discrimination in lead replacement...

Economic Activity 01/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – A group of local and national activism groups has accused Providence Water Supply Board of violating federal anti-discrimination laws for putting communities...