A group of New England senators is calling on the U.S. government to speed up an analysis of Canada’s efforts to protect the endangered North American…
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Speaker Mattiello Says $72K PAC Overspend Didn't Affect Outcome Of Tight '16 Race
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello concedes he made a mistake by exceeding state campaign finance laws by about $72,000 in the midst of a…
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Dead Whale Found In Lubec Raises Questions About Rising Mortality Rates For Humpbacks
A dead humpback whale is floating in a Lubec cove. Scientists are eager to find the cause of its demise, as the discovery comes at a time of increasing…
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RI Nature Conservancy Keeps Houses Off More Than 80 Acres Of Land With $2M Purchase
The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island is protecting 82 acres of land from housing development in East Providence.
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Only about two months remain until the filing deadline to run for public office in Rhode Island this year, so a more active phase of campaign season is…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
To paraphrase a remark ( mistakenly ) attributed to Mark Twain, the coldest winter I ever spent was a spring in southern New England. But we roll with…
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It’s Snow Secret, Mother Nature Has A Sense Of Humor
After a beautiful weekend with temperatures reaching into the 60s, snow began falling early Monday morning. However, the snowfall will end around noon…
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Racing To Beat Superbugs: Study Shows Promise
A research team led by Rhode Island Hospital’s chief of infectious diseases has discovered a new class of antibiotics that could one day help fight…
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New England’s Maple Syrup Producers Feel The Pinch From Canadian Syrup ‘Cartel’
While Vermont is by far the highest producing maple syrup state in the United States, 70 percent of the world’s maple syrup is made in Québec .
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This I Believe New England: Showing Up
We’ve all been there: Those times when the people we care most about need us badly, perhaps in the face of dreadful news. Of course, the tables…