Patricia Daddona
State’s aging school buildings, excess capacity proving costly
PROVIDENCE – In the face of declining enrollment, Rhode Island’s aging school buildings are costing the state a lot of money to maintain, and...
Nonprofits seek mobile connections
“A Lively Experiment,” a popular 24-year-old local political roundtable TV show on air through Rhode Island PBS, is also available through YouTube on a...
Project greasing skids for student activism
Project Turn Grease Into Fuel has had such success building a local following that the teens involved plan to branch out across New England.
“The...
RIMES makeover to promote innovation
Etching is one of several processes in the ChemArt Co. tool kit that could one day be used for some new product to complement...
Lardaro: economic growth rate slowed at tail end of 2013
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Momentum in Rhode Island’s rate of economic growth continued a troublesome slowdown in November, according to the Current Conditions Index produced...
Collette Vacations shortens name to capture more of its market
PAWTUCKET – Collette Vacations is rebranding the company as Collette to reflect its standing in the travel industry as a tour operator that takes...
Five Questions With: Lori Urso
Lori Urso, executive director of the Slater Mill Museum in Pawtucket, which is overseen by the Slater Mill Old Slater Mill Association, started her...
Serve R.I. seeks volunteers for shoveling
PROVIDENCE – Serve Rhode Island is recruiting volunteers to help shovel out elderly and disabled residents when major storms hit this winter.
The nonprofit successfully...
United Way awarding Olneyville grants
PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island is accepting grant applications for its Olneyville Community Fund through Jan. 24.
For 2014, applicants may apply...
Tufts foundation gives $250K to R.I. groups
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Tufts Health Plan Foundation has awarded more than $250,000 in new funding to three Rhode Island-based organizations as part of...
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