Tag: Lead Story
Time capsules discovered during McCoy Stadium demolition
PAWTUCKET – A pair of time capsules buried under McCoy Stadium was recently discovered by construction crews during their ongoing demolition of the former...
Texas-based activist investor wages proxy war with AstroNova
WEST WARWICK – AstroNova Inc. is facing a proxy war from a Texas-based activist investor that is seeking to replace its interdependent board members...
R.I.’s median home price rises to $480K in April
WARWICK – The median price of single-family homes sold in Rhode Island continued to climb in April, rising 6% from a year earlier to...
R.I. tourism leader Kimble-Huntley steps down for job with Las Vegas-based...
PROVIDENCE – Anika Kimble-Huntley, who was hired in 2021 to direct the state’s marketing and tourism strategy, has left R.I. Commerce Corp. for a...
Striking Butler employees warned their health benefits will expire by end...
PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at Butler Hospital are expected to lose their health insurance benefits at the end of this month amid an...
RIPEC: Troubled housing commission needs reform
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council is calling on state officials to reform the R.I. Housing Resources Commission, saying it suffers from...
Care New England lays off 12 Women & Infants workers
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital has laid off 12 employees.
The layoffs were announced earlier this week, according to Service Employees International Union 119...
Senate allows McKee cabinet pay raises, marking split with House
Eleven members of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s cabinet will see their salaries increase Sunday, after the R.I. Senate declined to stop the pay bumps...
Are R.I.’s clean energy programs costing too much? This panel is...
With many Rhode Islanders complaining about skyrocketing energy bills, a new legislative commission is starting to scrutinize the state’s clean energy programs and incentives...
McKee: Hackers first infiltrated RI Bridges in July 2024
PROVIDENCE – The hacking group Brain Cipher first infiltrated the RI Bridges system on July 2 via a Deloitte employee’s VPN account, months before...


















