A blanket of wet, heavy snow made for a beautiful, if messy, Wednesday morning commute. Trees were lined by white snowflakes, and some streets had a…
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Think Thursday’s Storm Was A Blizzard? Think Again.
Temperatures dropped low enough Sunday to break a long-standing record. It was 3 degrees below zero on Sunday, which broke a 106-year-old record of 1…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Who needs holiday presents when Rhode Island politics is the gift that keeps on giving? Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips…
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White Christmas Likely For RI And South Coast
It looks like this will be a white Christmas for Rhode Island and the South Coast. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will hover around…
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More Than 300 People Not Expected To Have Power Until Early Saturday Morning
National Grid reports only about 300 customers remain without power as of Friday night. The bulk of the remaining customers are in Providence County….
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These Entrepreneurs See Opportunity Flowing Through Decaying Dams
New England is home to thousands of dams that have fallen out of use — a legacy of our industrial past.
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To Restore Healthy Rivers, Conservationists Find Success Removing Small Dams
Unlike large hydropower dams, where there’s often serious political and emotional resistance to removal, conservationists are finding many landowners of…
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Commemorating Westport’s Captain Paul Cuffee
Massachusetts has declared September 16 th Paul Cuffee Day, with a proclamation from Governor Charlie Baker. On Saturday, Lee Blake, of the New Bedford…
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Northern New Englanders Hesitant To Host Renewable Power Channels To Mass.
A play by Massachusetts to inject more renewable power into its electricity mix could reshape the entire region’s energy landscape.
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Your humble correspondent never expected to be in the Statehouse for a budget vote in August . Then again, Rhody politics is full of surprises, right?…
