Judge upholds Woonsocket in highway chief's resignation
By News staffWOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A Superior Court judge has upheld Woonsocket in the 2010 resignation of its highway superintendent, rejecting an effort by his union to get the resignation rescinded....
View ArticleR.I. unemployment rate continues near worst in nation
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island and California are now tied for the worst unemployment rate in the country, at 9.8 percent, according to the January rates released Monday by the U.S....
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FBI: We know who took $500 million in art from Boston's Gardner museum
By Features staffAP Photo / Josh Reynolds, FileIn this 2010 file photo, empty frames from which thieves took "Storm on the Sea of Galilee," left background, by Rembrandt and "The Concert," right...
View ArticleProgram to train jobs in shipbuilding to begin in Rhode Island
By Bryan RourkeEAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The New England Institute of Technology announced Monday a new shipbuilding training program using a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Labor grant. The...
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Snow, sleet possible tonight as wet weather continues
By Jack Perry Journal photo/ Kathy BorchersSnow and rain equals slush...Jim MacIntyre shovels the slush to clear the driveway in front of his house on Waterman Avenue in East Providence on Tuesday...
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RI Education Commissioner Gist irked by mock NECAP
By News staff Journal file photoDeborah Gist PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Board of Education chairwoman called Saturday's mock test a publicity stunt; the state education commissioner said the adult...
View ArticleR.I. agency OKs bonds for Hopkinton campground
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The R.I. Industrial Recreational Building Authority on Tuesday approved issuing $1.8 million in revenue bonds for Ashaway Pines, a new Hopkinton campground site off...
View ArticlePawtucket Asphalt headed for court-supervised auction
By Paul GrimaldiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The land and equipment belonging to bankrupt Pawtucket Asphalt Corp. is headed to a court-supervised auction April 9. Pawtucket Asphalt sought federal bankruptcy...
View ArticleNFL announces partnership with Providence Equity Partners
By News staffBloomberg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The National Football League is teaming with Providence Equity Partners to invest $300 million in private sports and entertainment-related media and...
View ArticleRI lawmakers revive immigrant tuition debate
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Two Rhode Island lawmakers are reviving debate over a state college tuition break given to illegal immigrants with a proposal to turn what's now an education...
View ArticleBarrington cancer survivor resolves lawsuit against law-school test company
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 23-year-old Barrington cancer survivor reached an undisclosed settlement with the company that administers the Law School Admission Test. Carlin O'Donnell sued...
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Head of nonprofit network facing deficit to testify Tuesday before Senate...
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Margaret Holland McDuff, CEO of a nonprofit network that is projecting a $3.3 million deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30, is expected to address the Senate...
View ArticleBrothers charged with Westport church vandalism
By News staffWESTPORT, Mass. (AP) -- The pastor of a Roman Catholic parish in Westport says he's willing to forgive two brothers charged with desecrating the church. Authorities say Martin Cutler and...
View ArticleProvidence student group to release mock NECAP results Tuesday afternoon
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence students who brought you the mock NECAP plan to release the test results Tuesday afternoon in the State House rotunda. About 35 adults took the New...
View ArticleMoody's weighs in on recent Providence pension court decision
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Moody's Investors Service, the national credit rating agency, issued a favorable opinion Monday on the green light Superior Court gave Providence to proceed with...
View ArticleR.I. Most Wanted sex offender arrested after alleged threats
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl wasn't supposed to live with children when he got out of prison in February. But two weeks after...
View ArticleR.I.'s Route 195 Commission narrows search for executive director
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Route 195 Redevelopment District Commission, which is charged with developing prime real estate in the heart of the capital city, has narrowed its search for an...
View ArticleR.I. ethics panel mulls statute of limitations on complaint filings
By Karen Lee ZinerThe Rhode Island Ethics Commission heard options Tuesday for a statute of limitations for filing complaints alleging violations of the state Code of Ethics. Currently, there are no...
View ArticlePayment options suggested as 38 Studios' taxpayer bill comes due
By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The taxpayer bill is coming due for the state's doomed $75 million investment in retired Red Sox pitcher's Curt Schilling's failed video-game venture 38 Studios....
View ArticleRI eateries to require form before accepting $100 bills
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Customers who want to pay with a $100 bill at a Rhode Island chain of restaurants will now have to fill out a form. WPRI reports that Gregg's locations will now...
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