As New England gets walloped by a forceful flu season, the number of people hospitalized with influenza in Rhode Island has hit a five-year high, according to public health officials. As of Tuesday, more than 900 people in the Ocean State had been hospitalized with the virus – the most since the 2019-2020 flu season,

The battle between Stop & Shop and union workers is heating up. Now, politicians in New England are weighing in on the labor fight. “As the state treasurers of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut,

If you’ve ever thrown a baseball and live anywhere in New England, the Rhode Island Rams might just add you to their bullpen.  The Ducks took advantage of 43 free passes on a weekend in which they outscored Rhode Island 46-26 to win the series 3-1.

The deal, which is expected to close later this year, includes 33 dealerships, 52 franchises, and three collision centers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

When Charyl Reardon needs to charge her electric vehicle quickly, she has to leave her home in New Hampshire’s White Mountains region and drive 65 miles south on the interstate highway until she reaches the capital city of Concord. For those like Reardon, a resident of the Lincoln Woodstock community in northern New Hampshire, this kind of routine is not uncommon. Public charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, are scarce in rural parts of the state. Compared to the rest of New England, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, the Granite State has lagged in its rollout of public EV infrastructure. “They’re kind of sprinkled along parts around the White Mountains,” said Reardon. “You don’t often see fast chargers by any means.”

The snow expected across the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts communities down to the Cape and southern Rhode Island could start falling during the tail end of the morning commute and last through the evening.

A strike threat over health insurance and a possible warehouse closing have prompted three state treasurers to send a letter to Stop & Shop.

The warmup continues today as Southern New England and Greater Boston look forward to a mostly dry day under a blend of sun and clouds.

The snow expected across the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts communities down to the Cape and southern Rhode Island could start falling during the tail end of the morning commute and last through the evening.

The state treasurers of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut are urging Stop & Shop to resolve the ongoing contract dispute with the union that represents hundreds of workers at its

Joann is now set to shutter all its stores around the country, including one location in Rhode Island. The fabric and craft retail chain was auctioned off to a new ownership group on Saturday after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in the last year,

State treasurers in RI, CT and MA warn Stop & Shop of 'economic and operational consequences' amid dispute with Teamsters.