Summer Electric Bills Will Be Up; Breezeway Air Comes To RI: PM Patch

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RI Energy Electric Bills To Drop, But Remain Pricier Than Last Summer: The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission say electricity will cost about 34 percent more than last summer for most state residents.
Breeze Airways Opens Base Of Operations At RI T.F. Green Airport: Gov. Dan McKee and state leaders joined executives from Breeze Airways on Wednesday in celebrating the airline's first day with Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport as its base of operations. With the launch of the new base, Breeze Airways completed its initial hiring and expects to expand to providing up to 250 full-time jobs at T.F. Green.
Woonsocket Man Receives 18-Year Sentence For Molesting Girl Under 14: Kent Prokopy, 59, was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl under age 14 at her home in Woonsocket between 2002 and 2005.

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