Michael Pare
Woonsocket bands together
Kathy Poirier and her husband have owned the Heritage Coffee Shoppe & Restaurant on Main Street in downtown Woonsocket for four-and-a-half years.
They’ve got a...
A good read beats a good jumpshot
Joanne Kathleen Rowling, according to Forbes magazine, is currently wedged between Michael Jordan and Cher in terms of celebrity money-earners – having made approximately...
No shame in losing a job
How’s this for an example of changing times?
It is not at all uncommon for a prospective employee to inquire during an interview – even...
Mayor Cicilline hits a home run
Only time will tell if the deal Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline worked
out with the four private colleges in the capital...
Journalism 101: an accountability lesson
This Wednesday I am scheduled to speak at a breakfast meeting of the Smaller Business Association of New England. I’m honored to do...
Cox invests in West Warwick as New England headquarters
Name: Paul J. Cronin
Position: Vice president, general manager of Cox Communications New
England
Age: 43
Background: A veteran of...
An idea for Eagle Square soars
So many mornings Barry Feldman, a New York-based developer,
would drive through Providence on his way to Boston for a business meeting....
Henry Shelton’s crusade for kids
It’s that time of year. Some people are buying mulch by the truckload, tending to their landscaping. Others are testing out the new putter,...
Considering a property tax increase
It seems to me that Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline would put himself in a better negotiating position with the governor, state legislators and...
Police chief offers lessons in leadership
Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman has no interest in working in the private sector. We asked him.
“No.”
Didn’t give it much of a...









