07/16/11 ATTLEBORO - Legal troubles are mounting for a 30-year-old man authorities are calling a "person of interest" in the death of a Dunham Street man earlier this week, as police charged him Friday with another unrelated crime.
07/16/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. Efforts to promote student health in Rhode Island will soon receive a shot in the arm. The Ocean State will receive $397,000 in federal funding for school-based health centers. The state's congressional delegation announced the grant Friday. Most of the money will go toward the Thundermist Health Center in Woonsocket, which serves middle ...
07/14/11 Bridge replaces an old wooden structure at the 63 acre preserve at 381 Gardiner Road with pressure treated lumber.
07/14/11 ATTLEBORO - Authorities say they have a "person of interest" in the death earlier this week of a 50-year-old resident of an East Side rooming house where police and fire officials found a body after responding to a suspicious fire in the dwelling.
07/07/11 Some Rhode Island business owners are hoping officials revise the state fire code.
07/04/11 Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and unable to find a job, an Iraq war veteran recently facing home foreclosure was assisted by the USA Cares Jobs for Vets program, and he and his family were successfully relocated and he was given help in bridging the employment gap after completing his overseas service.
07/04/11 Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush, D-Pawtucket, counts herself among the people who are pleased that the General Assembly passed a bill last week that legalizes civil unions.
07/02/11 WARWICK - Westerly National's 11-12 Little League softball All-Stars advanced to the championship round of the District 3 tournament with a 2-0 win against Warwick West Side on Saturday.
07/02/11 Rhode Island changed the law last year to allow low-grade pyrotechnics to be sold in the state, and vendors are responding to demand
06/30/11 Iraq War Veteran walks cross-country to raise money for military families in need.
06/30/11 Town and village halls get ready for same-sex marriages, By Pamela Chergotis
06/29/11 Steve Colella earned a divinity degree, but became a vocational counselor instead of a priest. You can find him on certain nights at the public library in West Warwick, R.I., ministering to people so demoralized by the economy they can barely even look for a job anymore.
06/29/11 WARWICK - The extension of the main runway at T.F. Green Airport, plus the addition of safety improvements to the airfield, moved one step closer to becoming reality Tuesday with the release of a final environmental impact statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.
06/29/11 Steve Colella, who earned a divinity degree, helps those who have been laid off from becoming discouraged job seekers.
06/29/11 Cardi's Furniture is celebrating Christmas in July as a part of their new promotion. Nick, Ron and Pete joined the Rhode Show to tell us what it's all about.
06/29/11 The unemployment rate rose in 210 of the nation's 372 metro areas in May, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That's a sharp reversal from April, when unemployment rates dropped in 339 metro areas. Below are unemployment rates for cities in the Northeast: Metro Area Unemployment Rates, Northeast Unemployment rates by state and city Figures in percentages May 2011 April 2011 May 2010 Connecticut ...
06/23/11 PROVIDENCE - The installation of charging stations for electric vehicles in Rhode Island has stalled since last August when the state's first and only one was dedicated at Cardi's Furniture Superstore in West Warwick.
06/22/11 Cardi's Furniture is sponsoring the upcoming Second Annual Ronald McDonald House Providence Celebrity Open, and many more great summer events.
06/18/11 Four former athletes, a coach, a lifetime achiever and a boys basketball team that sparked a memorable season will share the spotlight on June 26 when the doors swing open for the newest members of the Fairhaven High School Hall of Fame.
06/08/11 Some celebrities walk the red carpet at fund-raisers to give a charitable boost to their public personas, or because they know that there will be cameras there. Not Emily Blunt, who showed up at the American Institute for Stuttering 5th Annual Benefit Gala at the Tribeca Rooftop last night because she's got a very personal connection to the subject: She used to be a stutterer, too. It may be ... |