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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has received a $3 million gift from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation to help with the modernization of the Narragansett Bay Campus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI receives $3M from van Beuren Foundation for bay campus renovation...

Economy 03/13/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The pending modernization of the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus received another significant financial boost. The university announced Monday that...

Local law firm Barlow, Josephs & Holmes Ltd. merges with Hinckley...

Law 03/13/2023

PROVIDENCE – One of the oldest law firms in the country has officially merged with one of the largest. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, which...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence gets $2M in federal funding

Government 03/10/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence will be getting a seven-figure assist from the state’s U.S. senators to breathe life into...

List: Private Transportation Services

Lists 03/10/2023

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DAN FABER, left, has been named the new CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Patrick McEnroe, right, will be the hall of fame's new president. / COURTESY INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME

Tennis Hall of Fame names Faber CEO, McEnroe president

News Story 03/09/2023

NEWPORT – The current head of the United States Tennis Association Foundation and a past French Open doubles champion will comprise the International Tennis...

TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY is only encouraging attendees to wear masks for evening performances. However, it is it still requiring masks for matinee shows. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

Trinity Rep partially relaxes COVID-19 mask requirement

Art & Culture 03/09/2023

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 masking policies are being relaxed at Trinity Repertory Company for audience members, to some extent. The theater group announced late Wednesday that...

BISHOP CONNOLLY HIGH SCHOOL will permanently close at the end of this academic year. / COURTESY BISHOP CONNOLLY HIGH SCHOOL

Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River to close at end...

News Story 03/09/2023

FALL RIVER – Citing declining enrollment and the Diocese of Fall River no longer having the financial resources to keep it operational, Bishop Connolly...

HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL next academic year will move from the Rhode Island College campus in Providence to the Providence Country Day School campus in East Providence. / COURTESY HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL

Henry Barnard School to leave RIC for Providence Country Day campus

Education 03/08/2023

EAST PROVIDENCE – Just two years after breathing life back into the Henry Barnard School on the Rhode Island College campus, Providence Country Day...

A PAIR OF Brown University basketball players have filed a federal lawsuit against the Ivy League for allegedly engaging in a price-fixing agreement by not offering athletic scholarships to student athletes. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

2 Brown University basketball players sue Ivy League over no-scholarship policy

Education 03/08/2023

PROVIDENCE – Two Brown University basketball players, one former and one current, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday accusing the eight Ivy League...