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Burrillville
Posted inEconomy, Local, Politics
Amid tariff battle, support for Trump remains strong in his best Rhode Island community
Don Fox has a front row seat to the trade war between the Trump administration and China. That’s because his Burrillville, Rhode Island-based company, Alashan Cashmere, imports cashmere sweaters made in China. Now, tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump threaten to bring Fox’s business to a standstill for the fall season. The tariffs on the […]
Posted inArticle, Business, Housing, Local, South County Bureau
What can other towns learn from Burrillville’s affordable housing success story?
When the Woonsocket-based non-profit NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley began redeveloping the Clocktower building in Burrillville, the old wool-weaving mill was far from move-in ready. Vegetation on the property had grown wild, once-expansive exterior windows were filled in with cinder blocks, and the inside was being used to store car parts. “These mills had seen their […]
Posted inEpisode
Scott MacKay's Commentary: Invenergy Decision Should Accelerate Turn To Renewables
Rhode Island regulators have rejected a plan for a $1 billion fossil fuel plant in the woods of Burrillville. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says this decision should accelerate New England’s reliance on renewable sources to fill energy needs.
Posted inEpisode, Political Roundtable
Bonus Q&A: Place On Trump, Burrillville Power Plant, Building The RI GOP & More
State Rep. David Place (R-Burrillville) joins Bonus Q&A to discuss questions related to President Trump, building the Republican Party in Rhode Island, the number of fire districts in Burrillville, and more.
Posted inArticle, Environment, Politics
RI US Senate Candidates Debate Solutions For Climate Change
Rhode Island candidates for U.S. Senate spent nearly ten minutes discussing climate change during a debate Saturday night at the University of Rhode Island.The forum was sponsored by the university, The Public’s Radio and The Providence Journal.
Posted inArticle, Environment
Final Hearings For Proposed Burrillville Power Plant Temporarily Postponed
Rhode Island state regulators have hit the pause button on final hearings for a natural gas power plant proposed for Burrillville. Attorneys for the power plant’s developer, Invenergy, the Town of Burrillville and the Conservation Law Foundation, an environmental advocacy group, recently asked the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board to put the hearings on hold […]
Posted inArticle, Environment
Burrillville Power Plant Developer, Along With Opposition, Ask For Stay Of Final Hearings
The major parties for and against a proposal to build a natural gas power plant in Burrillville are asking state regulators to put a hold on final hearings for the project. The ask comes just days after ISO-New England, the region’s electrical grid operator, asked federal energy regulators to terminate an agreement ISO-New England made […]
