Reed, Whitehouse secure $22m for clean water investments in Rhode Island
âThe thing that holds us back has always been resources. Plain and simple,â Whitehouse said.
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated April 23, 2021, 4:37 p.m.
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US Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (center) and Jack Reed (left) call on Congress to put clean water upgrades in new infrastructure bill, a plan that they say would increase the quality of drinking water in Rhode Island.Alexa Gagosz/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â For US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, itâs easy to point to why Rhode Islandâs infrastructure grade has been so low, including a grade of âC+â from the American Society of Civil Engineers last year for the stateâs drinking water.
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Charleston businesses see first full late-night weekend without alcohol sale ban
VIDEO: Charleston businesses see first full late-night weekend without alcohol sale ban By Lillian Donahue | March 7, 2021 at 6:02 PM EST - Updated March 7 at 11:50 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Bar owners and live-music entertainers say the late-night crowd is returning downtown during the first weekend after Governor Henry McMaster lifted the 11 p.m. alcohol sale restriction statewide.
Owner of Uptown Social Keith Benjamin said he has seen a noticeable difference in sales since returning the bar’s hours from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
“Three more hours of business is real and for us to not have that was crippling for most businesses,” Benjamin said.
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Charleston officials doing unannounced visits making sure people follow mask ordinance
VIDEO: Charleston officials doing unannounced visits making sure people follow mask ordinance By Paola Tristan Arruda | January 29, 2021 at 9:54 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 11:53 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston is cracking down on masks and increasing enforcement. Itâs part of an effort created by the cityâs livability department where officials show up to areas of the city unannounced to make sure people are following the rules.
To date the city has written 432 mask citations. Since their operation began in January they have written 301 citations, and 63 of those were written on Thursday and Friday.