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GOV. GINA M. Raimondo has issued a statewide drought advisory and is encouraging residents and businesses to conserve water. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Governor issues drought advisory

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has issued a statewide drought advisory based on findings and assessments from the state’s Drought Steering Committee. “Rhode Islanders...
THIS IS one of six houses included in a family compound in Westerly that was recently named to the National Register of Historic Places. Pictured is the Harvey Perry House, which is part of the Perry Homestead Historic District that occupies approximately 8.5 acres in Westerly's southern end. / COURTESY R.I. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION & HERITAGE COMMISSION

Perry Homestead Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places

WESTERLY – The Perry Homestead Historic District has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. The listing was...
MICHAEL DEVOS OF Warwick has been named executive director of ONE Neighborhood Builders, a nonprofit community development corporation in the Olneyville section of Providence. / COURTESY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS

Warwick resident named ONE Neighborhood Builders’ new executive director

PROVIDENCE – Michael DeVos has been appointed as ONE Neighborhood Builders’ new executive director. DeVos has 35 years of experience in real estate, community development...
NEWPORT'S Castle Hill Inn was one of 20 Rhode Island restaurants recognized with Wine Spectator’s 2016 Restaurant Awards.  / COURTESY CASTLE HILL INN

R.I. restaurants recognized with Wine Spectator awards

Twenty Rhode Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2016 Restaurant Awards. Castle Hill Inn and 22 Bowen’s Wine Bar & Grille, both in...
DANIELLE GOUDREAU, A graduate student in engineering at the University of Rhode Island, won first place from the American Society of Civil Engineers for her research paper on the New Bedford hurricane barrier. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI grad student wins first place for research paper on New...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Danielle Goudreau, a University of Rhode Island graduate student in engineering, won first place from the American Society of Civil Engineers...

KVH releases Videotel Zika safety video

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. has released Videotel’s new Zika virus safety and training video free of charge to all mariners worldwide. KVH is a...
An engraving by Peter Schenk illustrates the Sadkeche Fight, a battle associated with the Yamasee War in South Carolina. / COURTESY SWANN AUCTION GALLERIES

Salve Regina CHP program awarded federal grant to support historic battlefield

NEWPORT – Salve Regina University’s Cultural and Historic Preservation program has been awarded a $39,000 grant from the National Park Service recently to conduct...
BRENDA CLEMENT has been appointed director of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University. / COURTESY HOUSINGWORKS RI

Clement appointed HousingWorks RI director

BRISTOL – Brenda J. Clement has been appointed director of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University. Clement has more than 20 years of experience in...
THE LAPRISE FAMILY, from left to right, Alex, Maggie, Scooter, Cynthia, Elizabeth and Matt. Owned by Scooter and Cynthia LaPrise,  EMMA Acres in Exeter has been named Rhode Island’s 2016 Outstanding Dairy Farm. The farm is named after the couple’s four children (Elizabeth, Matthew, Maggie, and Alexandra). / COURTESY EMMA ACRES

Exeter farm named R.I.’s 2016 Outstanding Dairy Farm

PROVIDENCE – EMMA Acres in Exeter has been named Rhode Island’s 2016 Outstanding Dairy Farm by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee of which...
PROVIDENCE IS THE seventh "most hipster" metro in the country, according to Infogroup. / COURTESY INFOGROUP

Providence makes most hipster metro list

PROVIDENCE – Providence was awarded seventh place on Infogroup’s list of the Top 10 Most Hipster Metro Areas. Hipsters are a subculture consisting of urban,...
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