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Papitto Foundation announces $1.63M in grants

CRANSTON – The Papitto Foundation today announced $1.63 million in gifts to three local institutions: The Miriam Hospital, St. Mary Academy – Bay View...

Bristol to pay $75,000 Clean Water settlement

BRISTOL – The Town of Bristol has agreed to pay a $75,000 civil penalty to settle Clean Water charges related to its sewage overflow...

Carcieri: R.I. EDC to absorb<br> Economic Policy Council

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Policy Council will cease to be a standalone entity, becoming instead an advisory council to the R.I. Economic Development...
PAUL REVILLE will become the secretary of the new Cabinet-level Executive Office of Education  on July 1. He currently is chairman of the Board of Education, president of the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and director of the Harvard Education Policy and Management Program.  /

Patrick names new education secretary

BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick today named Paul Reville to serve as the state’s first secretary of education since 1996, overseeing the new Mass....
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R.I. employment shrinks in January

WASHINGTON – Total non-farm payroll employment fell in six states in January, led by Rhode Island, but rose in the other 44 states and...

RIH, Miriam recognized for excellence in cancer care

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital today were honored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island with designation as...

Lehman Bros. to cut another 1,400 jobs

NEW YORK – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. will slash its work force by 5 percent across the board, eliminating another 1,400 jobs worldwide a...

Governor’s spokesman Kass to fill in at R.I. EMA

PROVIDENCE – Steve Kass, director of communications for Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, has been temporarily assigned to the R.I. Emergency Management Agency. “Kass has not...
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Armand T. Lusi

Armand T. Lusi has been named president of the board for the R.I. Chapter of the Associated General Contractors (RIAGC). Lusi is president of...

RWU one of 14 schools to land research grant

Roger Williams University has been selected as one of 14 institutions in the country to earn an award from the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research...
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