Dec. 21 was the opening day of a free ferry between Bristol and Providence. The state started the temporary service to help ease traffic following the closure of the I-195 Bridge connecting the east bay and Providence. It was a brisk but still dawn in Providence as the first passengers filtered off the first boat […]
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CVS, Walmart and Walgreens to pay Rhode Island more than $56 million in opioid settlements
Three national drugstore chains will pay Rhode Island more than $56 million as part of the state’s final round of legal settlements with companies accused of flooding communities with addictive opioid painkillers. The settlement money from CVS, Walmart and Walgreens is expected to begin flowing into Rhode Island in early 2024, and continue through 2037, […]
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How many jobs does an offshore wind farm create?
A new report from Vineyard Wind, the developer building America’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, offers some of the clearest answers yet to a surprisingly complex question.
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New partnership sets stage for South Quay offshore wind support hub in East Providence
Supporters say the project will create jobs and boost Rhode Island’s economy.
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The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS plan to merge
The planned merger marks a big step in the evolution of The Public’s Radio, launched in 1998 as WRNI AM.
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R.I. wind farm survives cuts to Orsted’s offshore wind plans
A developer that plans to build Rhode Island’s first grid-scale offshore wind farm announced this week it is abandoning two projects in New Jersey, stoking concerns about the commercial viability of a clean energy source that several states are counting on to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In anticipation of an earnings call with investors […]
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The Call of Woonsocket, The Times of Pawtucket to merge into single newspaper
Two daily newspapers that trace their roots to the 19th Century, The Call of Woonsocket and The Times of Pawtucket, plan to merge into a single paper. “Our commitment to being a daily news provider for Northern Rhode Island has not changed,” according to a front-page story in a recent edition of The Call, “but […]
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Offshore wind cable factory clears tough permitting hurdle in Somerset
The company suggested that it might walk away from the project unless the Somerset Zoning Board of Appeals reconsidered an earlier decision.
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U.S. Senators discuss crisis of migrant children working dangerous jobs
Lawmakers also introduced multiple new bills intended to better protect migrant teens from labor exploitation.
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Las jornadas de 21 horas de un adolescente en New Bedford
Cómo un adolescente inmigrante intentó combinar entre ir al bachillerato y trabajar en las noches en una procesadora de productos del mar.