Salty Brine Beach in Narragansett has reopened following a blast that occurred over the weekend. The event injured a 60-year beach goer, who has thrown…
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National Grid Proposes Adding Natural Gas Infrastructure To Providence Facility
National Grid has filed an application (PDF) with the federal government to add facilities to its existing liquefied natural gas storage property in…
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TGIT: 22 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Welcome to July and a brief respite from politics. Happy Fourth of July to all my readers, and thanks for stopping by. Your tips and thoughts are always…
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Rhode Island Scientists Receive $500K To Study Dying Bat Populations
Rhode Island researchers have received $500,000 in federal grant money to investigate a fungus that’s killing native bats. The mysterious illness has…
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Longtime Fisherman Weighs In On Regional Fishery Council’s Recent Votes
The New England Fishery Management Council made the right move recently, voting to ask the federal government to suspend an at-sea monitoring program…
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Lawmakers Name Official State Insect
The bill to make the American burying beetle the official state insect heads to the governor’s desk. This was the result of steady lobbying by third…
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Cornish Associates, with Nordblom, Completes Purchase of ProJo Building
Developer Arnold “Buff” Chace’s Cornish Associates has completed its purchase of the historic Providence Journal building at 75 Fountain St. in…
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Newport City Council OKs Smoking Ban On City Beaches
The Newport City Council has banned smoking on all public beaches. The ban also includes Newport’s famous Cliff Walk and other public walkways. It takes…
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Reed, Whitehouse oppose Obama fast-track trade deal
President Obama scored a victory for his trade plan today when the U.S. Senate approved a measure that would give the president the authority to…
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Spectra Energy Secures Permit To Upgrade Burrillville Compressor Station
The Texas-based pipeline company Spectra Energy has secured a permit from the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to upgrade its compressor…
