Fitch Affirms Cranston, RI Qualified GO Bonds at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

07/19/11 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the following City of Cranston, RI's (the city) general obligation (GO) bond: --$16.2 million, GO qualified bonds, series 2004, at 'AA-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS:--The bonds are rated one notch below the state of Rhode Island's GO rating ('AA', Stable Outlook) based on the ...

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Your Neighbors

07/18/11 Four members of Troop 6 Cranston, Boy Scouts of America, were honored at an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at St. Mary Church. Cranston High School West students Daniel P. Genco, Luca Antonio Fedeli Rebussini, Andrew J. Marrapese and Jerry M. Blau were awarded the Eagle badge, the highest rank in scouting, after earning a minimum of 21 merit badges and performing extensive service projects.

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Desperate for revenue, R.I. cities and towns squeeze car owners

07/17/11 There was a time when Alan Roberts' biggest tax worry was his house, a white ranch that the City of Pawtucket has assessed at $180,000.

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Claire J. Jeffrey, at 75, of Attleboro, store owner

07/14/11 Claire Jeannette (Galarneau) Jeffrey of Attleboro, a former business owner, downtown business advocate and tireless volunteer, died Sunday at Epoch Senior Healthcare of Norton...

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Diocese of Providence closes youth center, puts buildings up for sale

07/14/11 Emmaus Youth Center, Providence Visitor building too costly to maintain, no longer needed

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Group replaces footbridge at Bradner Preserve

07/14/11 Bridge replaces an old wooden structure at the 63 acre preserve at 381 Gardiner Road with pressure treated lumber.

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Local travel agency wants to hire you!

07/13/11 One of the country's oldest travel agencies is hiring and is located in Rhode Island.

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Pinkberry opens first RI location

07/13/11 Pinkberry has finally made its way to Rhode Island, opening the state's first location at Garden City in Cranston.

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Murphy out after 21 years as Brown women's hockey coach

07/13/11 PROVIDENCE - Digit Murphy is out as women's ice hockey coach at Brown.

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Cumberland's Randall holding his own at R.I. Amateur

07/13/11 0425CUMB RANDALL FOLLOWS.jpg By STEVE MAZZONE smazzone@woonsocketcall.com While most kids his age were down at the beach soaking up some rays the past two days, Jamison Randall was at Potowomut Country Club playing with some of the top amateur golfers in Rhode Island. And, after a shaky opening start, the recent Cumberland High grad and individual state champion has ...

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RI slot parlor taking a chance with voters

07/13/11 Supporters of a plan to allow poker, blackjack and other table games at a northern Rhode Island slot parlor say the state could lose as much as $100 million if neighboring Massachusetts authorizes casinos and the Ocean State does not.

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Cranston, RI dog's wheelchair stolen

07/07/11 A Cranston, Rhode Island woman says she cannot believe someone would steal her disabled dog's wheelchair.

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Second OUI offense leads to arrest of Rhode Island woman in Rehoboth

07/07/11 A Rhode Island woman was arrested Wednesday night on a second charge of operating under the influence of alcohol.

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Prison officials plan to close prison

07/07/11 Rhode Island prisons officials have begun the process of closing a medium-security prison ordered shut under the state's new spending plan.

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Pension Discussion with RI Mayors: Former and Current Mayors of 3 States Invited

07/07/11 From 8am-9:30am on July 15, 2011, Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) will host a pension discussion with three Rhode Island mayors inside the auditorium of the Providence Journal.

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Climate Change Could Turn Oxygen-Free Seas From Blessing To Curse For Zooplankton

07/02/11 Tiny marine organisms called zooplankton can use specialized adaptations that allow them to hide from predators in areas of the ocean where oxygen levels are so low that almost nothing can survive, but they may run into trouble as these areas expand due to climate change. "Oxygen minimum zones are very difficult places to survive," said University of Rhode Island doctoral student Leanne Elder ...

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24 Rhode Islanders sworn in as U.S. citizens

07/02/11 Twenty-four Rhode Islanders, originally from 13 countries, become citizens

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Electro Standards Laboratories Developing Wave Energy Harvesting Buoys

07/01/11 Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL), Cranston, RI, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island (URI), Department of Ocean Engineering (OCE), under the Center of Excellence in Undersea Technology (COEUT), has been awarded a $250K grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to continue the development and testing of direct-drive wave energy conversion buoys. Electric generators ...

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Warrant issued for woman accused of embezzling $200,000 from Northeast Portland halfway house

07/01/11 Laura M. Edwards, 39, failed to appear in Portland's U.S. District Courthouse on Monday, where she was scheduled to plead guilty to a charge of stealing from a program that receives federal money.

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Army Veteran makes cross country walk

06/30/11 Iraq War Veteran walks cross-country to raise money for military families in need.

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