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HOUSE SPEAKER CHRISTOPHER R. BLAZEJEWSKI says the guidelines for the new inspector general's office have been set up so the it doesn't violate the state's separation of powers requirements. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

R.I.’s inspector general taking shape, with limitations

Just over a month after Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the fiscal 2027 budget creating Rhode Island’s first Office of Inspector General, government and...
A MEDICAL CONSULTATION: Frances DaLomba, clinical director of the health and wellness center at the nonprofit Justice Assistance, chats with the organization’s CEO, Jacob Bissaillon. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Breaking healthcare barriers after prison

He opened his car door in the parking lot of a local steakhouse and couldn’t make himself get out. It was his first day...
TOURISM TRACK: Melissa Varao, an associate professor at the Salve Regina University School of Business, crafted a degree track for a tourism, hospitality and event management bachelor’s program, which is now enrolling students for fall classes. 
PBN PHOTO/
DAVID HANSEN

Tourism and hospitality now a major focus at Salve Regina University

Between the soft sand beaches, Gilded Age mansions and nestled shops of Thames Street, Newport is undeniably one of Rhode Island’s most popular tourist...

Nabsys selects first-ever chief medical officer

PROVIDENCE – Nabsys 2.0 LLC, an electronic genome-mapping company out of Providence, has named Alka Chaubey as the firm’s inaugural chief medical and genomics...

Providence retinal disease treatment firm publicly launches

PROVIDENCE – Lyora Therapeutics, a Providence-based biotech company specializing in the treatment of hereditary retinal diseases, has officially launched publicly after operating in stealth for the past year.   Lyora’s portfolio...

Quattromani named new CEO of The Groden Network

PROVIDENCE – Human services nonprofit The Groden Network has tapped the former CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of Rhode Island as its next leader.  Peter...

Five Questions With: Dr. Katharine Darland

In June, Dr. Katharine Darland was named the chief medical officer of PACE Organization of Rhode Island, a Riverside-based nonprofit health plan in East...

R.I. Senate renews SNAP program funding purchase of fresh fruits and...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders who collect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will continue to access up to an additional $25 a month for fruits...

The Joint Chiropractic opens first Rhode Island franchise

WARWICK – The Joint Chiropractic, an Arizona-based chiropractic care franchise, has opened its first Rhode Island location. Situated at 300 Quaker Lane, the franchise's new...

University Orthopedics names new president

PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics Inc., a city-based practice affiliated with Brown University, has selected Dr. Julia A. Katarincic as its new president.  Simultaneously, Katarincic has been named...
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