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Rhode Island News Briefs: September 1

A round-up of what’s happening, new and to do in and around Rhode Island right now. Rhode Island economy slowing Last April, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council was suggesting that the Rhode Island economy was growing – not robustly – but growing at a rate slightly faster than the region. That, according to the […]

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Drought Beginning To Have An Impact on Local Farms and Resources

The drought of 2016 … continues. And with cloudless blue skies and rising temperatures, it’s likely to get worse. Already considered severe along Rhode Island’s south coast and throughout much of Massachusetts, water authorities worry it will get worse without a sustained period of substantial rain. Farmers are feverishly watering crops from private wells, while […]

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