Patricia Daddona
Study: Bill providing funding for educational scholarship accounts won’t hurt public...
PROVIDENCE – New analysis by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity shows that a bill under consideration in Rhode Island that would...
Advanced training key to nursing growth
Christina Botelho spent 7½ years as a nurse at The Miriam Hospital caring for some of the sickest patients, but today she is a...
Ransomware threat rising
When law enforcement is paying ransoms to the bad guys, you know you have a serious problem: In this case, it's sophisticated viruses known...
Shifting care: Will the promise of health care jobs be fulfilled?
Christopher Farias is a full-time registered nurse at Rhode Island Hospital and a per-diem worker at the Visiting Nurse Association of Rhode Island.
At...
Defining Rhody essence key to brand success
The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council calls its region the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Warwick's slogan is "Stay in Warwick. See Rhode Island."
Then there's...
Pawtucket granted more than $1M for high schooler development
PAWTUCKET – The city of Pawtucket will receive more than $1 million in funding for 64 AmeriCorps members for the next two years to...
Five Questions With: Marianne Ruggiero
Marianne Ruggiero is an events and project planner for the Rhode Island Latino Arts, a position she’s held since August. She has more than...
ALA lauds volunteers
PROVIDENCE – During National Volunteer Appreciation Week this past week, the American Lung Association of the Northeast singled out one its 22,000 volunteers for...
TD gives $12K to humanities council
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of TD Bank, has awarded a $12,602 grant to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to...
Verizon grant to help pre-engineering program
PROVIDENCE – A $20,000 Verizon Innovate grant has been awarded to the Providence Career and Technical Academy’s pre-engineering program.
The grant will bolster the program’s...















