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SUCCESS BREWING: Stephanie Additon, owner of Java Skincare, is seen in her store at 14 Main St. in North Kingstown. Additon's showroom has an eclectic assortment of items for sale. / PBN PHOTO/  MICHAEL SALERNO

Her instincts, passion fuel Java

A psychology degree is not the typical credential associated with running a business, but then, Stephanie Additon is not a traditional entrepreneur. Additon launched the...
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Urban Development awarded approximately $5 million to 20 communities in Rhode Island to share; the majority of the funding is heading to efforts to expand the supply of low- and moderate-income housing.

Twenty communities to share $5M in CDBG funding

PROVIDENCE – Twenty cities and towns in Rhode Island will share slightly more than $5 million in federal Community Development Block Grant proceeds, with...
Dan Corria of East Providence is president of the board of directors in the all-volunteer nonprofit Team Providence Athletic AAU.

Five Questions With: Dan Corria

Dan Corria of East Providence, president for a year and a half of the board of directors in the all-volunteer nonprofit Team Providence Athletic...
Dennis Martinez, 10, of Pawtucket, stands next to a likeness featured in a new print ad for a Rhode Island Boys & Girls Club ad campaign. / COURTESY DOUG CUDDEBACK/DUFFY & SHANLEY

New statewide Boys & Girls Clubs ad campaign launches

PROVIDENCE – Local children from local neighborhoods are portrayed in a new, multifaceted advertising campaign centered around the Boys & Girls Clubs in Rhode...
Between March 3 and March 29, elected officials are delivering meals, speaking out for seniors and raising awareness of the community impact of Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island.

Raimondo kicks off Meals on Wheels awareness campaign

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo kicked off Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island’s Senior Hunger Awareness Campaign, “March for Meals” on Thursday. Between March...

Books Are Wings effort targeting 2,000 low-income children

PAWTUCKET – The staff and a team of volunteers for Books Are Wings are geared up for this year’s March Reading Madness campaign. The Books...

BCBSRI awards BlueAngel grants to Boys & Girls Club, Farm Fresh...

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has awarded two more of the six BlueAngel grants to the Boys & Girls...
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS APPROVED LEGISLATION that will put on the November ballot the question of whether the owners of Newport Grand will be allowed to replace it with a new casino in Tiverton on the Massachusetts border.  / COURTESY TWIN RIVER MANAGEMENT GROUP

Tiverton casino bill heads to Raimondo for signature

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly passed legislation Thursday that allows Twin River to transfer Newport Grand operations to a new casino in Tiverton –...
BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND, Coastal Medical and Lifespan have signed an "accountable care" agreement that will cover 45,000 Blue Cross members that is designed to better coordinate care and control costs for their health care treatments.

Blue Cross, Lifespan, Coastal sign ‘accountable care’ deal

PROVIDENCE – Three health care organizations, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Lifespan and Coastal Medical, have partnered to coordinate care for...
FOUR TEAMS FROM THE most-recent Volvo Ocean Race sail through Newport harbor during the race's May 2015 stop in Rhode Island. The event is slated to return to Newport in May 2018. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/CARMEN HIDALGO

Volvo dates for Newport announced

NEWPORT – The Newport stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race is scheduled for May 8-20, 2018, the organizers and Sail Newport have announced. Following on...
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