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STUCK IN NEUTRAL: Woonsocket City Council Vice President Valerie Gonzalez, left, and Michelle Taylor, an official at the nonprofit Community Care Alliance, stand with the “Dignity Bus.” The city used $150,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act aid to purchase the 20-bed emergency shelter for the homeless last year, and the alliance operated it. But funding for ongoing costs ran out and the bus has been dormant since May 31. Gonzalez says more funding is coming. 
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WINDFALL WOES: Some R.I. communities slow to deploy ARPA millions before...

When Rhode Island cities and towns were awarded more than $500 million in COVID-19 relief money three years ago, it was a welcome infusion...
ALL IN FOR AI: Christopher Parisi, president of the Providence marketing firm Trailblaze Inc., is the vice chairperson of the state’s new Artificial Intelligence Task Force and a proponent of the state taking early steps to prepare for AI. 
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R.I. task force preps for good, bad of AI spread

Businessman Christopher Parisi has watched the evolution of artificial intelligence, from being dismissed as science fiction to being incorporated into everyday life. However, Parisi says...

Newport City Council approves ‘Flock’ cameras 

NEWPORT – Law enforcement officials will soon have a new surveillance tool they say will reduce crime in the City by the Sea. At the...

Naval War College welcomes new president

NEWPORT – The U.S. Naval War College has inaugurated Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker as its 59th president, succeeding Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin, who...
FIRST CLASS: A rendering of what the $170 million Middletown middle school and high school complex is expected to look like when completed in 2027. The building will be constructed at the site of the existing middle school on Aquidneck Avenue. 
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R.I. schools undergoing $1.3B worth of changes

When it comes to public schools, they don’t build them like they used to. In a move away from the traditional New England schoolhouse system...

Silva to succeed Murray as president and CEO of Bristol County...

TAUNTON – John Silva was named president and chief banking officer of Bristol County Savings Bank and successor to CEO Patrick J. Murray, the financial...
OBSERVERS SAY Gov. Daniel J. McKee's handling of the Washington Bridge has damaged his job approval rating, and it might not be just a memory when the gubernatorial election takes place in two years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will McKee’s low job approval rating remain a problem for next...

The partial closure of the Washington Bridge and the need to rebuild it may be causing headaches for commuters and nearby businesses, but the...

JetBlue to begin daily service from T.F. Green to Tampa and...

WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. on Wednesday announced JetBlue is adding daily nonstop flights between Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport to...

Ocean State Job Lot acquires former Christmas Tree Shop space in...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot on Tuesday announced it is taking over a second former Christmas Tree Shops Inc. location, with the...
MARISA A. QUINN, chairperson of the R.I. Ethics Commission, has resigned from the volunteer position she has held since being appointed by former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo in 2015. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ CASSIUS SHUMAN

Quinn steps down as chairperson of state ethics commission  

PROVIDENCE – The chairperson of the R.I. Ethics Commission, Marisa A. Quinn, has resigned. Quinn announced that she was stepping down during the regular meeting...
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