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THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC School District board on Wednesday unanimously voted to recommend the R.I. Department of Education to end the state intervention of the district by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Providence school board wants state intervention to end. But will it?

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District board made clear Wednesday night that the city’s schools should be brought back under local control. However,...
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE will launch next fall a new fully online master's degree program in sports administration. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

PC to launch new online master’s program in sports administration

PROVIDENCE – Providence College next fall will launch a new fully online master’s degree program that will be designed to help emerging professionals within...
STATE ELECTED AND EDUCATION officials on Friday announced $5 million in funding for 24 local education agencies for instructional coaching in math and English language arts.

State awards $5M in grants to help schools hire instructional coaches

PROVIDENCE – State elected and education officials announced Friday that $5 million in state funding will be distributed to 24 local education agencies –...

Do you agree with Attorney General Peter F. Neronha that the state’s health insurance...

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is urging the R.I. Office of Health Insurance Commissioner to reject all proposed rate hikes submitted by insurers for...
KEY COMPONENT: Carolyn Simon, owner of the East Side Art Center in Pawtucket, works with student Bruce Kilstein, of Providence. Having been in operation for more than 30 years, Simon values the relationships with her students and says they have been key to the center’s continued success.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

East Side Art Center gets fresh start in Pawtucket

When Carolyn Simon had to relocate the East Side Art Center from Providence to a new building in Pawtucket last year after her husband...
REDUCING THE HOOPS: Robert Brooks, managing partner at Adler, Pollock & Sheehan PC, is one of numerous attorneys who believe Rhode Island’s bar exam rules made it more difficult to attract experienced lawyers to firms here. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

R.I. eases bar exam rules on out-of-state lawyers

David Wollin has read about several cases in which the Rhode Island Bar Association’s unique rules for out-of-state attorneys have tripped up experienced lawyers...

BankNewport invests in overall wellness

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 100-499 EMPLOYEES #2. BankNewport CEO (or equivalent): John F. “Jack” Murphy, CEO and president Number of employees: 320 AT BANKNEWPORT, leadership’s approach...

Children’s Friend creates lifesavers

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 100-499 EMPLOYEES #3. Children's Friend & Service CEO (or equivalent): David Caprio, CEO and president Number of employees: 375 CHILDREN’S FRIEND &...

Employees at Ortho R.I. have a beneficial ‘drive’

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 100-499 EMPLOYEES #4. ORTHOPEDICS RHODE ISLAND INC. CEO (or equivalent): Dr. Michael P. Bradley, CEO and president Number of employees: 409 ORTHOPEDICS...

Gilbane puts safety first

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES #2. Gilbane Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Thomas F. Gilbane Jr., chairman and CEO Number of employees: 3,100 A FAMILY-OWNED construction-management...
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