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U.S. investigators looking into the May 17 Connecticut commuter-rail crash haven’t yet found a clear cause. The fact a broken rail became the most immediate suspect speaks to years of deferred maintenance that have left trouble spots throughout a Washington-Boston network that carries more than 700,000 people a day and dates to the 1800s.
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By Jeff Plungis and Angela Greiling Keane |
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Both Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices rise this week, the second consecutive week of increases after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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AAA Southern New England projects a 0.9 percent decrease in Memorial Day travel. The trade group estimates that 34.8 million U.S. residents will travel 50 miles or more from their home during the Memorial Day holiday period between Thursday, May 23, and Monday, May 27.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 6 cents this week, the sixth week of declines after five consecutive weeks of increases, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Steel wheels are rumbling across southern New England in greater numbers again.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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PAWTUCKET – The Garden Street Bridge over Interstate 95 was scheduled to reopen last week, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced.
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6/11/12
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Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 3 more cents this week in the seventh consecutive week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Rainbow Cab Co. has had its license to operate suspended for three months for doing business outside its permitted area, according to the Newport Daily News.
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By PBN Staff
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Textron subsidiary, Cessna Aircraft Co., has signed a purchase agreement with Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary NetJets Inc.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA, named Brown University President Ruth Simmons to serve on its board, and the United Auto Workers replaced its director.
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By Craig Trudell
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