Lindsay Lorenz
Farm Bureau supports Ronald McDonald House
The Rhode Island Farm Bureau, the state’s nongovernmental, voluntary organization of farm and ranch families, recently wrapped up Food Check-Out Week by donating local...
Samuels Sinclair center promotes smiles
PROVIDENCE – The Samuels Sinclair Dental Center at Rhode Island Hospital celebrated the 11th annual Give Kids a Smile Day during which underserved and...
R.I. youth volunteers recognized
Volunteers Marina Palumbo, 17, of East Greenwich, and Cody Clarkin, 14, of Charlestown, have been selected as Rhode Island’s top two youth volunteers of...
R.I. homeowners receive 4Q mortgage relief valued at $59M
PROVIDENCE – Homeowners in Rhode Island are continuing to receive financial relief from the five mortgage service providers at the center of the National...
Local chefs, restaurants named semifinalists for Beard Awards
NEW YORK – Two Rhode Island chefs and two restaurants have been named semifinalists for the 2013 James Beard Foundation’s restaurant and chef awards.
The...
Foundation announces strategy department
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation, the state’s largest funder of nonprofit organizations, announced Tuesday that it has created a new department of strategy...
RIC announces youth-services certificate program
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College announced Monday plans to debut a program aimed at providing credentials to those who work in the growing field...
DOL gives R.I. Self-Employment Assistance $159K
BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor last week awarded $159,734 to the state of Rhode Island to further its Self-Employment Assistance program.
According to...
County employment rises, wages drop in 2Q
BOSTON - While employment edged up in Providence County by 0.6 percentage points during the second quarter of 2012, average weekly wages declined by...
RI-CAN: R.I. student achievement stagnant
(Updated, 11:38 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s gains in student achievement have been small in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by the...
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