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EQUAL FOOTING: Rep. Frank G. Ferri, D-Warwick, left, and partner Tony Caparco got married in Rhode Island on Aug. 1, 2013, after the marriage-equality law passed to take advantage of legal protections here. They had married in Canada in 2006. / COURTESY EDDY STAHOWIAK

Marriage equality takes root

More than two decades ago, Rep. Frank G. Ferri, D-Warwick, was rushed to Kent Hospital with a reaction to a cortisone shot. The matter turned...
NATIONAL GRID PLC, Unitil Corp. and Eversource Energy proposed buying as much as 800 megawatts of offshore wind energy as a first step to comply with a Massachusetts law to aggressively develop the nascent industry in the U.S. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRIS RATCLIFFE

Army Corps issues its final two permits to Deepwater Wind

(Updated, 2:09 p.m.) BOSTON – The Block Island Wind Farm demonstration project for Deepwater Wind LLC has received two long-awaited federal permits through the U.S....
THE DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE Boston Sports Club is closing, the company confirmed Friday, although it is not clear yet what the fate of the East Side location will be.

Boston Sports Club closing Providence location, part of national consolidation

PROVIDENCE – The Boston Sports Club, a health club at the corner of Dorrance and Westminster streets in downtown Providence, is closing, the general...

Five Questions With: Peter A. Mello

Peter A. Mello joined WaterFire Providence in 2011 as managing director. Prior to that, he served as executive director of the American Sail Training...

George Wiley Center hosting Quiz Bowl

The George Wiley Center is hosting its fifth annual “Quiz Bowl” fundraiser Sept. 26. The Quiz Bowl is a night of team trivia, in which...

Gloria Gemma foundation plates set to debut

PAWTUCKET – The first round of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation’s new “Ribbon of Hope” license plates were recently completed and will...

Historical Society renovating facility

NEWPORT – The Newport Historical Society has started work on its project to renovate its facility at 82 Touro St. A new driveway, entrance and...
ON-SITE registration for the 2.5 -mile walk begins at 9 a.m., with a kickoff at 10.

RIC president calls for AIDS Walk support

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo, an advocate for HIV/AIDS research and prevention, is calling on students to support the Sept. 27...
WITH THE LAUNCH of TivertonFactCheck.org, the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity and the Tiverton Taxpayer Association have brought transparency to municipal pay. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR FREEDOM & PROSPERITY

Tiverton pay portal launched

TIVERTON – The Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity has teamed up with the Tiverton Taxpayer Association to launch a Web portal showing...
THANKS TO A $1.5 MILLION grant by The Hartford, Junior Achievement has revised it Company Program to include digital content to go along with its more traditional mentorship approach. The new program will be available in Rhode Island starting in the spring of 2015. / COURTESY JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

JA reboots program to focus on entrepreneurship, financial literacy

PROVIDENCE – Junior Achievement USA is partnering with The Hartford to offer revised, digitized programming next spring that gives Rhode Island teens contemporary entrepreneurial...
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