First Student has reached a tentative contract agreement with ATU Local 618. The union represents school bus drivers and aides in Warwick and Jamestown. In a statement released Wednesday … more

STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

With a second read, Mayor Frank Picozzi says the deal the Rhode Island Airport Corporation was prepared to give the city isn’t what he thought it was and would have Main Avenue and Post Road … more

In a race against time, Mayor Frank Picozzi has retained Steven M. Taber, who was instrumental in crafting a an agreement with the Rhode Island Airport Corporation leading to an extended runway at … more

Mayor Frank Picozzi disclosed Tuesday that an agreement has been worked out with former City Council President Steven Merolla, at no cost to the city, that will enable him to remain on the … more

For weeks parents and school officials fretted over whether buses would run as scheduled or if there would be some type of work stoppage.  With a possible strike looming as early as Monday … more