3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (84+ words) pbn.com PROVIDENCE – In the first six months of 2026, Rhode Island drivers experienced one of the country’s largest spikes in motor vehicle fatalities when compared to the first half of 2025, according to newly released data from the National Safety Council....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (116+ words) Amazon drivers seek Teamsters recognition at Providence facility Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – More than 90 delivery drivers at Amazon’s DRI1 facility in the city are seeking recognition and bargaining with Teamsters Local 251 after a majority of Ocean State Logistics drivers signed union…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (342+ words) SMITHFIELD – A vintage heavy-duty vehicle restoration company recently leased 7,200 square feet of industrial space at 27 Appian Way, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, which represented the property owner. Zuba Brothers Antique Trucks LLC leased the industrial property as its place…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (93+ words) PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Barrington Christian Academy teacher who was already arrested accused of inappropriate conduct with a 16-year-old student, on five-counts of child exploitation charges. Sean Cassidy, 53, of Pawtucket, was federally charged on Sept....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (93+ words) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of renewable energy from a proposed onshore wind project in northern Maine, the utility company announced Tuesday. Clearway Energy Group LLC was selected by the Maine Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 25 to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (282+ words) WESTERLY – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced Sept. 2 that it has closed on a $45 million loan to the town for the first phase of an $85 million project to modernize its wastewater treatment infrastructure. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (400+ words) TAUNTON – The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation is committing $50,000 to help expand a Fall River veterans services center that aims to increase food and other support for low-income and disabled veterans, the foundation announced Aug. 31. The grant will be distributed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (284+ words) PROVICENCE – The DaVinci Center, a multipurpose social services nonprofit serving Providence’s North End neighborhood, has received $440,000 in federal funding to expand its community resources and program offerings. The award was provided through the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (129+ words) Ethics Commission dismisses Lawson complaint, probe of GOP whip launched Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Senate President Valarie J. Lawson over her votes on legislation affecting public-sector unions and charter schools....