Tag: Westerly
America250-Enduring Success: The Washington Trust Co.
(Editor’s note: This is the 21st installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...
Custom-built Misquamicut home sells for $2.75M
WESTERLY – A custom-built home in the Misquamicut neighborhood recently sold for $2.75 million, marking the second-highest residential sale in Misquamicut so far this...
Former Westerly Sun journalists launch The South County Star
WESTERLY – Two longtime Rhode Island journalists launched a new nonprofit digital news outlet last month focused on covering southern Rhode Island and southeastern...
No prize yet for Blue Ribbon Commission. School funding formula retool...
Lawmakers sat behind rows of tables, like students at their desks, in the R.I. Senate Lounge one January night to hear a guest speaker...
RIPTA expands Aquidneck Island Flex On Demand service through end of year
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has extended its Flex On Demand service on Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31, the state agency announced...
State awards $7.5M to boost homeownership
PROVIDENCE – The state awarded $7.5 million to support production of 172 new homes across the state, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and R.I. Secretary...
18 R.I. restaurants earn 2026 Wine Spectator awards
PROVIDENCE – Eighteen Rhode Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards.
The Atlantic on Block Island, Aurelia at Castle Hill in Newport, Cara...
Leaning on fewer people for more revenue is risky for R.I.
I spend a lot of time walking factory floors, sitting with founders and shaking hands with people trying to build something in Rhode Island.
Not once in those conversations...
R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...
Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...
State awards $8M to pair of housing initiatives
PROVIDENCE – The state awarded more than $8 million to two bond-funded initiatives designed to accelerate housing production across Rhode Island, Gov. Daniel J....
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