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Equity Management Announces New Providence Business Location Opening in April 2026
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1042+ words) Equity Management will open a larger Providence location in April 2026 to support its growing team with improved access near colleges and transit. PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, March 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ " Equity Management has announced plans to open a new location in…...
Providence almost had a subway system 100 years ago. Why it went nowhere
3+ week, 1+ day ago (102+ words) Providence drew up plans as far back as 1913, inspired by the success of Boston's historic subway line. Here's why it never went anywhere. Providence almost had a subway system 100 years ago. Why it went nowhere Providence was ascendant in January…...
How Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos hopes to bring more grocery stores to RI
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (108+ words) Large retailers like Stop & Shop and Walmart have used deed restrictions to block new grocery stores from opening in Woonsocket. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is proposing legislation to outlaw this practice, ... How Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos hopes to bring more…...
RI bill seeks cap for prices of insulin supplies, glucose monitoring
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (131+ words) Administering insulin and monitoring glucose levels can be just as expensive as the insulin itself. A bill in Rhode Island is seeking to cap prices. RI bill seeks cap for prices of insulin supplies, glucose monitoring Research has found that…...
Why this 200-year-old RI twine company's product might be in your body
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (150+ words) Ashaway Line & Twine Manufacturing Co. has been run by seven generations of one family, who trace their roots to Westerly's founders. Why this 200-year-old RI twine company's product might be in your body HOPKINTON " What do squash, fishing and surgery…...
RI‑filmed rom-com ‘The Roaring Game’ hits theaters as Winter Olympics begin
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (240+ words) What better way to get ready for the Winter Olympics than to head to the movies and watch a rom-com filmed in Rhode Island that revolves around the sports of hockey and curling? "The Roaring Game," from East Greenwich's Verdi…...
From grocery stores to grand juries, what RI's top office-holders want.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (112+ words) The legislative asks include more money for the Victim Compensation Fund, consumer protections for grocery shoppers and same-day voter registration. From grocery stores to grand juries, what RI's top office-holders want. So much legislation. So many conflicting arguments. Will this…...
Need a date night? These are RI's most romantic restaurants
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (962+ words) With the right person, a delicious meal and nice people bringing you food and drink, any restaurant can become the perfect romantic destination. The food can be pizza, sandwiches or Beef Wellington, it doesn't matter. It's ultimately a combination of…...
RI businesses close, students plan walkout for National Shutdown/ICE Out protests
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (129+ words) Several businesses closed for the day, and numerous schools allowed for student walkouts to protest federal immigration actions. RI businesses close, students plan walkout for National Shutdown/ICE Out protests A nationwide protest against the Trump administration's immigration actions and…...
RI Republican Party elects new leader in close vote. What to know.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) CRANSTON " Rhode Island Republicans elected Allyn Meyers of Tiverton their new state party chairman on Thursday, Jan. 29. Meyers, a former state Senate candidate, defeated Ken Naylor, 85-74, in a vote of the state party's Central Committee at the Shriners Imperial Room…...