Patricia Daddona
Can nonprofits survive?
Editor's note: This is a condensed version of a story that originally ran in the Aug. 10 issue.
Matthew Netto, state director of the...
Where sea life sparkles
Romance led the co-owners of an 82-year-old Italian jewelry business to set up shop in Newport in June.
Simona Cataldo, a native of Rome and...
Where function, flair go hand in handbag
Nicole D'Andrea wanted her MacBook to fit inside her "Mr. Arrogant" handbag, one of several styles her company designs, so she put the zipper...
Volvo Ocean Race returning to Newport in May 2018
(Updated 10:38 a.m. and 12:13 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – “It’s back!” exulted Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read.
Word at a packed press conference at the Statehouse...
Five Questions With: Robert Fitzpatrick
Robert Fitzpatrick has been president of the all-volunteer nonprofit Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy in Providence since January 2014. For eight years prior to that, he...
Hawthorn fund awards $30K in grants to programs aiding women, children
The Hawthorn Medical Associates Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts has awarded $30,000 in grants to five local programs focused on...
RICADV, Alliance Security partner to protect victims of domestic violence
CRANSTON – The partnership between the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the home security firm Alliance Security has been recognized as a...
Gemma foundation raises $17.7K for state breast cancer screening program
PAWTUCKET – The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by presenting more than $17,000 from the sale...
Boy Scouts council prepares for food drive
The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America is preparing for its annual Scouting for Food/Good Turn Drive for the 28th consecutive year....
R.I. Board of Education approves strategic plan
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s Board of Education has approved a five-year strategic plan intended to better prepare students across the public education system and...
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