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McKee picks 6 judicial nominees

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday appointed six judicial nominees for R.I. Senate approval to fill vacancies on the R.I. Superior Court,...

Hearing over homeless encampment postponed; National Guard activated to set up...

PROVIDENCE – The legal fight over a homeless encampment outside the R.I. Statehouse has been extended. R.I. Superior Court Judge David Cruise on Wednesday postponed...

East Providence, Churchill & Banks break ground on $120M East Point...

EAST PROVIDENCE – Churchill & Banks Co. subsidiary Noble Development LLC, along with city officials, recently broke ground on the construction of a $120...

Developer awarded $2.9M in Johnston sewer dispute

PROVIDENCE – Developer H. Charles Tapalian will get $2.9 million after the R.I. Supreme Court ruled in his favor over a long-standing sewer-line dispute...

Settlement greenlights National Grid sale to PPL

PROVIDENCE – The final obstacle in the sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business has been cleared, with the R.I. Office of the Attorney...

R.I. Superior Court grants pause, halting National Grid sale to PPL

 PROVIDENCE – A state judge has put the sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business on ice pending further review later this month. R.I. Superior...

Disputed R.I. utility sale returns to state court after reaching settlement...

PROVIDENCE – The disputed sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business is back before the R.I Superior Court after reaching a deal in Massachusetts. Massachusetts...
ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER F. NERONHA filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two out-of-state companies and a Florida businessman who Neronha says tried to deceive newly formed companies in Rhode Island into paying a high fee for certificates of good standing. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. attorney general’s lawsuit accuses businessman, 2 companies of scamming small...

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is suing two businesses and a Florida businessman to stop them from conducting what Neronha says is...
STILL HAPPENING? The pandemic has helped stall plans for a 46-story tower along the Providence River, but the Fane Organization insists it will move ahead with the project, depicted above in a rendering. / COURTESY FANE ORGANIZATION

Despite hurdles, Fane tower developer presses ahead

The $300 million plans for a flashy, 46-floor luxury tower on former Interstate 195 land in Providence are moving ahead even as a legal...
R.I. SUPERIOR COURT Judge Jeffrey Lanphear ruled Thursday that the memorandum of understanding between the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council and Champlin’s Hotel, Marina & Resort regarding a proposed dockage expansion into Great Salt Pond in New Shoreham is valid. / COURTESY ERIK ELWELL

R.I. Superior Court: MOU between Champlin’s Marina, R.I. CRMC on dock...

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear ruled Thursday that the memorandum of understanding between the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council and Champlin’s...
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