Patricia Daddona
Girl Scouts gives to Dinsmore
Members of the Girl Scouts of Rhode Island Inc. have chosen the Gabrielle Dinsmore Heart & Hope Fund as the beneficiary of the Cookie...
Grainger donates to Community Food Bank
WARWICK – The Grainger Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in support of its mission to provide food to...
Bryant proposes hiring consultant to assess Smithfield public safety costs
SMITHFIELD –Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley has proposed hiring, at the university’s expense, an independent, nationally respected and “mutually agreeable” consultant to determine...
RWU, HousingWorks firm up developing affiliation
Hailed by both institutions as a way to better serve the community, Roger Williams University is finalizing its takeover of HousingWorks RI, the housing...
Loyalty can pay off in big, little ways for retailers
When Jon Hyde wants a glass of wine, the resident of the Saunderstown section of North Kingstown favors cabernet sauvignon and shiraz. When buying...
URI dengue fever researcher wins $11M grant
PROVIDENCE – A researcher of mosquito-borne illness at the University of Rhode Island has received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of...
Kent Hospital hosting 5K
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Kent Hospital NK5K Road Race/Walk is set for Saturday, Sept. 7 in North Kingstown.
Kent Hospital will be the corporate sponsor...
Providence offers<br> Fitness in Parks
PROVIDENCE – The city, its YMCA and the nonprofit Partnership for Providence Parks are offering a summer and fall program dubbed Fitness in Providence...
Five Questions With: Jill Pfitzenmayer
Jill Pfitzenmayer of Portsmouth is the vice president of the Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence at The Rhode Island Foundation. The goal of the INE...
Film Festival presents Producers Circle Awards
The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is presenting Producers Circle Awards to three Friends of the educational film community – Sherilyn Brown, Dana...