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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is giving Rhode Island College nearly $2 million over five years to develop an educational program for intellectually disabled adults, according to U.S. Sen. Jack F. Reed and RIC President Nancy Carriuolo. / COURTESY U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED, RHODE ISAND COLLEGE

RIC to receive $1.9M from feds for educating intellectually disabled

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Jack F. Reed and Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo today will announce a new federal grant of up to...
PRELIMINARY DESIGNS FOR A NEW CASINO in Tiverton by the Twin River Management Group was presented to the town's council Tuesday, one version with a hotel, one without. / COURTESY TWIN RIVER MANAGEMENT GROUP

Twin River group presents casino plans to Tiverton council

TIVERTON – The Twin River Management Group on Tuesday night unveiled preliminary plans for a proposed casino here that would replace Newport Grand in...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH is relaunching and re-branding the Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center into the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a change that will expand the focus of the center to include more faculty and student business ideas.

UMass Dartmouth relaunching incubator to help faculty, students

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is planning to relaunch and re-brand its innovation incubator in Fall River on Oct. 23. Currently named the...
PROVIDENCE MADE THE TOP 20 in WalletHub's ranking of the "Best and Worst Foodie Cities for Your Wallet."

Providence makes top 20 for most desirable, affordable foodie cities

PROVIDENCE – Providence is ranked No. 17 on WalletHub’s list of 2015 “Best and Worst Foodie Cities for Your Wallet.” WalletHub calls “wallet-friendly” cities those...
DEBORAH C. COX, president of the Public Archeology Laboratory Inc. in Pawtucket, has more than 35 years of experience in the field of cultural resource management throughout the United States.

Five Questions With: Deborah C. Cox

Deborah C. Cox has been president of the Public Archeology Laboratory Inc. in Pawtucket since its founding in 1982 and is an expert in...

Textron partners with Boys & Girls Club to give teens career...

PROVIDENCE – The Textron Charitable Trust this summer sent five city teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence to the Naval Flight...

Meeting Street nominated for $10K grant; votes sought

Twenty-two nonprofits from around the country, including Meeting Street of Providence, have been nominated for the Jewelers for Children local grant program. Jewelers for Children,...

Realtors’ golf tournament raises $22K for charities

The Greater Providence Board of Realtors distributed $22,000 raised at its 19th annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Alpine Country Club in Cranston to...

U.S. News: Brown No. 99 among world’s top 500 universities

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is ranked 99th among the world’s top 500 universities, according to a list released Tuesday by U.S. News &...

Trust donates $100K to RIC’s Lema-Fernandes Portuguese Study Abroad Fund

The John A. Lema Jr. Charitable Trust donated $100,000 to Rhode Island College’s Lema-Fernandes Portuguese Study Abroad Fund on Sunday. RIC President Nancy Carriuolo accepted...
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