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HOPKINS HILL ROAD in Coventry was beginning to be covered in snow despite the efforts of plow trucks early on Tuesday. The nor'easter that is hitting New England is still expected to dump upwards of a foot of show or more in the region. / PBN PHOTO/ROB BORKOWSKI

Raimondo, state officials urge safety as latest nor’easter commences

Government 03/13/2018

PROVIDENCE — Calling it a “very serious storm,” Gov. Gina M. Raimondo addressed the media at the R.I. Emergency Management Agency in Cranston Tuesday...

A REPORT FROM TRANSITMATTERS suggests increasing the frequency, hours and speed of the commuter rail in order to modernize it to a regional rail system that might be utilized better, both during peak and non-peak hours. / COURTESY TRANSITMATTERS

Transit report pitches improving PVD-BOS train service as part of commuter...

Capital Goods 02/28/2018

PROVIDENCE – In a regional rail report conducted for metropolitan Boston by TransitMatters, the organization recommended upgrades that would reduce the transit time from...

RIPTA HAS AWARDED a $5.5 million contract to a Virginia company to update and streamline its fare collection system. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

RIPTA awards contract to update and streamline fare collection

Government 02/06/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has awarded a contract to Innovations In Transportation Inc., of Virginia, to update and streamline RIPTA’s fare...

DIGGING OUT: A truck clears sand off Atlantic Avenue in the Misquamicut community of Westerly following “Superstorm” Sandy in 2012. Today the town is still dredging 20,000 cubic yards of sand from Winnapaug Pond deposited there during the storm. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

The Ocean State has seen the damage storms can cause. So...

Cover Story 01/19/2018

(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island's vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local...

A CAR HEADED SOUTH on Blackstone Boulevard Thursday as snow started to accumulate in Rhode Island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

As R.I. digs out and gets back to business, bitter cold...

Government 01/05/2018

PROVIDENCE – As streets were cleared Friday, Rhode Island and the rest of the Northeast are facing frigid temperatures and strong winds following the...

State, RIPTA need to step up on transit

Editorials 09/08/2017

With the latest “vision” for Kennedy Plaza, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza joins a long list of people who have come up with ideas...

RIPTA WILL REINSTATE its free fare program for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities on Saturday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

RIPTA to offer free rides to low-income seniors, persons with disabilities

Government 06/29/2017

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced on Wednesday that starting on Saturday, July 1, passengers enrolled in RIPTA’s reduced-fare buss pass program,...