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R.I. Alzheimer’s registry launched
The first baby boomers – those born in the immediate post-World War II years and up until the early 1960s – have turned 65....
Gift from Bready gives Trinity head new title
PROVIDENCE – Trinity Repertory Company will rename its artistic director position “The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director” through June 2015 to celebrate a ...
Former Pell Center executive director dies in car crash
NEWPORT – Peter H. Liotta, former executive director of the Claiborne Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University,...
Five Questions With: Herman deKoe
Since its inception in 1987, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Rhode Island –Providence, a local arm of the national Habitat for Humanity organization, has...
Artic Mission to host e-waste, shredding day
WEST WARWICK – The Artic Mission, a Christian Mission nonprofit organization, will host an electronic waste and paper shredding event to raise funds for...
Rite Aid gives $10K to Children’s Friend
PROVIDENCE – The Rite Aid Foundation, the charitable arm of Rite Aid, the Pennsylvania-based drug store chain which operates 44 stores in Rhode Island,...
Rubber Duck Race set for Sept. 23
WARWICK – The inaugural Rubber Duck Race for Children’s Wishes will be held Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lincoln Woods...
RWU law school ranks 13th for new grad employment
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University School of Law ranks 13th in the Northeast for graduates finding employment, according to numbers analyzed by the...
Going green puts hotels in black
When those behind development of Forty 1 North, a waterfront hotel in Newport that opened in 2011, decided to incorporate substantial sustainability efforts into...
Giving chain stores run for money
For former professional runner Bob Bischoff, it’s all about the shoes. Specifically running shoes – and the co-owner of Rhode Runner in Providence, along...














