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"I was always interested in math and sciences and did not focus on reading as a child.  Fortunately, I had a mother who loved literature and put a book in my hands every chance she could. " / COURTESY PAPITTO FOUNDATION

Five Questions With: Ralph Papitto

Ralph Papitto, along with his wife Barbara, who run The Papitto Foundation, launched Read to Succeed in 2008 to help children who don’t have...

IYRS hosting gala

NEWPORT – The 15th annual International Yacht Restoration School Summer Gala will take place July 7 at the school’s waterfront campus in Newport to...

Children’s Museum hosts tournament

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Children’s Museum will hold its 29th Allen H. Chatterton Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament on Aug. 6 at Carnegie Abbey Club...

FirstWorks announces festival schedule

PROVIDENCE – FirstWorks, a Providence nonprofit arts organization, has announced the schedule for the FirstWorks Festival: On the Plaza in 2012 on Sept. 29,...

Youth in Action, coalition receive grants

PROVIDENCE – Youth in Action and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Rhode Island have been named the first recipients of grants...

Downtown offices participate in ‘Operation Smart Exit’

PROVIDENCE – More than 4,000 downtown Providence office workers will take to the streets late Thursday morning for ‘Operation Smart Exit,’ an event designed...
THE DORCAS PLACE Adult and Family Learning Center and the International Institute of Rhode Island have announced they will merge into one organization known as The Dorcas International Institute as of Jan. 1, 2013.

Dorcas Place and IIRI to merge

PROVIDENCE -The Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center and the International Institute of Rhode Island have announced they will merge into one organization...

EDC hires Maine researcher to gauge America’s Cup impact

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has hired Maine-based research and planning firm Planning Decisions Inc. to conduct an economic impact study of...
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY  has allocated $500,000 to help establish a private/public partnership with the JASON Project, a nonprofit designed to help teachers develop 21st-century skills.

R.I. teachers land $500k to develop skills, support science

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has allocated $500,000 to help establish a private/public partnership with the JASON Project, a nonprofit designed to help teachers...
COURTESY TOM MAGUIRE
NEW REALITIES: The class of 2012 at Providence College's commencement exercises in May. A recent study shows Rhode Island graduates carry an average debt load of $26,340.

Graduation test: budgeting today

Figuring out a personal budget is a relatively easy process. Net income minus expenses equals disposable income. But what happens when that bottom line...
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