Gap exists between classroom <br>and workplace skills
A poll of registered voters revealed that 80 percent think the skills students need to learn to prepare for 21st-century jobs are different from...
Carcieri names RIPTA budget review panel
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri today called for a review of finances at the ailing R.I. Public Transportation Authority, and named a panel...
Mass. to get $11.5M more in LIHEAP aid
BOSTON – Massachusetts will receive a supplemental grant of $11.5 million to help residents heat their homes this winter, according to Gov. Deval L....
R.I. to get another $1.9M in heating aid
WASHINGTON – A supplemental grant of $1.925 million, announced today, will bring Rhode Island’s total aid under the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program...
R.I. gears up to begin enforcing E-Verify
PROVIDENCE – Companies that do business with the state will have to check their workers’ immigration status via the federal E-Verify system, under...
BankRI donations help youth organizations
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island recently provided a $30,500 helping hand to 15 youth organizations during summer vacation and assisted youngsters in other ways,...
Junior League names Miller ’08-’09 president
Mary Catharine H. Miller has been named president of the Junior League of Rhode Island for 2008-2009. Miller has been an active member since...
R.I. Medicaid reform plan <br>not likely to lower state’s payout
To the editor:
As president of the state’s largest association of nursing homes, I read the recent opinion piece by Gary Alexander, director of the...
Independent WRNI sets goal of being heard across state
During his two years as general manager of public radio station WRNI in Providence, Joe O’Connor says he has seen clear signs that the...
Chefs give back by doing what comes naturally
No businessperson gets asked to give more donations than a chef or restaurateur. And none of them are complaining. After all, it is called...