Cyber Sessions: Time to replace ‘security theater’ with security appreciation
(Editor’s note: This is the 49th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
R.I. getting $1M to strengthen 988 suicide and crisis lifeline
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving a $1 million federal grant to strengthen the state’s suicide prevention efforts.
The funding will support the 988 suicide and crisis...
URI students create nonpartisan election information website
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Two University of Rhode Island students have launched an independent website designed to provide voters with information about candidates running for...
Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for 1st time in 3 years
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly...
Cost pressure, labor crunch still weigh on hospitality despite consumer spending
WARWICK – Rhode Island hospitality businesses should not expect significant relief from elevated costs and labor crunches next year, even as consumers continue to...
39 plaintiffs consolidate lawsuits against Gabriel House in master complaint
FALL RIVER – Thirty-nine plaintiffs affected by a fatal fire at an assisted-living house in July 2025 have united their lawsuits into one master...
Guckian confirmed as GOP gubernatorial nominee; primary turnout cracks 20%
A review of three close primaries by the R.I. Board of Elections did not change the winner in any of them, Miguel Nunez, elections...
Kent County YMCA names new executive director
WARWICK – Dominique “Dom” Doiron, who was named the interim executive director of the Kent County YMCA in August, is now the branch's permanent...
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As R.I. races to build new housing, existing affordable units are...
Newport Heights was quite a different place years ago, when the 11-acre public housing complex in the north end of the city – then known as Tonomy Hill – had a reputation as a dangerous place to live.
When Kate Dyl moved in more than two decades ago, there was not only rampant crime and illicit drug use, but the...
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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Welcomes Amanda Rotimi
Amanda Rotimi joins the firm as an associate in the Litigation Department. Amanda recently completed a term as a law clerk to Judge Lara...
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Welcomes Zachary Domian
Zachary Domian joins the firm as an associate in the firm’s Business & Corporate and Real Estate Groups. His practice focuses on commercial real...
AIPSO Appoints Les Willis President and CEO
AIPSO is pleased to announce that Executive Vice President Les Willis was appointed President and CEO, effective July 1, 2026.
Mr. Willis served as a...
MG Commercial Welcomes Jack Cordischi as Sales and Leasing...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — August 26, 2026 — MG Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce that Jack Cordischi has joined the firm as a...
Aptt Law Represents Buyer in Acquisition of Wild Birds...
EAST GREENWICH, R.I., Aug. 20, 2026 -- Rhode Island law firm Aptt Law LLC advised Welcome Ideas, LLC, doing business as Wild Birds Unlimited...
Nicole J. Benjamin Elected to Board of Directors of...
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. is pleased to announce that Nicole J. Benjamin, a shareholder of the firm, has been elected to the Board...
