Washington Trust employees collect household items, build kits for Crossroads clients
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. employees recently built and donated 35 “Welcome Home” kits to benefit Crossroads Rhode Island clients who are transitioning...
Taunton state Rep. Doherty dies of cancer at 82
TAUNTON – Rep. Carol A. Doherty, a Democrat and former longtime educator who has represented the 3rd Bristol district in the Mass. Statehouse for...
Fort Barton Elementary School in Tiverton to close at end of...
TIVERTON – Citing the need to decrease a seven-figure deficit in its upcoming fiscal budget and declining enrollment, the Tiverton School Committee on Feb....
Nonprofit leaders selected for United Way of R.I.’s 2025 Executive Director...
PROVIDENCE – Twelve local nonprofit top officials have been chosen as the newest class of United Way of Rhode Island Inc.’s annual Executive Director...
Profit from being inclusive
Tina Guenette | Real Access Motivates Progress CEO, president and founder
Making your business inclusive is not only the right thing to do for your...
LaFortune named president of FirstWorks board of directors
NIRVA R. LAFORTUNE, executive director of City Year Providence and a former Providence city councilor, was recently named the new board president of the...
Collaborate to protect vital programs
Trump administration efforts to slash federal spending threaten everything from state economic development and workforce training to nonprofits that rely heavily on grants, R.I....
Business needs the U.S. Department of Education to survive
President Donald Trump has been clear that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Trump and other critics argue that this federal...
State launches new math skills initiative, provides $2.1M in grants for...
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Thursday announced a new initiative to promote the importance of mathematics in local schools, as well as award multiple...
7 local colleges named among best for research by ACE, Carnegie...
PROVIDENCE – Seven local colleges and universities have been named by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of...