Patricia Daddona
Film festival to feature 240 films
The 18th annual Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival will feature more than 240 films from 62 countries and 34 states and a host...
URI, CRMC to evaluate offshore sand resources with fed support
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As part of the long-term recovery effort following the landfall of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and...
Roth named interim director at URI’s Harrington School
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences has appointed Adam David Roth as interim director...
R.I. nonprofits serving developmentally disabled community plan merger
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The Fogarty Center is working to merge with Ocean State Community Resources Inc., a process that will be complete by January...
Pell study calls for professional cybersecurity association
NEWPORT – A professional association in cybersecurity should be established to standardize training for a growing but still limited cybersecurity workforce, according to a...
UMass Dartmouth to launch biz-plan contest
Durval Tavares’ business, launched in 2011 through the Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has just experienced its first...
R.I. DLT working harder to re-employ the jobless
Although the R.I. Department of Labor and Training is more commonly known for delivering unemployment benefits than placing people in jobs, expanded and continuing...
Hotels pick up steam, as marketing, demand kick in
Rhode Island’s average hotel occupancy rate for May increased 4.7 percent over last May, exceeding the 3.6 percent rate for New England, and tourism...
Five Questions With: Tina C. Benik
Tina C. Benik is president of the board of directors of the Women's Fund of Rhode Island. The organization is searching for an executive...
R.I. Family Shelter to ‘Champion’ funding
WARWICK – Rhode Island Family Shelter will receive $35,000 in unrestricted funding as a 2014 Champion in Action for its work in strengthening communities...














