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A LAWYER REPRESENTING Rhode Island Recycled Metals says the $25,000 fine issued by the state for environmental violations is arbitrary Management levied on the company Dec. 15 was arbitrary and the scrapyard was denied a request for an extension to address it. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY

Providence scrap yard fighting $25K environmental fine, $160K in back taxes

Economy 03/26/2024

PROVIDENCE – A lawyer for an embattled scrapyard on the Providence riverfront is arguing the state is trying to shut down the business with...

9 municipalities get matching grants from state’s infrastructure program

Economy 03/25/2024

PROVIDENCE – Nine municipalities were each awarded funding from the state’s Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure Grant Program that helps finance significant public safety facility...

Blue Cross announces 5 new LGBTQ Safe Zones

Health Services 03/24/2024

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced it has designated another five health care sites as new LGBTQ Safe Zones,...

Providence colonial constructed in 1910 sells for $1.55M

Real Estate 03/20/2024

PROVIDENCE – A 3,100-square-foot colonial constructed in 1910 near the Moses Brown School in the Freeman Plat Historic District on the East Side of...

R.I. gets $52.9M for Cliff Walk, 37 other projects

Economic Activity 03/12/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will get more than $52.9 million in federal funding to support 38 local projects, including $5 million to repair the...

Providence traffic and engineering permits to go digital

Government 03/05/2024

PROVIDENCE – The process behind traffic and engineering permits will soon take place exclusively online, city officials announced. With the shift, Providence will process all...

PARTS OF MAIL processing operations could be shifting from Brockton to Rhode Island under a plan currently being considered by the U.S. Postal Service, according to report from WFXT-TV Fox 25. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

Report: USPS mulls moving parts of mail processing operations from Brockton...

Government 03/01/2024

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Postal Service may move parts of its mail processing operations in Brockton to Providence, according to a report from WFXT-TV Fox...