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R.I. Supreme Court rules PACE not eligible for East Providence tax...

EAST PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled this week that the PACE Organization of Rhode Island, a nonprofit providing insurance and care to...

Thundermist Health Center names Gaines chief medical officer

WOONSOCKET – Thundermist Health Center has appointed Dr. Jeffrey Gaines as its new chief medical officer. Gaines previously served as chief medical officer and vice president of...

Quonset secures previously revoked $11M grant for port infrastructure improvements

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island has re-secured a delayed $11.25 million in funding for infrastructure improvements at Quonset Business Park's Port of Davisville. The funding...

Care New England secures $215.5M loan from New York firm

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System has secured $215.5 million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development financing through a New York City-based firm. The...

Five Questions With: Susan D’Andrea

Susan D'Andrea is an assistant professor of kinesiology and biomedical engineering at the University of Rhode Island, a professor of neuroscience at URI's Ryan...

Butler Hospital rebrands as Butler Behavioral Health

PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System is rebranding its largest mental health facility, previously known as Butler Hospital, as Butler Behavioral Health. The name change reflects...

RIDOH issues overdose spike alert for Providence

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health last week issued a citywide overdose spike alert after emergency departments reported 20 nonfatal overdoses. Providence has the highest overdose rate in Rhode...

Looey wins 2026 R.I. Business Competition

PROVIDENCE – As a registered nurse, Looey founder Sarah Waimon has firsthand experience with day-to-day hazards faced by healthcare workers. To better protect providers and...
A PRESCRIPTION: Meghan Grady, executive director of Meals on Wheels of RI Inc., displays one of the meals that are part of its Food is Medicine model, in which medically tailored meals meet specific health needs of seniors. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Delivering tailored meals as a health care strategy

At a glance, a Food is Medicine meal delivered by Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. might not appear different than one of the...
REJUVINATED: Joanne Deroy is the owner of Daisy & Co. Floral Boutique in Woonsocket, which replaced longtime mainstay Fontana’s Flowers and Greenhouses after it closed seven years ago. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New floral shop planting roots on Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket

For the first time in seven years, flowers are back in bloom at 1098 Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket. It’s not just because of spring’s...
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