Summit seeks consensus on plan to grow jobs
The Rhode Island Economic Summit, hosted by U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., last month at the Community College of Rhode Island campus in...
Brown gets in swing of things
Dr. Edward J. Wing, dean of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, takes a swing with a sledgehammer as Brown...
Teaching a state how to teach its students better
It has been a tumultuous first year on the job for Commissioner Deborah A. Gist, who began work on July 1, 2009. Despite the...
No end in sight as tuition hits $50K
Talk about sticker shock: Three local private colleges are set to break the $50,000 tuition mark next school year, and several others are getting...
Pawtucket unveils plan to aid city businesses
PAWTUCKET – A year-long study of ways to improve the city’s business climate unveiled a host of proposals last week, including four the mayor...
Cape Wind approved by Obama administration
BOSTON – The Obama administration last week announced approval of Cape Wind, the long-stalled offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, setting the stage for...
Edesia provides a lifeline for the malnourished
Navyn Salem was fed up. Trying to feed starving children in Africa was apparently not enough for her critics, who said the food-manufacturing business...
$50K donated to CAC, center remains open
St. Anne’s Hospital recently presented a $50,000 charitable donation to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County.
The donation will allow the center to...
Mechanics Co-op helps raise funds for SMILES
The Miles for SMILES Walk was held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tripp Athletic Center. The event, which was held inside due to...
Realtors fix up needy Newporter’s home
NEWPORT – Members of the Newport County Board of Realtors and their families broke out the hammers on Saturday to renovate the home of...
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