WATERBURY, Conn. – Webster Bank has earned two “Best of Bristol” Readers Choice Awards from the Bristol (Conn.) Press. Webster was named “Best Bank” and “Best Mortgage.” more

The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting has awarded a three-person team from the Salk Lake Tribune with the 2012 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. more

WPRI-TV CBS 12, (add)ventures and 7DayPSA won local Emmy Awards at the 35th annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards on Saturday Night. more

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist praised WJAR-TV NBC10 and Hasbro Inc. for their support during the 2011-2012 school year in recognizing area teachers. more

WJAR-TV NBC 10, Shred-It and the Pawtucket Red Sox recently held the ninth annual Great Shredding Event at McCoy Stadium, where more than 52,000 pounds of documents were destroyed. This year’s event saw an increase of 3.5 tons of documents destroyed over the previous year. more

There are some 300,000 rare books inside Brown University’s John Hay Library. For the last 20 years Marie Malchodi, one of the university’s book-conservation technicians, has helped to preserve and protect them and the untold treasures they may keep. more

WJAR-TV NBC 10 and NESN – New England’s most watched sports network – announced a content sharing partnership for Red Sox and Bruins coverage. more

The Associated Press named WPRI-TV CBS 12 station of the year for the ninth consecutive year in its annual Massachusetts/Rhode Island television and radio contest. Four other local broadcasters were also honored. more

A.H. Belo Corp., the parent company of The Providence Journal and three other daily newspapers, declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share, even as the company reported a net loss of 18 cents per share during its first quarter. more