Construction on a new offshore wind farm called “Revolution Wind” is expected to create more than 800 jobs in the Ocean State. The project is also…
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RI Company Develops Solar-Powered Refrigeration System For Tractor-Trailers
Lower-emission tractor-trailers could soon be making their way onto roads across the country.
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PASA To Celebrate Sports Partners
The Providence After School Alliance is one of the heroes of the education system in Rhode Island’s capital city. PASA provides programming in the arts,…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Just another ho-hum week in Rhode Island politics, right? The news emerged fast and furious Wednesday, in a likely harbinger of a lot more drama in the…
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Elorza Upbeat On Election-Year Budget, Yet Pension Remains A Big Challenge
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza unveiled a $745 million budget proposal Tuesday that avoids tax increases, maintains level-funding for city schools, and…
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NE Fishery Management Council Divided Over New Plan For ‘Codfather’s’ Fishing Sector
In a divided vote, the New England Fishery Management Council is backing a new operations plan for a sector of New Bedford boats that have been…
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URI Professor Creates Portable Bomb Detector
A chemical engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island has created a portable bomb detector. The device is about the size of a toolbox, with…
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Farmers Look To Turn Cow Manure Into Money
Farmers in Connecticut are looking to turn cow manure into money and, they want your leftover food scraps too. That’s because a burgeoning technology…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
One need not suffer from triskaidekaphobia to question Rhode Island’s budget outlook. But lawmakers are heading off on their spring break, and the…
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A Pound For Pound History Of New England’s Weights And Measures
Thumb on the scale , loading the dice — the English language is full of idioms for people who cheat the system. If you’ve ever wondered why so many of…