National Grid sues R.I. towns over taxes - News Channel 10
PROVIDENCE National Grid is suing a dozen Rhode Island towns, claiming they owe the company money for charging too much in taxes on its equipment. The utility company said towns inflated the true value of its gas lines, meters and other equipment
Budget challenges ahead for state, Paiva Weed says - Jamestown Press
The Rhode Island General Assembly will have to make some tough decisions in 2009, State Sen. M. Teresa Paiva Weed said Wednesday morning. Paiva Weed was one of several Newport County legislators who spoke at a legislative breakfast hosted by the
RI police: Remains found may be 1970s mob victim s - WNYT
(AP) EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island police have unearthed apparent human remains in their search for the victim of a 1970s mob hit. Police dogs on Wednesday sniffed out what appeared to be human bones, a boot and a jacket in a dirt lot behind
Fitch Affirms West Warwick, Rhode Island GOs at ‘BBB’; Outlook to - PR Inside
In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the ‘BBB’ rating on the town of West Warwick, Rhode Island’s (the town’s) approximately $18.9 million in outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds. The Rating Outlook is revised to Negative
IBM, National Grid and the Long Island Power Authority to Address - StreetInsider.com
More News related to IBM LONG ISLAND, NY — (MARKET WIRE) — 11/19/08 — National Grid, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM ) are working together on an energy-efficiency program to raise awareness and increase the use of energy
Three banks that serve R.I. apply for federal bailout aid - Providence Journal
Three publicly traded banks that accept deposits in Rhode Island say they have applied for infusions of capital under a new U.S. Treasury program. They include Bank Rhode Island, Webster Bank and Bank of America. Some others including Newport
Renaissance Providence Hotel Announces Four Employees Selected to Win - Earthtimes
The Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association Presents 19th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards PROVIDENCE, R.I. , Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ — The Renaissance Providence Hotel is proud to announce four associates selected to win the Employee of
After 30 years, new clue in mystery of missing mobster - Providence Journal
Authorities yesterday use a backhoe to search for the remains of Joseph Joe Onions Scanlon, a murder victim allegedly buried behind the Lisboa Apartments in East Providence. The Providence Journal / Bill Murphy EAST PROVIDENCE The low drone
Mobbed Up - Providence Journal
Rhode Island s economy may be struggling, but business grinds on in the underworld. In a predawn roundup that brought back memories of Rhode Island s heyday as a Mafia hotbed, authorities arrested 17 people yesterday, including two notorious
Motorists wary at the pump - Providence Journal
CRANSTON If time travel were possible, this could easily be Rhode Island in the year 2005. The sign on the Oaklawn Village Service Station says a gallon of regular gasoline is $1.979, a price that hasn t appeared here for more than three
X-Factors:Spartans have Final Four talent - but there are many - Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING - Take Michigan State’s starting lineup - let’s say Kalin Lucas, Chris Allen, Raymar Morgan, Marquise Gray and Goran Suton - and set them aside. Now take the remaining nine players. Point guards Travis Walton and Korie Lucious. Wings
Gators shoot Bradley’s lights out - Pekin Daily Times
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida coach Billy Donovan knows that the Gators’ lack of an inside presence will sometimes make them rely heavily on the 3-point shot. On Sunday, the Gators made it work. No. 19 Florida made 14 3-pointers - including a
