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Five Questions With: Aaron Robinson 

On Oct. 8, South County Health became Rhode Island's first healthcare system to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of healthcare institutions...
ROLLING: Run of the Mill founder David Lawlor turned his love of videography and documenting old mill buildings into a successful digital media and documentary production company. 
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Everybody’s Business: Community engagement key to media creator’s success

(Editor’s note: This is the 74th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
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Five Questions With: Tim Hodge

Tim Hodge | Northeast regional vice president, Charter Communications Inc., doing business as Spectrum 1. What will the transition from Cox Communications to Spectrum...
Lucas Johnson

Sandwich Party Sunday provides more than food to the unhoused

LUCAS JOHNSON, a University of Rhode Island junior majoring in medicinal neuroscience, founded Sandwich Party Sunday three years ago. The nonprofit gives peanut butter...

Five Questions With: Dr. James Valente

In September, Newport Hospital became the first hospital in Rhode Island to implement da Vinci 5, a robotic-assisted surgical system created by California-based Intuitive Surgical Inc. The...

Five Questions With: Mary Ann Lisi

Mary Ann Lisi is a sales associate with Residential Properties Ltd., where she has worked since 2010. A longtime South County resident, Lisi specializes...

Five Questions With: Ashley Abbate Macksoud

Ashley Abbate Macksoud is a senior vice president, resident director and wealth management adviser with Merrill Lynch in Providence. She has spent more than...

Five Questions With: Bob Bailey

Bob Bailey is a sales associate and office manager with Lila Delman Compass, where he has worked since 2010. A lifelong Jamestown resident, he...

Five Questions With: Diane Block

In May 2025, Care New England Health System partnered with the R.I. Department of Health to provide eight Counseling on Access to Lethal Means,...
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Five Questions With: Molly Richard

Molly Richard | Assistant professor, University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences 1. Your research estimates that nearly 10,000 Rhode Islanders experienced doubled-up homelessness...
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