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Rest in peace, or politics? Rhode Island GOP primary hit by deceased signatures drama
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPROVIDENCE – After a last-minute plea for help by the chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party,...
Meet the fence viewer, Rhode Island's quaintest government position.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEarlier this month, Portsmouth appointed former councilman Andrew Kelly as the town's new fence...
Warming centers are opening around Rhode Island. Here's where to find one.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith "dangerously cold" arctic air moving into the region, the state, cities, towns and other...
Should RI reverse 2011's pension-cutting moves? State panel approves final report
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPROVIDENCE – The price tags are steep, but so are the hopes of Rhode Island's retired public...
Dog killed after condominium fire on New Year's Eve in Bellingham
The Milford Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBELLINGHAM — A dog was killed and a family of three is homeless after a condominium fire that...
State bans campfires at RI parks due to drought, but is rain on the way?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDon't expect to sing around the campfire in a Rhode Island state park anytime soon. With the state...
High levels of 'forever chemicals' found in 11 RI water systems. What residents should know
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPROVIDENCE – The ground is always shifting when it comes to toxic “forever chemicals” used in food...
'This is their turn': Advocates for RI retirees push for pension increases, tax relief
The Providence Journal via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoPROVIDENCE – Patricia Serpa, the longtime state lawmaker carrying the banner this year for the legion of retirees who want their annual pension increases back, tells of the advice her father ...
'I'm afraid they're all going to die': Beech leaf disease threatens to decimate RI forests
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMIDDLETOWN — When you enter a beech forest and look up at the canopy, the leaf cover should be so...
RI communities have used two-thirds of ARPA money. How have they spent it?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThey may never have a chance to spend on Uncle Sam's dime like this again, so how are local leaders...