Tag: Providence River
Does Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley have the right approach to...
This year’s PVDFest was widely cheered by vendors and revelers alike, a year after Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration faced a torrent of...
R.I. gets $1.5M to remove sunken barge in Providence River
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is getting $1.5 million to remove a 113-foot-long sunken barge from the Providence River and salvage...
Report: Providence scrap yard issued cease-and-desist order
PROVIDENCE – A prominent scrap metal yard has been ordered to halt all business after the city claims it has been doing business without...
Providence Flea relocates to 195 District Park
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Flea has found a new home just across the Providence River.
Since December, the Providence Flea’s future location has been uncertain...
State seeks vendors to remove ‘sunken barge’ from Providence River
PROVIDENCE – Despite no readily available funding, state officials after a three-year hiatus are renewing calls for a private vendor to remove a piece...
RIPPLE EFFECTS: As Narragansett Bay gets cleaner, economic outcomes remain murky
Talk to anyone who lives in Rhode Island, and it’s likely they could tell you a story connected to Narragansett Bay, says Mike Jarbeau,...
Completion of Providence River pedestrian bridge pushed back
PROVIDENCE — Walkers and bikers alike will have to wait a while longer to trek across the Providence River via the new pedestrian bridge...