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Nonprofit & Education

Memorial, Walgreens launch <br>stroke education program

PAWTUCKET – Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Walgreens have launched a joint stroke education and community-outreach program that aims to help the public...

STAC awards $1.5M in research grants

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) today announced that it has awarded $1.5 million in grants to seven collaborative research...

2008 Newport Waterfront Festivals <br> raise $50k for local charities

NEWPORT – Attendance at the 2008 Newport Waterfront Festivals rose more than 8 percent last year, helping the organization exceed its goal of raising...
THE DEADLINE FOR grant proposals is Feb. 6. Recipients will be announced in March. /

Work force training grants available from board

PROVIDENCE – Businesses have until Feb. 6 to submit proposals to receive up to $50,000 in work force training grants from the Governor’s Workforce...
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Solar-car contest workshop set for Feb. 5

PROVIDENCE – The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living will host a free workshop next month to provide information on helping middle school students design...

Citizens branch manager begins sabbatical <br> with Providence-based nonviolence group

CRANSTON – Marla Sabater, branch manager at Citizens Bank’s Garfield Avenue Stop & Shop branch in Cranston, has been named the latest recipient of...

URI professor’s index reports weak Nov. for R.I. economy

KINGSTON – Rhode Island’s economy suffered another bad month in November, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro’s Current Conditions Index, which...
FROM LEFT:  George Zwiener, Cranston Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee; Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts; Kathy Connolly, director of public relations for the R.I. Blood Center; and Todd Wallace, field marketing manager for Dunkin’ Donuts /

Blood center, DD offer bag of coffee for giving

Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts and representatives from the Rhode Island Blood Center and Dunkin’ Donuts gathered at a Cranston area Dunkin’ Donuts...
AIRFLOW METERS are among the tools that students will learn to use in the CCRI program. /

CCRI program to train energy auditors

A new training program for energy-efficiency inspectors starting in February at the Community College of Rhode Island is linked directly to National Grid. The...

Nonprofit service board requires diligence

Over the past few years, the boardroom tribulations of several nonprofit institutions have been subject to public scrutiny due to questionable decision-making by senior...
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