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Kenworthy named new East Greenwich school superintendent
EAST GREENWICH – Thomas Kenworthy, who has more than 30 years of experience as a public school educator in Rhode Island and has been...
RIDE launches apprenticeship program for principals
PROVIDENCE – The state is launching a new registered apprenticeship program for local school leaders and educators who are interested in becoming school principals.
The...
URI’s Meade Stadium upgrades show more seating, new press box
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Additional seating, a new press box and new concessions are key elements to the $42 million renovation project at Meade Stadium,...
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance names Fotopulos new CEO, Lowe new president
EAST PROVIDENCE – A local independent insurance agency on Friday announced significant leadership changes within the organization, including naming a new CEO for the...
H. Carr & Sons Inc. CEO and president dies at 73
PROVIDENCE – James L. Carr Jr., who over five decades helped expand his family-owned general contracting company, H. Carr & Sons Inc., across New...
RIFC Corner Kicks: Holmes embracing the chaos of running new stadium
(Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment in a weekly series spotlighting Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium from a business perspective throughout...
Alan G. Hassenfeld, former Hasbro CEO and philanthropist, dies at 76
PAWTUCKET – Alan G. Hassenfeld, the former longtime chairman and CEO of Hasbro Inc. – the global toymaker his family founded more than a...
Salve poll: McKee, some other top R.I. elected officials viewed unfavorably
NEWPORT – New poll numbers released Wednesday continue a bad trend for Gov. Daniel J. McKee when it comes to public perception from local...
URI receives $7M federal grant to boost research in environmental microplastics
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded a multimillion-dollar federal grant to fund a professor’s study on the impact of...
Zebra at Roger Williams Zoo dies after being injured during storm
PROVIDENCE – A plains zebra that was a longtime fixture at Roger Williams Park Zoo has died after suffering severe injuries during the storms...
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