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THE STATE IS SUING the city of Woonsocket, Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and Synagro Woonsocket LLC over allegations that the city's wastewater treatment plant has partially treated sewage leaking into the Blackstone River. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK

R.I. suing Woonsocket, 2 contractors over wastewater plant leaks into Blackstone River

Government 03/15/2023

PROVIDENCE – The city of Woonsocket and the two private contractors that operate the city’s wastewater treatment plant will be taken to court by...

Annenberg report: More teachers leaving Providence schools than coming in

Education 03/15/2023

PROVIDENCE – A new report released Wednesday by Brown University’s Annenberg Institute offers a mixed analysis of teacher retention within the state-controlled Providence Public...

URI’s Reiss named top coach in A-10 women’s basketball

Education 03/14/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island women’s basketball coach Tammi Reiss has been named the 2022-23 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year,...

Five Questions With: Josh Short

Art & Culture 03/14/2023

Josh Short is the founder and artistic director of Providence-based performing arts organization The Wilbury Theatre Group. As local theaters are still working their...

Bryant University launches new physician assistant, nurse practitioner certificate program

Education 03/14/2023

SMITHFIELD – Through the university’s Executive Education and Career Accelerator, Bryant University is launching a new physician assistant and nurse practitioner leadership in health...

Philanthropy Calendar, March 15, 2023

Philanthropy Calendar 03/14/2023

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CCRI to privatize campus bookstores

Education 03/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – A search is underway by the Community College of Rhode Island for a private vendor to take over operations at the...

Mass. Military Support Foundation receives $1.9M in federal funds for new Norton headquarters, food...

Government 03/13/2023

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – The Massachusetts Military Support Foundation announced Monday that it has secured $1.9 million in federal funding for a new organization...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has received a $3 million gift from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation to help with the modernization of the Narragansett Bay Campus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI receives $3M from van Beuren Foundation for bay campus renovation project

Economy 03/13/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The pending modernization of the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus received another significant financial boost. The university announced Monday that...