URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement appoints Antonucci as new CEO
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The fundraising arm for the University of Rhode Island has formally appointed its new top executive.
The University of Rhode Island Foundation...
Nonbinary Providence teachers fight to keep their jobs. They have some allies in their...
Brandi Tucker teaches fifth graders on the third floor at Webster Avenue Elementary School in Providence. Sam Wallace works as a librarian at DelSesto...
‘March Madness’ a slam dunk for local restaurants, businesses over the weekend
PROVIDENCE – A weekendlong celebration of basketball madness proved to be an economic win for Rhode Island and its capital city.
There’s now optimism for...
R.I. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce opens new headquarters
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce officials on Friday formally cut the ribbon on the Chamber’s new headquarters at the historic James...
CCRI to offer buyouts to 109 employees for early retirement
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island will be offering buyouts to 109 employees eligible for early retirement allowing the state higher education...
R.I. environmental nonprofits sue Trump administration over funding freeze
Urban tree plantings, lead pipe education for landlords and local composting are already suffering from the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, a new lawsuit...
R.I. hopes to again score big with ‘March Madness’ in town
PROVIDENCE – True basketball madness is coming to Rhode Island’s capital city for the first time in close to a decade.
With that, local hospitality...
R.I. House approves student privacy bill
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives has approved legislation to regulate when public schools, school districts or third parties can activate or access...
Edesia lays off 16 due to lack of USAID payments
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Edesia Inc. says it has laid off 16 workers, accounting for about 10% of its staff, due to a lack of...
Smiley won’t declare Providence a ‘sanctuary city,’ but policy unchanged
PROVIDENCE – As a result of the crackdown on illegal immigration by the Trump administration, local officials throughout the country are again faced with...
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