Protesters’ lobster boat stops Brayton Point coal shipment
SOMERSET — For nearly six hours last Wednesday afternoon, a 32-foot former lobster boat, flying an American flag and carrying a sign on its cabin that declared “#coal is stupid,” stood at anchor alongside the pier at Brayton Point Energy Terminal, and won a stare-down with a 688 foot cargo vessel over 20 times its [...]
Read More →What’s going on at Newport Creamery?
People driving down County Road in Barrington recently may have noticed a large trash container parked in front of the Newport Creamery restaurant. Workers have been busy gutting the interior of the restaurant — all the booths, carpet, tables, counters, light fixtures and ceiling have been removed in preparation for a complete remodel — since [...]
Read More →Clinic changes named to Truesdale Health
Truesdale Clinic in Fall River has changed its name to Truesdale Health although ownership will remain the same. “We changed our name for three key reasons,” said Marvin D. Berman, M.D., president of the group. “The new name better defines our medical mission; it refreshes the Truesdale brand in part to celebrate our upcoming 100th [...]
Read More →Barrington woman nominated for state Economic Development Corporation board
On Thursday, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced his nomination of Barrington’s Maeve Donohue for the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) board of directors. Ms. Donohue is president of Nami Studios, a full service marketing and public relations firm specializing in web strategies, e-commerce, social media, branding applications, search engine optimization, new media, [...]
Read More →Barrington Blooms begins today, runs through April 27
Barrington Blooms, a decoration contest for stores in town, begins today, April 20 and will run through next Saturday. Residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes for best decorated storefronts at the Barrington Business Association’s Facebook page. The weeklong event will also be hi-lighted by an April 25 Blooms Bubbles and Bistro fund-raiser. [...]
Read More →Massive development proposed for Tiverton; includes hotel, retail, restaurants
TIVERTON — What could well be the largest commercial development undertaking in Tiverton’s history will be previewed Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. That’s when the project called “Tiverton Crossings,” being proposed by the Carpionato Group will go before a special joint workshop meeting of the Tiverton Town Council and the Tiverton Planning [...]
Read More →BayCoast Bank elects VanSloun, Ehrenhaus to leadership posts
Following its annual meeting, BayCoast Bank and its mutual holding company, Narragansett Financial Corporation, announced that Neil VanSloun has been elected as a corporator of Narragansett Financial Corporation, and Abraham Ehrenhaus has been elected as honorary trustee/chairman emeritus of Narragansett Financial Corporation and honorary director/chairman emeritus of BayCoast Bank. During the meeting, held on March [...]
Read More →Whipple, Morra tree companies merge
Two tree companies with local roots are joining forces. Longtime friends and arborists Tom Morra, owner of T.F. Morra Tree Care, and Westport resident Eric Whipple, owner of Westport-based Whipple Tree, merged their companies recently. The combined firm will keep the T.F. Morra Tree Care name with Mr. Whipple handling much of the work in [...]
Read More →Indie Growers: The biggest little farm in the East Bay
They say when you do something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but if it’s true for anyone, it’s true for Lee Ann Freitas, a Bristol woman who has parlayed her love of gardening into Indie Growers, Rhode Island’s first (and perhaps only) [...]
Read More →Tupelo developer proposes new commercial project in Bristol
It’s been some time since the land at 75 Tupelo St. held a lumberyard for JT’s Lumber. Now a local developer has plans to turn the area into an incubator space, where marine and building trades can benefit from small and affordable units. After meeting with the town’s technical review committee, and modifying the plans [...]
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