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UMass Dartmouth takes new approach to theses

The way it used to be, nursing graduate student Andrea Riiska would have been forced to toil for countless hours on a thesis paper...
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Kas R. DeCarvalho

AGE:36 POSITION: President and managing member, Kaslaw, LLC. RESIDENCE: Providence LIFELONG AMBITION: Clarity and the respect and adoration of my children FAVORITE BOOK: “Flow, The Psychology of Optical...
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Sixcia Devine

AGE: 31 POSITION: Providence Metro regional director, R.I. Small Business Development Center; President, HDSC LLC RESIDENCE: Providence LIFELONG AMBITION: Wouldn't say FAVORITE BOOK: “Sofie’s World,” by Jostein Gaarder GUILTY...

Matunuck theater turns into a nonprofit entity

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Theatre-By-The-Sea, purchased earlier this month by Massachusetts theater and musical event producer Bill Hanney, is turning nonprofit. Hanney, who bought...

Yacht Restoration School event raises $650,000

The International Yacht Restoration School in Newport recently raised $650,000 its educational programs through a live auction and sit-down dinner. The event was held...
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick is requesting tax relief for businesses affected by the fire at the Bernat Mill in Uxbridge. /

Patrick asks to re-set taxes for Uxbridge victims

BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick has filed legislation to provide tax relief to the dozens of citizens and business owners whose property was damaged...
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced grants to Rhode Island to help the homeless and help clean up Narragansett Bay. /

Reed announces social service, <br>environmental grants

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed today announced nearly $500,000 worth of federal grants to benefit the homeless in Rhode Island, as well as...
URI TEAM members pose with their second-place UAV, the RamBoat-8. From left are Coach Robert Tyce, Captain Michael Palmieri and team members Matthew Jewell, George Dossot and Jonathan Byron. /

URI team takes 2nd place in sub contest

KINGSTON – A team of 10 University of Rhode Island undergraduate and graduate students placed second in the recently concluded 10th annual International Autonomous...

River council recognized as a ‘champion’

Citizens Bank of Rhode Island and NBC 10 last week named the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council as its 2007 third-quarter “Champion in Action” in...

MJSA awards 2007 scholarships

PROVIDENCE – The MJSA Education Foundation has awarded more than $7,000 in scholarships to seven student designers. Since 1979, the foundation has granted more than...
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