The Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council, or EC4 for short, meets today for the first time this year. New faces will join the meeting. The EC4…
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Brief Reprieve From Snow Gives Residents A Chance To Dig Out
Rhode Island Emergency Management officials are urging residents to help friends and neighbors dig out after the third snow storm in as many weeks….
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Westerly Faces Salt Stockpile Shortage As Snowy Weather Continues
In Westerly, town officials are facing a salt shortage. With all the recent snow storms, supplies have dwindled. Additionally, the town did not receive…
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Succession Of Storms Straining Municipal Budgets
The latest in a series of snow storms is putting pressure on municipal budgets. City and town leaders are reacting in different ways. In Pawtucket, snow…
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Rhode Island Hit With Third Major Winter Storm In A Month
Rhode Islanders have more snow to deal with, as yet another winter storm hits the northeast. Forecasters are predicting around a foot of snow will fall…
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Providence Schools Closed; Street Parking Ban Begins At Midnight Monday
Mayor Jorge Elorza has announced that Providence Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, February 9, in anticipation of a snow storm. In a statement…
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TGIF: 18 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The pit of winter has settled over Rhode Island, judging by the combination of snow and sub-freezing temperatures. The governor used the recent…
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RI’s Arctic Freeze Expected To Last Through Weekend
Rhode Islanders will face arctic temperatures Friday. According to the National Weather Service temperatures have been hovering in the single digits,…
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Deep Freeze Could Make For Messy Commute
As Rhode Islanders continue to dig out from Monday’s snow storm, they’ll have to do it in the frigid cold. Across the state, temperatures are hovering…
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Yet Another Winter Storm Bears Down On Rhode Island
More snow is hitting Rhode Island this morning. The National Weather Service predicts about a foot could fall in the northwestern part of the state….