RWU, food-service provider offer hot meals amid government shutdown
BRISTOL – Approximately 70 active-duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families lined up to receive free hot meals from Roger Williams...
Five Questions With: Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson is a third-grade English language-learner teacher at Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School in Providence and winner of the 2018-19 Milken Family Foundation...
BankRI holiday giving campaign sends 1,400 gifts to local youths
PROVIDENCE – Wrapping up its 21st annual season, the Bank Rhode Island Holiday Giving Tree program collected 1,481 gifts to distribute to local children.Throughout...
Kidder named new chair of College Unbound board
PROVIDENCE – At its annual meeting on Jan. 11, College Unbound announced Patricia Kidder, an attorney and owner of Credit’s Cool in Newport, will...
Virtual dissection table aids St. Mary Academy students’ biology research
EAST PROVIDENCE – Earlier this month, St. Mary Academy Bay View announced the purchase of a virtual human dissection table to provide scientific imagery to...
Philanthropy Calendar, Jan. 18, 2019
If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com or research@PBN.com at least four weeks in...
A deep connection to clients yields results and loyalty
Jeanne LaChance | Thundermist Health Center president and CEOAfter more than 20 fulfilling years working in hospital administration elsewhere, I have reached a new...
Five Questions With Sabina Matos
5Q: Sabina Matos | President, Providence City Council1. How will you encourage more widespread economic development across Providence neighborhoods? Successful economic development depends...
Fast start for food and wine events
Whoever said things slow down after the holidays must spend a lot of time at home. This still-new year is showing no signs of...
A space for writers to work
Anne Holland was a business journalist working from home when she thought of creating a gathering place for writers of all sorts – journalists,...
