A solar array in Johnston, RI, has been completed and will begin providing power to Johnston and Providence. The site of the project is a 32-acre private landfill that was capped over 25 years ago. Now, it’s topped by over 9,400 solar panels that will produce an estimated 3.9 megawatts of electricity. A separate 29 […]
Dave Fallon
Veteran newsman Dave Fallon is behind the microphone Monday through Friday afternoons, delivering the newscasts and assisting with other production. Dave’s experience includes work as a reporter, anchor, managing editor and news director; primarily in Providence and Boston. He also worked as a regional correspondent for the CBS, NBC and ABC radio networks, and as a political communications executive.
Dave was inducted into the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame in 2014. The Cranston native and Cumberland resident enjoys the outdoors, Boston sports teams, historical non-fiction, along with his family; including a long line of rescued dogs and cats.
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Who Is Pat Fontes? The 81-Year-Old Running Against Sen. Whitehouse For Senate
Rhode Island residents will take to the polls for primary elections Wednesday, and one of the candidates isn’t letting her age from stopping her run for…
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Who Is Pat Fontes? The 81-Year Old Running Against Sen. Whitehouse For Senate
Rhode Island residents will take to the polls for primary elections Wednesday, and one of the candidates isn’t letting her age from stopping her run for Senate. 81-year old Pat Fontes is running against incumbent Democratic Sheldon Whitehouse for U.S. Senate. Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon spoke with the former educator who says she […]
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Gov. Raimondo Maps Out RI’s Clean Energy Future
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced her plans for the state’s clean energy future on Tuesday.
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URI Prof. Unpacks Trump’s Relationship With Russia And Putin
Russia and Vladimir Putin loom large over U.S. politics these days, between allegations of collusion and election meddling. But what are Americans to…
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Republican Party Continues Challenge To Raimondo Fundraising Deal
Rhode Island’s Republican Party renewed questions Monday about a fundraising agreement between Gina Raimondo and the Providence City Democratic…
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One Square Mile: Darn It! Carries On New Bedford’s Textile Traditions, With A Twist
Darn It! Inc. is a company that has thrived because of — rather than in spite of — the overseas manufacturing that has put so many American textile…
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One Square Mile: One Of The Biggest EPA Cleanups? New Bedford Harbor
The harbor is one of the largest EPA Superfund sites in the country, and a reminder of the city’s industrial waterfront. Clean-up of the harbor was…
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One Square Mile: One Of The Biggest EPA Cleanups? New Bedford Harbor
The harbor is one of the largest EPA Superfund sites in the country, and a reminder of the city’s industrial waterfront.
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Eight Things To Know Before The Pats Face The Eagles In The Super Bowl
It’s been the talk of New England for weeks now. Will the Pats blow out the Eagles in the Super Bowl? Or will the Eagles run away with this one? Rhode…
