1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (167+ words) Merriam-Webster defines "affordable," adjective, as "having a cost that is not too high." Since inflation spiked in 2022, candidates of nearly every political persuasion have put the term at the center of their campaigns. And they define it as they like....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (259+ words) Americans spend millions of dollars on alcohol every year. But can you buy it at a grocery store? Laws governing when, where and what kind of alcohol you can buy are different in every state. That’s because, like driving laws…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1656+ words) The television ad begins with a close-up of U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner delivering a speech. Then it zooms out, revealing that he’s talking to a small group of men in suits who are sitting around a table piled with stacks of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (602+ words) PAWTUCKET – For the first time since June 6, Rhode Island FC had a clean sheet as it defeated Hartford Athletic 1-0 in the “El Clamico” rivalry on Saturday, July 18. The local rivalry – whose name is a spin off on the El Cla…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (231+ words) The Rhode Island Department of Health is implementing a symptom-monitoring system for travelers coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan, three African countries with Ebola cases. Travelers from these countries are being rerouted to airports in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (680+ words) As we march toward July Fourth, you may start hearing more and more about America's birthday. What folks mean by that is that this year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which, technically speaking, was…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (664+ words) While Providence isn't one of the 11 American cities hosting World Cup games, a quick walk around the Rhode Island State House wouldn't show it. The PVD FanZone in Station Park opened on Thursday, June 11. It is ready to receive a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (228+ words) Tourists coming to Rhode Island have a new place to learn everything they need to know about the Ocean State. After a year of reconstruction and reimagining, the Richard Muserlian Visitor Center opened in the Rhode Island Convention Center in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1805+ words) NORTH SMITHFIELD – Steep, gray granite cliffs stretch 80 feet above the eastern bank of the Blackstone River. On the western side, a footpath rises and falls across a high ridgeline and hills covered with huckleberry bushes and oak, pine and hemlock…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (504+ words) North Smithfield resident Evan Masse is a Waffle House fanatic. Masse first ate at the breakfast chain last May, when he stopped in Virginia for some food while traveling to Florida. Since then, he estimated that he has visited Waffle…...