Law firm gives $10K in support of diversity
The law firm Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. has announced the award of its $10,000 Diversity Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to...
Staples grants $5K to St. Vincent’s
Staples Inc., through its Staples Foundation for Learning, has provided a $5,000 grant to St. Vincent’s. The funding will support St. Vincent’s Life Skills...
Catholic diocese stemmed red ink in 2009
PROVIDENCE – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence finished its 2009 fiscal year with a surplus, rebounding from a money-losing year in fiscal 2008,...
AIA honors two architects
WASHINGTON – The American Institute of Architects last week bestowed national awards on two local young architects.
Kristine Royal, an architect at Newport Collaborative...
R.I., Mass. are Race to the Top finalists
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts were among the 15 states picked as finalists Thursday in the Obama administration’s high-profile competition for $4.4 billion...
Survey: R.I. economy will improve in ’10
PROVIDENCE – More than half of Rhode Island’s business leaders expect both the state and national economies to improve this year, according to Sovereign...
Brown, IE unveil joint M.B.A. program
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will team with Instituto de Empresa, an elite European business school, to launch an executive MBA program aimed at experienced...
Brown to cut jobs; tuition, budget to rise
PROVIDENCE – Brown University said this weekend it will cut jobs and increase its total cost nearly 5 percent next year, to more than...
RIC, Brown to sponsor HIV conference
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College is collaborating with Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School to sponsor an international HIV prevention and treatment conference in...
Central Falls actions serious, necessary
Schools should be operated for the benefit of students. End of story.
So any discussion about what is happening at Central Falls High School...