Tag: New Jersey
WalletHub: R.I. 14th best in nation for working from home
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 14th-best state in the nation for working from home for the second straight year, according to a study...
ACLU files statewide open records request after report cites discriminatory police...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Monday filed an open records request with all 39 police departments across...
Man faces deportation after scamming Home Depot for $300K in store...
PROVIDENCE – A Brazilian national faces deportation for his role in a fraudulent Home Depot credit scheme, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear key case involving R.I. fishing company
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a pair of cases that have been combined, one of which involves a Narragansett fishing company,...
Vineyard Wind turbine sending power to the U.S. grid for the...
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.
The...
McKee declares disaster emergency in R.I. following storm
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday issued an executive order declaring a disaster emergency in the state after a storm on Dec....
4 indicted in multistate burglary ring that targeted Asian Americans
PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury indicted four individuals for their role in a multistate burglary ring that targeted U.S. residents, including Rhode Islanders,...
Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn’t it caught...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion...
Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore...
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) – Offshore wind power company Orsted A/S is trying to get out of a $300 million guarantee it agreed to...
Orsted, Eversource make ‘final’ commitment to Revolution Wind project
PROVIDENCE – Danish energy developer Orsted A/S declared Tuesday that it and Eversource Energy LLC are committed to the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind project off...