Board of Education subcommittee mum on Gist's contract / Poll
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Board of Education personnel subcommittee met with state education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist for almost two hours Tuesday but it did not take a vote on her...
View ArticleBill would save funding for lead-poisoning prevention
By Richard SalitTthe state's primary program to combat childhood lead poisoning could soon run out of money. So on Wednesday, advocates and affected families will descend on the State House to testify...
View ArticleJudge asks environmentalists for ideas to punish gas company
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Apparently frustrated by a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down an $18 million penalty for a Texas natural gas firm, a federal judge is taking the unusual...
View ArticleDelaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
By News staffDOVER, Del. (AP) -- Less than a week after Rhode Island became the 10th state to allow same-sex marriages, Delaware will become the 11th. A divided state Senate gave final legislative...
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Jessica Ahlquist wins award from foundation of Playboy magazine creator
By Lynn Arditi Providence Journal file photo Jessica Ahlquist also received the Judge Alexander George Teitz Award from the Touro Synagogue Foundation in August 2012. Since her successful challenge...
View ArticleAttorney running Central Coventry Fire District seeks elections for new board
By Andy SmithCOVENTRY, R.I. -- Richard Land, the Providence attorney running the financially troubled Central Coventry Fire District, has filed a petition with Kent County Superior Court to hold new...
View ArticleMore than 400 turn out in Warwick to fight junior high closing
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- Parents, students and teachers redoubled their efforts to protest the proposed closing of Gorton Junior High School Tuesday night with more than 400 people showing...
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Narragansett police launch investigation at Caswell Street apartment complex
By Donita Naylor Providence Journal photo / Donita Naylor Shortly before 7 p.m. a wrecking truck removes a dump container from the scene of the investigation at an apartment complex. NARRAGANSETT, R.I....
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Forum meets to share visions of future Rocky Point land
By News staffProvidence Journal photo / Mary MurphyA forum of more than 250 people Tuesday evening at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet could see beyond the remains of Rocky Point's Midway sign and Shore Dinner...
View ArticleChafee administration at odds with House democrats' economic development package
By News staffPROVIDENCE -- Governor Chafee's administration fought back Tuesday against a key piece of House Democrats' economic development package: a plan to shift certain duties away from the...
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Providence Redevelopment Agency to discuss Arnold Building purchase
By Paul Grimaldi Journal file photo/ Ruben W. PerezThe George C. Arnold Building off Washington St. in 2011. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Redevelopment Agency on Thursday will discuss the...
View ArticleR.I. Gov. Chafee strongly opposed to House Speaker's plan to overhaul...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I - Governor Chafee has penned a strongly worded letter to House lawmakers in opposition to Speaker Gordon D. Fox's plan to overhaul the state Economic Development...
View ArticleVerdict returned: Elderly home in Hope Valley offers best-tasting water in RI
By Richard SalitA panel of three judges, after sniffing and sipping close to a dozen samples of water from around Rhode Island, voted the Canonchet Cliffs Water Assocation in Hope Valley as the best in...
View ArticleLifespan looks to R.I. financing agency for $50M bond issue
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lifespan is using the R.I. Health Education Building Corp. to raise approximately $50 million the Providence-based hospital group will use to buy the computer...
View ArticleU.S. EPA concerned about possible changes to R.I. Economic Development...
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has concerns about House Speaker Gordon D. Fox's plan to overhaul the state Economic Development Corporation....
View ArticleSen. Whitehouse wins vote for National Endowment for Oceans
By Richard SalitWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's years-long push for the creation of a National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes took a major step forward on Wednesday. The...
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At tourism event, Viola Davis says RI feels like home / Photo
By Andy Smith Providence Journal / Bob Thayer Governor Chafee hugs Viola Davis after giving her a Making A Difference Award Wednesday at the 28th Annual Rhode Island Tourism Unity Luncheon held this...
View ArticlePartners in Housing award winners announced
By Christine DunnPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee is scheduled to attend a ceremony Thursday to honor the winners of Rhode Island Housing's Partners in Housing Awards. The awards recognize members...
View ArticleR.I. soldier wins medal for valor for actions in Afghanistan
By Thomas J. MorganCENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Quinn Rogan, a member of the Rhode Island National Guard who was wounded in Afghanistan, on Wednesday received the Wyatt Medal of Valor at the Wyatt Detention...
View Article6 accused of smuggling millions of cigarettes into R.I. to dodge taxes
By John HillPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Six men, five from Rhode Island, were arrested Tuesday on federal charges of running a smuggling ring that snuck more than 6 million cigarettes from Virginia for sale in...
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