James Bessette
Five Questions With: Peter N. Bramante
Peter N. Bramante is the executive director for Newport-based nonprofit ballet company Island Moving Company. Bramante began his new role Jan. 2 and replaced...
Frozen Clam Dip raises record $14K for Mentor Rhode Island
WARWICK – The only New Year’s Day polar plunge to feature an obstacle course set a high-water mark for funds raised in the event’s...
Neighborhood Health Plan of R.I. donates 400 gifts to schoolchildren
PROVIDENCE – Staffers from Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island purchased and helped distribute more than 400 gifts for underserved Providence schoolchildren during the...
URI police collect 3,000 toys for local charities
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Police Department collected more than 3,000 unwrapped toys, winter clothing, bath products and food during the...
CCRI, URI, RIC have differing views on arming campus police
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island feels that arming campus police officers with firearms is “not necessary” to ensure safety of its...
URI teaming up with Butler Hospital, BayCare in Florida on Alzheimer’s...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a joint collaboration, the University of Rhode Island, Florida-based BayCare Health System and The Memory and Aging Program at Butler...
R.I. Foundation awards $300K in grants to nonprofits via census fund
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-six nonprofit organizations were the beneficiaries of close to $300,000 in grants offered by the Rhode Island Foundation through its Rhode Island...
Bryant professor named Geological Society of America fellow
HONG YANG, a professor of science and technology and vice president for international affairs at Bryant University, was recently elected as a 2019 fellow...
Island Moving Company names Bramante new executive director
NEWPORT — Peter N. Bramante began his new role as executive director of the Island Moving Company Thursday as the third executive director in...
Man indicted for allegedly breaking in, setting fire to Woonsocket business
PROVIDENCE – A man has been federally indicted on a charge of arson for allegedly breaking into a Woonsocket manufacturing plant and setting fires...
