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ARTISTS INVOLVED in the Hasbro project include, from left: Merle Mainelli Poulton, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Kenn Speiser, and Michele Leavitt, pictured with Joan Holden, clinical coordinator at the center. /

Colorful ceiling tiles help soothe Hasbro patients

A pink octopus with curlicue arms plays the piano. The tail of a blue-eyed stingray waves a tambourine. Four plump turtles lounge around a glass-topped...
MICHAEL FANTOM, CEO of the Providence Ronald McDonald House, says the 20-year-old facility could see growth within the next five years. /

Ronald McDonald House eyes Providence expansion

Michael Fantom says the mission of the Providence Ronald McDonald House can be boiled down to this: providing a home away from home for...
AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS Sigourney Weaver will be the main attraction at the Woman & Infants Hospital event. To learn more about the luncheon, slated for Sept. 10 at the R.I. Convention Center, visit www.GiveToWomenAndInfants.org. /

Weaver headlining W&I luncheon

PROVIDENCE – Actress Sigourney Weaver will be the featured speaker at Women & Infants Hospital’s Celebrity Luncheon, scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. on...
THOMAS DUCHESNE, director of diagnostic imaging at Newport Hospital, said that patients are becoming increasingly knowledgeable about advances in health care industry /

Five Questions With: Tom Duchesne

Newport Hospital recently opened a new diagnostic imaging facility in Portsmouth to serve residents of northern Newport County and ease some of the pressure...
JUST ONE MORE APPROVAL is needed to enable the R.I. Convention Center Authority to take over management of the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, as it plans to do this Friday, Aug. 1. Operations will be subcontracted to two facilities-management firms. /

VMA management transfer OK’d by properties panel

PROVIDENCE – As expected, the R.I. State Properties Committee today approved the transfer of the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA) to the R.I. Convention...

Youth in Action tapped for Citizens, NBC10 honor

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank and WJAR-TV NBC10 have named Youth in Action in Providence as the 2008 third-quarter Champion in Action in the youth...
RYAN AND JAIMIE BORDEN had been promised scholarships by the Education Partnership, but the nonprofit’s collapse means they may have to find alternative funding. /

Promised scholarships in jeopardy

The warning signs of trouble at the Education Partnership were visible months ago, Linda Borden realizes now. Borden, whose two children were selected for scholarships...
ERIC PELSER, sales manager for Community Fruitland Inc., said that local colleges, including Providence College and Salve Regina University, have been looking for produce supplies. /

Nutritious food finds home in schools, workplaces

Cafeteria food has never had a reputation for being particularly appealing or healthy, but the negative perception is changing rapidly as more food providers...

Landmark CEO Gaube to leave hospital at year’s end

Landmark Medical Center CEO Gary J. Gaube announced last week that he plans to leave the hospital at the end of this year, ending...
HOPE HIGH graduates, front to back, Stephania Cruz, Jennifer Nunez, Lorpu Dolo and Stephen Lawson listen during a job-training class designed to prepare them for work in the hospitality and tourism sector and customer service. /

Hope grads get training, job offers

Hope High School doesn’t have any air conditioning or fans. Yet 15 students, recent graduates who needed jobs, sweated their way through four weeks...
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