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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 ...
07/19/11 WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2011) - Lynn Hackney, President of Urban Pace , a new home sales and marketing company for urban developers located in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce that in less than one week Urban Pace has successfully sold out The Flatiron of Bloomingdale , a boutique condominium building located at 143 Rhode Island Avenue , NW in Washington, DC. These one and ...
07/19/11 PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will back loans for the construction of a replica three-masted sailing ship designed to serve as an ocean-going classroom.
07/19/11 PROVIDENCE - A Filipino servant testified Monday that she feared the United Arab Emirates naval officer who brought her to the United States where he withheld wages, took her passport and told her not to speak with outsiders while working for him in Rhode Island.
07/19/11 The New England Amateur has returned to a Rhode Island golf course for the first time in six years as the best amatuers in the region teed off at Metacomet Country Club in East Providence on Monday.
07/19/11 A New York man has been charged with assaulting the parents of his girlfriend after she allegedly threw him and his clothes out of a Rhode Island apartment.
07/19/11 A bicyclist involved in a collision with a motor vehicle over the weekend was discharged from Rhode Island Hospital on Monday, according to spokeswoman Tracy Tartaglia.
07/18/11 DOVER, Del. - District 12, representing the Williamsport area, defeated Rhode Island, 7-1 in the Big League Eastern Regional Baseball tournament to advance into the winners' bracket final game against New Jersey tonight at 8 p.m. New Jersey and District 12 are the lone undefeated teams remaining in the tournament.
07/17/11 share: digg facebook twitter Half of the 2,000 events he does a year are in Rhode Island, where he might be sent from a building department to a police department to a fire department and back again to get the proper permit. For small business owners, the backbone of the economy in Rhode Island and in states across the country, red tape means more than just frustration. Last year, the General ...
07/17/11 Projo.com, the Web site of The Providence Journal: 24-hour news coverage around Rhode Island, breaking news and news from The Providence Journal
07/17/11 Rhode Island wrestles with red tape in effort to streamline rules, jumpstart troubled economy
07/16/11 Patrick Kennedy, the former eight-term congressman from Rhode Island, has married Amy Petitgout in a private Cape Cod ceremony.
07/16/11 crime.jpg WOONSOCKET -- At about 11:03 Friday night, Woonsocket police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of 147 Sayles St. When they arrived they located a 24-year-old male who was conscious, but suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Lt. Eugene Jalette. He was transported to Rhode Island Hospital by Woonsocket Fire/Rescue, where he is presently being treated. He is in critical ...
07/16/11 A 24-year-old man is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital, following a late night shooting in Woonsocket.
07/16/11 Visitors to Rhode Island's state parks and beaches can now download information straight to their smartphones thanks to a new application created by the state.
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 ...
07/15/11 HYANNIS PORT, MASS. - Patrick Kennedy, a former eight-term congressman from Rhode Island, has married Amy Petitgout (PET'-ah-goo) in a private Cape Cod ceremony.
07/15/11 The Albany Dutchmen were back home on Friday night, taking on the Watertown Wizards. Albany's own Mike Hughes (Hudson Valley) took the mound for the Dutchmen, opposed by Rob Curran (Rhode Island).
07/15/11 Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) has won the right to argue before a federal appeals court on his refusal to turn over a state prisoner to federal prosecutors who want him to stand trial on charges that could carry the death penalty.
07/15/11 Rhode Island health officials have re-opened a beach in Barrington to swimming while closing two other beaches due to high levels of bacteria in the water.
07/14/11 No stability for city's small business assistance. [ WBJ ] Transportation is not just a constituent service. [ GGW ] Rhode Island Row ready for renters in October. | 
