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Weather service confirms tornado hit RI, Mass.
Meteorologists have confirmed that a small tornado touched down in Rhode Island and ripped across the Massachusetts border, knocking down trees and damaging homes and power lines.
Weather service confirms tornado hit RI, Mass.
Meteorologists have confirmed that a small tornado touched down in Rhode Island and ripped across the Massachusetts border, knocking down trees and damaging homes and power lines.
Warren town planner leaving for a new job
Town Planner Michelle Maher has given notice that she will leave her position next month to take a job with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.
Peloso won't be running for House seat
Republican Dana Peloso will not be on the ballot this November for the District 67 House seat held by Democrat Jan Malik after the first-time candidate yesterday dropped an appeal with the state that attempted ...
It may not seem like the best choice for the 90-degree weather, but throwing a 150-pound stone for distance looks great for the audience.
Beach closings resulting from high bacteria levels
According to the Providence Journal, two R.I. beaches have closed down after test revealed the waters contained high levels of bacteria.
House candidate Peloso's nomination papers reviewed
The Warren Board of Canvassers is investigating whether signatures were improperly collected on nomination papers returned by Dana Peloso, a Republican challenging incumbent Democrat Jan Malik for the District ...
Cruise ship captain right at home in city
For two crew members of the cruise ship Grande Caribe, docking at the state pier on Wednesday meant coming home.
Continue reading "New Bedford Summerfest"
Bostonist was at the New Bedford Summerfest this weekend, enjoying the refreshingly non-ironic sounds and earnest lyrics of several musicians who appeared to have actually studied their instruments as ...
Amended party-host law closes loophole
Adults who allow underage drinking parties anywhere on their property can now be arrested, under the law signed last week by Governor Carcieri.
Lightning strike injures man as wild weather sweeps R.I.
Stormy weather blew into Rhode Island twice yesterday, with cascading quarter-sized hail and flash-flooding, wind gusts that tore down trees and power lines and severe lightning strikes that critically injured ...
Embraces all around for returning Guard unit
Somehow, it all felt strange to Master Sgt. Michael Beaver. A week ago, he was with his unit in Iraq, "standing in the desert in 130-degree heat during a sandstorm." Yesterday, he stepped off a plane at Quonset ...
It's prudent to diversify investments in your 401
Q: With the recent Bear Stearns bank problems . . . , my question had to do more with 401 [plans]. . . . If [my employer] went out of business, is there some insurance that would back up these 401 [plans] that ...
State Health Department reopens beaches in Barrington, Middletown
The state Department of Health yesterday reopened for swimming the Atlantic Beach Club, in Middletown, and Barrington Town Beach after water samples yielded bacteria levels within acceptable limits.
Hotel tax-break legislation draws ire of House leadership
A last-minute plan to grant a tax break for a proposed downtown hotel project seemed to have fallen apart yesterday afternoon after legislators realized that the developer was seeking a tax break larger than ...
In a sputtering economy, small businesses are often quick to rein in their marketing budgets.
Volvo developing lightweight composite sleepers
New lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks are being developed by Volvo Trucks ...
Refugee puppies from the south need new homes
There's help wanted in the East Bay, where there's a K-9 crisis. Right now, more than a dozen dogs need a good home after they were saved from the storm-ravaged south.
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Senate bills on recycling await action in House
The state Senate last week unanimously passed four recycling bills targeted at reducing waste dumped at the Central Landfill, specifically household trash, leaf and yard waste, and electronics laden with ...