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The demolition of theWashington Bridgein Rhode Island is set to continue on Tuesday. The bridge takes Interstate 195 across the Seekonk River, connecting Rhode Island with Massachusetts. The westbound side was suddenly shut down in December over safety concerns, but demolition stopped in September to...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) —Tuesday under a shiny, refurbished statue of the Independent Man, Rhode Island lawmakers will get back to work in a new General Assembly session. From the data breach to the W...
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Repairs to a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns last month could include the demolition of the span, state transportation officials said Monday.
The article reports that lawmakers of Rhode Island have voted on a bill sponsored by State House Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello that allows Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority to implement a Sakonnet River Bridge toll of 10 cents until April 2013 as an alternative funding plan.Burton...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who was twice arrested on child pornography charges, the second time while he was waiting trial following his first arrest, has pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said.
This is not the biggest question pertaining to Rhode Island’s handling of the failed Washington Bridge – it is secondary, for example, to WHY the state had to offer a serious incentive for what would seem to be a juicy public contract, not to mention what Ken Block is in the process ...
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