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Rhode Island Breakers launches as state’s first pro offshore fishing team

EAST GREENWICH – A new professional sports franchise is debuting in the state this week. The Rhode Island Breakers Angling Club will launch its inaugural...
THE CASTLE Hill Inn in Newport is planning a phased reopening for next month following the two-alarm fire that damaged the property on Feb. 5. / COURTESY CASTLE HILL INN

Castle Hill Inn plans phased reopening beginning in March

NEWPORT – The historic Castle Hill Inn has planned a phased reopening for next month following the two-alarm fire that damaged the property on...

Two-alarm fire forces evacuation of Newport’s historic Castle Hill Inn

NEWPORT – A two-alarm fire broke out at the Castle Hill Inn Thursday night, prompting the evacuation of guests and staff and drawing a...

SEC filing of the week: Pangaea Logistics appoints Weight Watchers chairman...

NEWPORT – Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. has appointed Eugene I. Davis to its board of directors.  In its filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission on...
PARTS OF the Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts could see a more than 4 inches of snow Saturday, with accumulation expected to begin Friday night. / COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Storm could bring more than 4 inches of snow to parts...

PROVIDENCE – Parts of Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts could see more than 4 inches of snow Saturday, with accumulation expected to begin Friday...
KEEPING WATCH: Cassie Voll, left, and Brooke Cure, both of Newport, are founders of Moms over Margins, an advocacy group fighting to prevent the closure of Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center. Voll and Cure are standing outside the hospital. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Birthing center’s future still a source of worry

When Cassie Voll was first seen at Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center, she arrived on the heels of “a really bad experience...
GAME CHANGER: Nicholas Brownell, branch manager for Total Mortgage Service LLC in Newport, says in addition to a lower monthly payment for homeowners, affordable payment structures, such as a 50-year mortgage, could expedite home sales and benefit investors with improved cash flow management over a longer period.
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Would 50-year mortgages ease affordability crisis?

The Trump administration has floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage as a way to make homes more affordable at a time of skyrocketing...
WORK ­ENVIRONMENT: Independent journalist Steve Ahlquist taps out a story on his laptop at the ­Rochambeau Library in Providence. He’s covered social issues for a few small local blogs and now publishes on the digital platform Substack. 
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

BROKEN NEWS? Outlets in search of sustainable community journalism model

Tapping away at his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence, Steve Ahlquist doesn’t look the part of a pioneer. He began reporting on Rhode...

More than 60% of social equity applicants disqualified during screening for...

Only 38% of pre-applicants for a cannabis retail license reserved for those adversely affected by the war on drugs have qualified to submit a...

SEC filing of the week: Pangaea Logistics sees Q3 profit jump...

NEWPORT – Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. reported a profit of $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2025, a 139% increase from the $5.1...
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