Santander to close six bank branches in Massachusetts, one in Rhode Island

Santander is closing 18 bank branches across the Northeast, including six branches in Massachusetts and one in Providence, according to filings with federal regulators. The international banking giant, whose US operations are headquartered in Boston, …

Rhode Island has sued President Trump more than a dozen times

Neronha’s office was doubly busy on Monday because it also joined a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts challenging the Trump administration’s funding freeze on wind energy. The attorney general’s office has made it easy to track each lawsuit here, but here’s …

Revs Preview: A midweek trip to Rhode Island for the U.S. Open Cup

Following the best defensive start in the club’s history, the 2025 New England Revolution will face a new kind of challenge this week. On Wednesday, the Revolution will travel just 20 miles to face Rhode Island FC for the round of 32 of the 110th Lamar …

2 Rhode Island state beaches to open this weekend

(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced it will be opening two state beaches for weekends. Starting this weekend, the Scarborough North and Salty Brine State Beaches will be open Saturdays and Sundays through Memorial Day …

East Providence boasts the best sandwich in Rhode Island

By Ethan Hartley As sure as life, death, and taxes — if you ask a Rhode Islander to give you a recommendation for their favorite local spot to grab a sandwich, you’ll get an enthusiastic answer. Perhaps that is what makes whoever is crowned as RI Food …

Final RI Cannabis Control Commission Regulations Take Effect as Rhode Island Inches Closer to Adult-Use Dispensary ...

Although the prospect of an expanded recreational market has been on the horizon since 2022 when Rhode Island legalized recreational cannabis, Ocean State residents continue to endure limited access to such products, which can be sold legally only at one …

Rhode Island lawmakers urge finance committee to end lottery-controlled sportsbook monopoly

Rhode Island lawmakers are advancing efforts to end the state’s exclusive sports betting arrangement, as a House bill proposing an open licensing framework received its first committee hearing just one day after a similar Senate bill was discussed. House …

A new $130M soccer stadium in Rhode Island offers glimpse of Albany's potential project

Some of the investors who want to build a professional soccer stadium in downtown Albany are behind a new facility that just opened in Rhode Island. ABR's Mike DeMasi went to the home opener to experience the scene that stadium backers want to bring …

University of Rhode Island opens registration for sixth annual Shark Camp

The University of Rhode Island has opened registration for the sixth annual Shark Camp. During the program, students fish for sharks, sail, join shark activities on the URI Kingston campus, and visit the Mystic Aquarium to see professional ocean science in …

Rhode Island awards $27.2M in tax credits for affordable housing projects across six cities