Claudia Chiappa
Providence City Plan Commission OKs master plan for five-story, mixed use...
PROVIDENCE – The City Plan Commission on Tuesday approved the master plan for a five-story apartment building at 116 Waterman St. adjacent to the...
Agreement reached with BVCHC unionized caregivers, strike averted
PROVIDENCE – Unionized workers at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care called off a three-day strike they planned to start on Wednesday after reaching a...
Advocates of R.I. Historic Tax Credit pleased with $28M allocation, worried...
Advocates for the Rhode Island Historic Tax Credit program are applauding lawmakers for allocating $28 million for the program in the fiscal 2023 state...
Unions back Care New England independence; others await more details
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System on July 6 announced that it would operate independently and turn down all offers to merge with...
Shoemaking allows Kurd to connect to his culture
(Editor’s note: This is the 23rd installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked their views on...
RISPCA plans $2.4M renovation of new Warwick facility
WARWICK – The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is expected to start a multimillion-dollar renovation for its new facility...
Care New England votes to stay independent, rejects merger offers
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System has decided to turn down all offers to either merge or be acquired by another hospital group.
Care...
R.I. reopens applications for Wavemaker Fellowship program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Wednesday that applications are open once again for the Wavemaker Fellowship program, a student loan reimbursement...
R.I.’s electric vehicle rebate program to start July 7
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is launching its new electric vehicle rebate program next month, the latest in a series of state efforts to curb...
McKee signs $13.6B budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed Rhode Island’s $13.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year on Monday.
The spending plan, which was approved...


















