Tag: Pawtucket
R.I. Infrastructure Bank awards $2.5M in municipal grants, including for Tidewater...
PROVIDENCE – A pedestrian bridge connecting a new, Pawtucket soccer stadium to residential and retail development across the Pawtucket River is one of nine...
RIPTA receives $5M in federal Safe Streets funding
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5 million to develop a Safe Streets action plan covering 29 communities across the state,...
Hasbro: ‘Small percentage’ of R.I. employees will be laid off
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. spokesperson Allison McEneaney told Providence Business News Friday that only “a small percentage" of the approximately 1,000 employees the company...
Grebien feels Pawtucket is rebounding with new stadium, high school coming...
PAWTUCKET – Is the city sensing a rebound to once again becoming a prominent community in Rhode Island? Mayor Donald R. Grebien seems to...
ALCU settles lawsuit challenging Pawtucket’s political sign ordinance
PAWTUCKET - The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. announced Tuesday a settlement of a lawsuit challenging a city ordinance that bans...
Hasbro CFO Thomas to retire after 24 years with toy company
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. Chief Financial Officer Deborah Thomas announced Thursday she is retiring after 24 years with the toy company.
“Since joining Hasbro, I’ve...
6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...
PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...
Jayd Bun of South Kingstown tops Yelp’s 100 best eateries in...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In state that is well-known for its seafood, a local Chinese restaurant has emerged as the best in New England, according...
Report: Woonsocket City Council postpones vote on removing mayor
WOONSOCKET – The City Council postponed voting Tuesday on a resolution that would have removed Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt from office, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported.
The...
RIPTA launches fare-free pilot program on R-Line
PROVIDENCE – Public transit riders can now ride one of Rhode Island's most popular bus routes free for one year.
R.I. Public Transit Authority on...
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