Massachusetts state regulators are reviewing proposals for large-scale offshore wind energy projects after three offshore wind developers submitted bids…
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For Puerto Ricans Displaced By Hurricane, A First Christmas Away From Home
Miosotis Castro, her husband Francisco Alvarado and their three children are among thousands of Puerto Ricans who lost their homes when Hurricane Maria…
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Preservationists At Odds With Brown Over Historic Buildings
Update 12/20: Providence’s City Plan Commission delayed a vote expected Tuesday, setting the next hearing for January 16 . There’s a dispute brewing…
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A Tougher 21st Century Elm Makes A Comeback
There are thousands of Elm Streets in America, but not many surviving elms, for which the streets were named. Starting in the mid-20th century, Dutch…
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Maine Investing 500K To Study Lobster Fishery
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources is launching a half-million-dollar project to get a more comprehensive scientific assessment of one of the state…
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RI Secretary Of State To Spend Holidays In Native Puerto Rico
It’s the first time Secretary Nellie Gorbea will return to the island since the devastating Hurricane Maria.
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Ah, the intra-party fellowship of the holiday season! That’s one of one of our top themes this week, so thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As…
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Block Island Residents Discuss Impacts Of Offshore Wind Farm On 1-Year Anniversary
The nation’s first offshore wind farm about four miles off the coast of Block Island celebrated its one-year anniversary Tuesday. The wind farm supplies…
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Former Bridgewater State Hospital Guards Found Not Guilty In 2009 Death
A Superior Court judge has found three former guards at Bridgewater State Hospital “not guilty” in the death of a schizophrenic patient at Bridgewater…
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Future Of Northeast Marine National Monument Protections Still Uncertain
Protections of a marine national monument made up of underwater mountains and canyons 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod could be at risk after…
