Brick by brick, dollar by dollar, infrastructure projects across the state are improving the lives of Rhode Islanders while putting thousands of Read more...
R.I.’s unknown, essential lender
For the past 30 years, the bank has gone about the unglamorous job of financing more than $2.1 billion in various infrastructure projects, saving Read more...
A hospice patient’s final request was to watch the Battle of Winterfell. The ‘Game of Thrones’ cast did her one better
Cast members of Game of Thrones surpassed the expectations of an 88-year-old hospice patient in Providence, Rhode Island.Claire Walton jokingly Read more...
Game of Thrones Stars Help Grant 88-Year-Old Hospice Patient’s Last Wish
Game of Thrones stars are coming together to fulfill an 88-year-old's last wish.Over the weekend, Claire Walton expressed to her caretakers that Read more...
‘Game of Thrones’ cast members send video greetings to R.I. woman in hospice care
The nurses attending to an 88-year-old hospice patient regarded her request as her last wish: she wanted to watch the third episode of the current Read more...
‘Be prepared,’ a BSA plate is in the making
Alan J. Whittaker knows what it is like to be an Eagle Scout and to have the Eagle license plate.Whittaker was a member of Troop 1 Conimicut when Read more...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank announces first 5 participants in Municipal Resilience Program
The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced Monday the five municipalities that will participate in the initial round of its Municipal Resilience Read more...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank finances new round of wastewater projects
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank is providing $47.3 million in financing for wastewater, sewer and stormwater projects for the Narragansett Bay Read more...
Quasi-Public Agency Finances Clean Water Projects
A quasi-public agency says it’s financing nearly $50 million in clean water projects in Rhode Island.The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank said Read more...
New England: Points South
The Port of Davisville is one of the most successful, but under-reported ports in the U.S.In 2018, the port set another ho hum record importing Read more...
Troubled waters in Newport
The nor’easter that hit Rhode Island on a spring night in 2007 delivered only a glancing blow to most parts of the state.But in the City By the Read more...
Justyce Scott becomes first girl to receive prestigious Cub Scouts patch
WEST WARWICK — Fifth-grader Justyce Scott was beaming with pride last month, as she crossed a bridge to receive her Arrow of Light patch.“It’s a Read more...
R.I. camp program helps kids cope with grief for lost loved ones
Olivia Peloquin remembers her Pepe as a funny man who told jokes, sang silly songs and loved to explore.On Saturday, the 9-year-old illustrated Read more...
‘She just loves it’
Seven-year-old Ali LaFazia is an adventurer, a Wolf in Cub Scout Pack 20 Johnston and dedicated volunteer. Now, she can add pioneer to her already Read more...
RIPTA to offer free buses to and from Quonset through end of 2019
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced that free bus service from Providence to Quonset Business Park will continue through the end of Read more...