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ADVANCED PLANNING: Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr., managing principal of Cornish Associates LP, is co-chairman of a group called the Providence Resilience Partnership, which is looking at how to better understand and prepare the city for flood risk and secure federal funding for its priorities. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SURGE MENTALITY: Warning sounded about Providence’s widespread flood risks

Cover Story 05/14/2021

Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. was 7 years old when Hurricane Carol ravaged Rhode Island, with a storm surge that submerged downtown Providence in 12...

DEM receives $300K from feds for brownfield assessments

Government 05/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to assess contaminated properties under the state’s Brownfields Program,...

WPRI: Chemical spill causes 20 to be hospitalized at Zoll manufacturing...

Health Services 04/30/2021

PROVIDENCE – Twenty employees of the Zoll Medical Corp. medical manufacturing facility at 525 Narragansett Park Drive were hospitalized Thursday evening after a chemical...

DEM accepting applications for Local Agriculture & Seafood Act grant program

Food & Agriculture 04/15/2021

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is accepting grant applications for the growth, development and marketing of local food and seafood in...

THE 1793 OLD SLATER MILL was one of three historic buildings in Pawtucket acquired by the U.S. National Park Service from the Old Slater Mill Association. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Old Slater Mill district acquired by U.S. National Park Service

Art & Culture 03/31/2021

PAWTUCKET – The 1793-era Old Slater Mill is among three historic buildings in the city that are now under the control of the U.S....

Debate grows over benefits, risks of medical-waste treatment project

Economic Activity 03/25/2021

WEST WARWICK – Jobs, tax dollars and other economic benefits are pitted against potential health, safety and environmental risks tied to a proposed medical-waste...

Opponents speak out against proposed West Warwick medical waste treatment plant

Government 03/15/2021

WEST WARWICK – A proposal to build a medical waste treatment plant in West Warwick continues to fan flames of opposition. Dozens of residents, business...

Public hearing on medical waste facility scheduled

Government 03/15/2021

WEST WARWICK (AP) – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed medical waste-to-energy facility in West Warwick. The...

New rehabilitation hospital site gains preliminary approval in Johnston

Real Estate 02/19/2021

JOHNSTON – A development that would include space for a new medical rehabilitation facility in the town has gained preliminary plan approval. The site,...