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Nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend, a 3.6-percent increase over last year, according to AAA Northeast.That would represent the second-highest travel volume for Memorial Day weekend since AAA started tracking it in 2000. The busiest was 2005.The top travel destination is Orlando, Florida.In this region, 1.9 million New Englanders will travel, 1.75 million by car.AAA defines the Memorial Day holiday travel period as the five [...]

PROVIDENCE — Nathan Bishop Middle School was placed on "modified lock-down" Monday morning after school administrators became aware of a "concerning social media post" from a student, the Providence police said.The action was taken as a precaution while the police responded, the Providence police said.The student was removed from the school and no threat was found, according to the police.

Hurricane season doesn't start until June 1, but a tropical or subtropical storm could form in the next few days. If it happens, the storm will be named Andrea. It does not pose any threat to the United States. The culprit is an area of disturbed weather centered roughly halfway between the Bahamas and Bermuda. It has slowly become better organized over the past few days. The National Hurricane [...]

WARWICK — Officials are set to announce Tuesday a new, nonstop international route.A news conference has been called for 10:30 Tuesday morning with state and local officials to make the announcement.T.F. Green currently offers nonstop flights to Dublin, Shannon and Cork in Ireland, as well as Toronto.

PROVIDENCE — Lovers of Narragansett Bay will have another way to get out on the water with the completion of a $1.1-million public pier at Save The Bay’s center on Fields Point.The nonprofit environmental group, which is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, dedicated the pier at a ceremony on Monday attended by Gov. Gina Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and members of the Rhode Island congressional delegation.With kayakers from the outdoor [...]

Providence is playing host to the state treasury community this week with more than 700 government finance officials from across the country in town for an annual National Association of State Treasurers conference starting Tuesday.The Treasury Management Training Symposium will happen at the Rhode Island Convention Center and feature keynote speeches by former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and current Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, who is the former state treasurer. Both were [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is doing its part to wipe out skin cancer caused by overexposure to the sun.Gov. Gina Raimondo and U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Monday that the state is teaming up with sunscreen company Raw Elements USA to offer free sunscreen dispenser stations at all state- [...]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers may not vote on a highway tolling bill until after the legislative session ends, given the complexity of the bill.Democratic House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz said Monday he'd prefer the General Assembly authorize tolls on Interstates 84, 91, 95 and Route 15 before the June 5 adjournment, but said he wouldn't be opposed to a special session.He said it's an "incredibly complex bill to write," especially considering the need for [...]

The Henderson Bridge connecting Providence and East Providence would feature a slimmed-down span, a protected cyclist-pedestrian path and three roundabouts on the roadways leading to the new structure, under the latest plans from state designers.As promised when a $70-million fast-track bridge rebuild was announced in February, the [...]

Sen. Jack Reed on Saturday reminded graduates of Roger Williams University that they will be called on to solve the world's problems, and challenged them to find "new ways of looking at long-standing problems."