Tag: Massachusetts
Bill requiring safe storage of firearms set to become law in...
BOSTON (AP) – A bill that would require the safe storage of firearms in Rhode Island has been approved by lawmakers and is awaiting...
Eleventh-hour bottle bill reignites debate between environmental, business groups
Disagreement over a state bottle recycling program is as pervasive as the piles of recyclable bottles and cans littering Rhode Island streets, beaches and...
Poll: McKee’s job approval rating at 37%
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s job approval rating is in line with his fellow New England governors, according to a poll from the...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 9.84% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 9.84% year over year in April, higher than the national growth rate of 5.3%, according...
Ørsted adds $5.5M in higher ed grants to R.I. offshore wind...
PROVIDENCE – Ørsted A/S plans to award $5.5 million in grants to three higher education institutions in Rhode Island as part of its proposed...
DOJ: Illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster, Live Nation drives up prices for...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of...
Median home sale prices in Bristol County, Mass., up 10.2% in...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., rose to $485,000 in April, a 10.2% jump over the same...
Feast & Fettle expands into New York and New Jersey
EAST PROVIDENCE – Feast & Fettle Inc. is again expanding its premium meal delivery service.
The company is expanding meal delivery in New York and...
R.I. has second-highest April unemployment rate in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in April at 4.1%, which is above the national rate of 3.9%,...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 9.15% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 9.15% year over year in March, higher than the national growth rate of 5.3%, according...


















