Patricia Daddona
CVS fundraiser to benefit St. Jude
WOONSOCKET – CVS/pharmacy is holding its annual in-store fundraiser for the 10th year to support the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving...
Verizon hosts recycling drive, donates to coaliton
PROVIDENCE – As a result of a monthlong cell phone recycling drive held by Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and the Office of Attorney...
WJAR-TV raises $63K
CRANSTON – WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Thanksgiving Telethon, which took place on Nov. 14, raised $63,632 through online and call-in pledges from viewers.
NBC 10...
Family Service to<br> host Fox Point drive
PROVIDENCE – The Family Service of Rhode Island is holding a Designer Estate Clothing Sale on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 to 12 noon...
Oct. joblessness steady, in-state jobs rise, labor force shrinks
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate held fairly steady this fall, although fewer Rhode Islanders were employed as the size of the labor force...
Ocean State Job Lot donates $160K in clothing to Philippines
NORTH KINGSTOWN – In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, an Ocean State Job Lot employee with family ties to the Philippines is coordinating a...
Providence Rotary donates $10K to ShelterBox for Philippines aid
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Rotary Charities Foundation has donated $10,000 to support relief efforts by ShelterBox to help families left homeless by Typhoon Haiyan’s...
Global marketing effort to accompany Volvo Ocean Race
(Updated, 6 p.m.)
NEWPORT – Live satellite feeds, social media marketing, and more affordable boats in the Volvo Ocean Race are all part of what...
Laptops help engage at-risk students in charter school
When 3-month-old Shawn falls asleep, his 19-year-old mother, Janna Miranda of Central Falls, plans to open the laptop her high school has provided and...
Providence eyed as hub for digital-media production
Digital City, an initiative aiming to make Providence an international hub for digital media, is soliciting applications from would-be producers and collaborators.
Set to open...
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