‘We’re literally waiting by the telephones’: Edesia inventory is moving, though USAID funding remains...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – It's been an intense last couple of weeks for Edesia Inc.
The Rhode Island-based humanitarian aid organization has seen a stop-work order...
Brown Medicine’s Caliendo PBN’s Health Care Heroes career achiever
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Angela Caliendo, executive vice chairperson of medicine in Brown Medicine’s division of infectious diseases, has been chosen as the Career Achiever...
URI receives $2M gift to support new fine arts center construction
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A former Carnival Corp. executive and his wife have contributed a seven-figure gift to the University of Rhode Island to support...
PC President Sicard receives 5-year extension; Esper elected as new board chair
PROVIDENCE – The Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard will continue to lead Providence College for the next five years.
Additionally, the Dominican Friars college has for...
URI increasing tuition next year by 3.5%
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island students will have to pay more next year to attend the state land-grant school.
The university’s board of...
Wiley Center backs new legislation to cap energy bills for low-income residents
PROVIDENCE – The George Wiley Center, a statewide energy justice and anti-poverty nonprofit organization, is backing proposed legislation that would cap energy bills for...
Washington Trust employees collect household items, build kits for Crossroads clients
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. employees recently built and donated 35 “Welcome Home” kits to benefit Crossroads Rhode Island clients who are transitioning...
Taunton state Rep. Doherty dies of cancer at 82
TAUNTON – Rep. Carol A. Doherty, a Democrat and former longtime educator who has represented the 3rd Bristol district in the Mass. Statehouse for...
Fort Barton Elementary School in Tiverton to close at end of school year
TIVERTON – Citing the need to decrease a seven-figure deficit in its upcoming fiscal budget and declining enrollment, the Tiverton School Committee on Feb....
Should the state Ethics Commission ban lobbyists from giving gifts over $25 to state...
The state Ethics Commission on Feb. 11 took the first step toward strengthening the so-called “gift rule” to ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
