URI department among most productive in field
KINGSTON VILLAGE – The 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index has ranked the University of Rhode Island's department of environmental and natural resource economics the...
Math, reading scores improve across R.I., writing scores drop
PROVIDENCE – Elementary and middle school students' test scores in reading and mathematics improved statewide last year, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Jan. 30.
In...
Ex-U.N. ambassador joins Brown institute
Richard C. Holbrooke, who served as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration, has accepted a five-year appointment as...
Survey: R.I. gamblers love casinos
Though more Rhode Island residents have been visiting Lincoln Park, fewer have been visiting Newport Grand, and those who visit the slot parlors have...
Chevron updates HVAC, hot water at two schools
PROVIDENCE – Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corp., has updated the heating and hot water systems of Chariho and East Providence Vocational...
Tirrell Realty recognized with R.I. Housing award
Rhode Island Housing has honored Tirrell Realty of East Providence for its work with first-time homebuyers, naming the brokerage Realtor of the Quarter after...
Nominees sought for Pell Awards in the arts
The Trinity Repertory Company and the Rhode Island Pell Awards Selection Committee are inviting the public to nominate outstanding local artists for the 2007...
Whole Foods offers register coupons to benefit Crossroads
The Whole Foods Market on Waterman Street in Providence is running a register coupon program to benefit Crossroads Rhode Island. During the promotion, which...
JWU’s Exchange City awarded $100,000 grant
PROVIDENCE – Exchange City, an interactive educational and entrepreneurial project for middle and high school students housed on the campus of Johnson & Wales...
Health care reform must center on the community
The health care crisis we face is real, and Rhode Islanders deserve an authentic solution.
Employers are being priced out of the system and dropping...
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