Goho named R.I.’s top school superintendent
WARWICK – Joseph B. Goho, who has spent close to three decades in the North Providence School Department, has been named Rhode Island’s best...
BankNewport awards $20K to nonprofit aiming to support students through soccer
NEWPORT – BankNewport has provided $20,000 in funding support this year to Project GOAL, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring academic achievement and...
Hope Scholarship shows promise at Rhode Island College
The Hope Scholarship at Rhode Island College seems to be living up to its title by producing small gains in the school’s lagging enrollment,...
Groov-Pin, Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan, AAA, CVS named PBN’s top 2024 Healthiest Employers
PROVIDENCE – Groov-Pin Corp., Centreville Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, AAA Northeast and CVS Health Corp. were the top companies recognized Thursday...
Peace Dale Library gets $700K for renovations
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The Peace Dale Library has received $700,000 for renovations to transform underutilized spaces and create multipurpose community gathering places.
The funding is...
Attendance in R.I. public schools is on the rebound after pandemic plunge
Rhode Island kids aren’t skipping school as much as they used to.
In the 2023-2024 school year, there were 244,375 fewer absences across Rhode Island’s...
Brown, RISD, PC named among College Raptor’s annual Best Colleges
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island-based colleges were ranked among the top higher education institutions in the U.S. by College Raptor, a subsidiary of Citizens...
URI receives $2.5M to study ‘ghost gear’ around offshore wind projects
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team from the University of Rhode Island will monitor biodiversity and lost or abandoned fishing gear – dubbed ‘ghost gear’...
McCoy Stadium memorabilia auction raises $48K
PAWTUCKET – The city’s two-week-long auction selling off multiple pieces of local baseball history has raised approximately $48,000, with the bulk of it to...
Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation distributes $212K in grants to 24 groups
WEST WARWICK – The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded 24 grants to nonprofits across Rhode Island and Connecticut totaling more than $212,000.
The charitable...


















