Bald eagles star in new Zoo exhibit
PROVIDENCE – The new bald eagle habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo opened yesterday, just in time for the Fourth of July.
The new exhibit...
Brockton, F.R get $0.49M work force grants
WASHINGTON – The states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts and the Bay State communities of Brockton and Fall River are among the recipients of...
Making mental health resources more accessible
Mental illness can be a lonely place. It can undermine your sense of self, your confidence in your own judgment. It can be shameful...
Cicilline set to cut jobs, hike taxes
Blasting the General Assembly for passing a state budget that put Providence’s own budget in a deep hole, Mayor David N. Cicilline last week...
Subsidy cuts will raise student loan costs, banks say
Middle-income American families will pay more for college if lawmakers cut federal subsidies to lenders, limiting children’s chances for education, student-loan companies said last...
VNA leader recognized as Mentor of the Year
Nancy Roberts, president and CEO of VNA of Care New England, has earned the Dick Anderton Memorial Mentor of the Year Award. She was...
Training tomorrow’s surveyors
Like most in his profession, land surveyor John Libby never planned on making a career of it. In his case, it started with an...
Social service agencies’ Newport Initiative<br> expands free resources with new Web site
NEWPORT – An interagency training and development program called the Newport Initiative for Nonprofit Leadership has been launched by a coalition of local social-services...
Cardiologist takes leadership role<br> in his specialty
Dr. Steven Fera has been elected governor of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. He works in private practice at...
