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The University of Rhode Island has received a $14 million federal grant to run a new program that will provide care for cognitively challenged adults. more

Three years ago, the Providence Public Library’s threat to close its neighborhood branches resulted in a bitter public debate over who should manage the system. more

State and local dignitaries mark the grand opening of the $13 million MacColl YMCA in Lincoln on Aug. 24 with a ribbon cutting. The 52,000-square-foot facility was paid for with a mix of fundraising and private and state financing. The two-story, year-round building on Breakneck Hill Road is handicapped accessible and contains a swimming center, full gymnasium, fitness center and an adventure center with a 30-foot-high climbing wall. more

Trinity Repertory Company will rename its artistic director position “The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director” through June 2015 to celebrate a $250,000 gift from former Nortek CEO Richard L. Bready. more

“Things need to change” in the Ocean State economy, Rhode Island Foundation Executive Director Neil Steinberg told business and community leaders Friday morning in a plea for new ideas at the nonprofit's Make It Happen RI forum. more

PROVIDENCE – The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation is scheduled to turn downtown Providence pink as part of the seventh annual “Flames of Hope” celebration. The event is the largest breast cancer awareness gathering in the Northeast, according to organizers. more

Veterans bike from Providence to Hartford Sept. 11 in the UnitedHealthcare Ride 2 Recovery Minuteman Challenge. The nonprofit event is a six-day, 330-mile ride from Boston to New York City. Ride 2 Recovery supports physical and psychological rehabilitation programs for injured veterans, featuring cycling as its core activity. Veterans use hand cycles, recumbent vehicles, tandems and traditional bikes. This is the third year that UnitedHealthcare is serving as Ride 2 Recovery’s presenting sponsor. more

Runners in the 2012 CVS Caremark Downtown 5K hit the streets in Providence Sept. 16. More than 4,400 people participated in the main 5K race while 1,350 children took part in youth races. Along with a host of elite and competitive athletes, recreational runners, wheelchair competitors and walkers joined children to fill out the field. Last year the race raised $75,000 for local charities, bringing the total to that point during CVS Caremark’s 13-year sponsorship to $1.3 million. more