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Alex and Ani commits to raising $2M for UNICEF
CRANSTON – Alex and Ani LLC has committed to raising $2 million globally over two years to help UNICEF give children around the world...
Cox technicians visit ‘Rosie’s Girls’ summer camp to discuss STEM careers
PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications field technicians Kathy Smith and Wendy Moreau visited “Rosie’s Girls” YWCA of Rhode Island summer camp at Nickerson Community Center...
RIPEC seeking nominations for 41st annual Public Service Awards
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council is seeking nominations for its 41st annual Public Service Awards.
The Robert M. Goodrich Distinguished Public Service...
URI grad student makes discovery about dragonfish
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island graduate student in marine biology, Ashley Marranzino, made a discovery about the sensory system of a group...
Save The Bay swim closing Narragansett Bay east passage Saturday
PROVIDENCE - The east passage of Narragansett Bay will be closed to boat traffic as a result of the Save The Bay Swim on...
Hawkins named Providence’s new chief policy officer
PROVIDENCE – Courtney Hawkins is the city’s new chief policy officer.
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced Hawkins’ new appointment on Aug. 5.
Her responsibilities include overseeing...
New round of brownfields grant funding available
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management said $1.25 million is available in matching grant funds to cleanup contaminated properties known as “brownfields.”
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Cortés appointed chairman of national Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship
PROVIDENCE – Andrew Cortés has been appointed chairman of the national Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez said this week....
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve receives $619K in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – Approximately $619,000 in federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be used to protect Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island’s congressional...
PC announces centennial celebration events
PROVIDENCE - Providence College will celebrate its 100th anniversary with events starting Aug. 29 and continuing until the end of the 2016 fall semester.
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