A provision in President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget, recently submitted to Congress, would limit the aggregate balance of all your combined retirement accounts to “an amount needed to fund reasonable levels of compensation in retirement” currently identified as $205,000 per year, or an aggregate balance of $3.4 million. more

PAWTUCKET – Michael Greene, a master mechanic in the Memorial Hospital Facilities Management Department, was named the 2013 Employee of the Year. more

PROVIDENCE – A research paper on the emerging threat from the H7N9 flu, written by Dr. Annie De Groot and her team at EpiVax, has been published by the journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. more

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick, and Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, were presented with 2013 Legislative Awards by the Rhode Island State Nurses Association on May 8, as part of activities celebrating National Nursing Week. more

WASHINGTON – To help uninsured Rhode Islanders enroll in affordable health insurance, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on May 9 announced that an estimated $909,513 is available to support eight Rhode Island community health centers’ enrollment efforts. more

WARWICK – Kent Hospital held a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening ceremony on May 15 for its state-of-the-art Ambulatory Surgery Center, located in the Ambulatory Services Pavilion. more

PROVIDENCE – The McAuley House meal site launched a new anti-hunger, pro-health initiative on May 10 piloting the use of an olive-oil, plant-based diet developed by Dr. Mary Flynn, a researcher at The Miriam Hospital, to combat diabetes and other preventable diseases. more

Marina Palumbo, 17, of East Greenwich and Cody Clarkin, 14, of Charlestown, were recently flown to Washington, D.C., where they were honored for their outstanding volunteer service during the 18th annual presentation of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. more

Karen Balch has been named vice president and regional manager at Navigant Credit Union, where she is responsible for overseeing daily operations at branches in Woonsocket, Smithfield and Glocester. more

During last month’s “Gored for Good” walk/run, a fundraiser and festival based on the Pamplona Running of the Bulls, more than 20 employees of Duffy & Sweeney and their family members turned out to run, walk and cheer for a good cause. more