Bill Mott, social enterpriser (founder of The Ocean Project), committed environmentalist (founder of Providence Green Drinks), and city resident would like to see the city become a little more creative in how it runs the government. Writing for RI’s Future,
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- David L. Spector, a lawyer from Needham, Mass., is under investigation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island regarding allegations that he took more than $500,000 he was supposed to pay banks in connection with refinancings for four clients, one of them a Westerly woman, according to David D. [...]
Photo from Calico Blog
A retail trend that has been around for a while in bigger cities has been making its way to Providence recently, the Pop Up shop. Waste Not Want Not popped up for a while over the [...]
Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Wayne Jankura of the Providence Parks Department rakes leaves off the watery surface of the Bank of America skating center, which he says is usually solid ice by now. The Rhode Island Foundation building is reflected in the water, which [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri intends to interview each of the five finalists for an open seat on the state Supreme Court before making the appointment, his spokesperson Amy Kempe said Friday. However, he may wait until the new year to make his selection, she said.
A welder works Friday morning in the rain on what will be the Clifford Street overpass over Route 95. The highway was closed Thursday night into early Friday morning to start putting the beams, in the background, into place for the overpass. Providence [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will remove the split-lane traffic pattern this weekend on Route 95 South, shortly after Exit 6 (Route 3) in West Greenwich, the department said in a press release.
One lane of travel will be closed overnight Friday night on Route 95 [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University on Friday unveiled a new supercomputer that is the most powerful machine of its kind in Rhode Island.
The multimillion-dollar IBM computer will be used by scientists at Brown and other educational institutions in Rhode Island to assist research in so-called "grand challenge" problems in [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Carcieri administration has mounted a legal campaign to keep new Superior Court Judge Brian Stern, a former head of state purchasing and chief of staff to the governor, from having to answer questions, under oath, in a lawsuit filed by the Shire Corp., a major [...]
Earlier this year, Mayor Cicilline unveiled plans designed to make Providence a "creative capital" for the 21st century. Granted, it has been focused on the arts, but all the uproar about the City's new recycling program and the contentious City Council meeting last night make it pretty [...] 
Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Average prices for heating oil, diesel and unleaded gasoline remained virtually unchanged from last week, according to Friday's survey by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources.
The typical price of' [...]
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Skaters take a spin during opening ceremonies for the rink in November 1998.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The outdoor skating rink at Kennedy Plaza is scheduled to open for the season at 11 a.m. Saturday, not Friday night, as originally scheduled.
The opening was delayed [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A two-car collision near Providence Place Mall stalled traffic Friday morning and sent one person to a hospital with minor injuries.
The accident happened at the intersection of Francis Street and Memorial Boulevard around 9:10 a.m., snarling rush-hour traffic. One driver was taken out of a car with [...]
Rhode Island commuters Friday morning are dealing with heavy rain and flooding conditions around the state.
In Providence, large puddles on Allens Avenue and in the downtown area have slowed traffic.
In Warwick, drivers are plowing through large puddles on Post Road, south of Centerville Road (Apponaug Four Corners), and also [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A thunderstorm? Seriously? It's November, not July.
The National Weather Service is serious. We could see a thunderstorm Friday, according to its forecast.
The service says we should expect showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, before 3 p.m. After that, there's a slight chance of showers between 3 [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) --- A new law eliminating mandatory minimum drug sentences in Rhode Island has taken effect without the governor's signature.
Governor Carcieri had vetoed similar measures in past years. But supporters say they compromised on this year's legislation by removing a provision that placed a cap on the maximum [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) --- A new law eliminating mandatory minimum drug sentences in Rhode Island has taken effect without the governor's signature.
Governor Carcieri had vetoed similar measures in past years. But supporters say they compromised on this year's legislation by removing a provision that placed a cap on the maximum [...]
By Michelle R. Smith
Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.
Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008 academic' [...]
By Michelle R. Smith
Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.
Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008 academic' [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In a rare move, state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has revoked the teaching certification of a Bristol-Warren teacher who pleaded no contest to driving drunk to school one morning, ensuring that the teacher can never again work in Rhode Island public schools.
Kathleen A. Borgia, 43, [...]
National Grid said spent Thursday cutting off power to 5,000 customers so it could replace copper ground wire stolen from its Smithfield substation, just off Route 44.
The emergency repairs affected North Providence, Johnston, Smithfield and Scituate.
Spokesman David Graves said it appears that the theft was ongoing. Workers who arrived at [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A reproduction print of Maxwell Mays' painting "Inauguration Day" will be displayed in the State Room of the State House through Nov. 27, Governor Carcieri's office announced Thursday.
Mays, a well-loved Rhode Island artist, died on Monday at the age of 91. The public is invited to view' [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the aftermath of the Governor's veto of legislation that would have given domestic partners the right to make funeral decisions for each other, Governor Carcieri is reminding residents that current law already allows people to designate a funeral planning agent.
"It has become abundantly clear that people'" [...]
The owner of the Providence Place mall said Thursday that it has reached a deal with some of its lenders, allowing a number of its shopping centers to exit bankruptcy by the end of 2009.
General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP:NYSE) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal judge has sentenced two men to prison for being felons in possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced Thursday.
In separate cases, Stanley Alston, 39, of Providence, was sentenced on Tuesday to 67 months, and Damon Foster, 35, of Bronx, N.Y., was sentenced Thursday [...]
The Pawtucket Foundation is still seeking submissions for their rebranding effort for Downtown Pawtucket. You could win $500!
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[...]NEWPORT, R.I. -- A North Providence man has filed a notice of intent to sue the city of Newport over an incident on Sept. 11 in which, he says, a uniformed city police officer shot him with a stun gun.
Under Rhode Island law, a claimant must give the city at [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Supreme Court Justice Paul A. Suttell says the court has no immediate plans to implement a controversial law that would allow people to hire retired judges to preside over private trials in civil cases.
The controversial "rent-a-judge" law, as it is known in the legal community, [...]
