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CAIN A. HAYES has resigned as CEO of Point32Health Co. to "pursue other opportunities." / COURTESY POINT32HEALTH CO.

CEO of health insurer Point32Health resigns

PROVIDENCE – Point32Health Co. is now seeking a new CEO. The Canton, Mass.-based nonprofit health insurer and combined entity of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard...

Preserve Rhode Island names 10 Rhody Awards honorees

PROVIDENCE – Ten historic properties, individuals and groups across the state have been named honorees for Preserve Rhode Island’s 2024 Rhody Awards program.  The historic...
GETTING STARTED: State Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, left, convenes the first meeting of a 21-member legislative commission examining the feasibility of creating a public medical school in Rhode Island. Lauria is co-chair with University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange, second from left.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A CURE FOR THE ILLS? Not everybody is convinced R.I. would...

(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its impact on...
CHALLENGES AHEAD: Woonsocket Superintendent Patrick McGee, like most of his counterparts in other Rhode Island communities, is trying to lead his school district through steep declines in enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. school districts wrestle with enrollment drops

Tough decisions are being made in public school districts throughout Rhode Island, and more appear on the horizon for others amid shrinking enrollment counts...
David Salvatore / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: David Salvatore

David Salvatore | Executive director, The Providence Foundation 1. What are your goals as executive director of The Providence Foundation, and why are you...
TOUCH OF CLASS: Natalie Delmar, a math tutor at Rhode Island Tutorial and Educational Services Inc., writes a problem on a whiteboard in a classroom at the organization’s office in Pawtucket. The nonprofit has seen an increase in parents seeking tutoring for their children to prepare for college admissions testing. 
PBN PHOTO/
PAUL J. SPETRINI

Tutors are busier as SATs undergo change

Susan Santucci says she was surprised when she received a barrage of phone calls earlier this summer from parents of children preparing to apply...
Christina Pitney

Pitney elected new board president of Meals on Wheels of R.I.

CHRISTINA PITNEY, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior vice president of government programs, has been elected as the new board president...
Meghan Grady joined Providence-based nonprofit Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. 
as executive director in 2019.  / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Strategize, then dive in

Meghan Grady | Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director It’s often said that change is the only constant. However, it’s hardly ever easy....
THE CROWDS returned downtown Providence during PVDFest this year after the annual festival was moved to the riverfront in 2023 despite complaints from the community. Pictured above is a PVDFest that took place along Washington Street before 2023. / COURTESY PVDFEST

What’s ahead for the next PVDFest?

PVDFest may not have completely reverted to its historically gritty roots when it took place Sept. 6-7, but this year’s signature arts and culture...

Fun was back with PVDFest

Sunny skies no doubt helped public perceptions of this year’s PVDFest – and last year’s soggy disaster was easy to improve on. But the administration...
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