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‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...
PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
RIDE’s school ratings show mixed results across R.I.; Providence schools struggling
PROVIDENCE – It is close to a 50-50 split across Rhode Island regarding schools that are performing at a high level and those that...
Enormous turnover among Providence leaders is unchartered territory
The Providence City Council is on the brink of a massive shift, with nearly half of its members leaving office at the end of...
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R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...
Hearing over homeless encampment postponed; National Guard activated to set up...
PROVIDENCE – The legal fight over a homeless encampment outside the R.I. Statehouse has been extended.
R.I. Superior Court Judge David Cruise on Wednesday postponed...
Questions linger as Fane tower project inches forward
PROVIDENCE – Six years after it was first introduced and amid continuous opposition, the Fane tower project is still inching forward, with the latest...
Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in $26.4B deal
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Amgen Inc. is spending more than $26 billion to dive deeper into rare disease treatments with a deal for...
Judge stops removal of Statehouse homeless encampment
PROVIDENCE – A homeless encampment outside the R.I. Statehouse can stay there, for now, a Providence County Superior Court justice said Friday.
The temporary restraining...