Rhode Island Foundation awards $180K to support multilingual, minority community initiatives
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation recently awarded two grants totaling $180,000 to support initiatives involving multilingual learners in schools and expanding programs for...
BankRI awards $109,600 in grants to Rhode Island nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island has awarded a total of $109,600 in grants to 36 organizations throughout Rhode Island, the bank announced.
The programs receiving...
20 Brown University students arrested during sit-in protesting war in Gaza
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department on Wednesday arrested 20 Brown University students who were demanding university support for a ceasefire in the Gaza...
Rhode Island PBS, The Public’s Radio to merge
PROVIDENCE – Pending formal approval, two prominent local public broadcasting organizations will merge into a single entity.
Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio announced...
Tennis Hall of Fame losing annual ATP tournament after 2024
NEWPORT – The International Tennis Hall of Fame is losing a slot on the men's professional tennis circuit with the “retirement” of the tournament's...
7 R.I. communities approve school bond measures; N.K. voters say no
PROVIDENCE – Voters in seven local communities approved Tuesday approximately $867 million in bonds to finance new school building construction and renovations to existing...
4 R.I. domestic violence support groups receive $1.2M in federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women awarded $1.2 million in funds to four local nonprofits and domestic violence...
Gamm Theatre names new board president, members
WARWICK – Miriam Weizenbaum, chief of the R.I. Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Division, was named the new board president for the Sandra...
Preserve Rhode Island offering building preservation grants
PROVIDENCE – Preserve Rhode Island, through The 1772 Foundation, is offering matching grants of up to $10,000 for brick-and-mortar projects to local nonprofits that...
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