Saturday, September 26, 2026

TOPICS

Martha L. Wofford was named CEO and president of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island in March 2021, replacing Kim A. Keck. She previously served as group vice president at DaVita Inc. in Colorado. / COURTESY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND

Support caregivers

Martha L. Wofford | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island CEO and president As the CEO of the state’s largest health insurer, I’m...
Dan Faber

Faber named CEO of International Tennis Hall of Fame

DAN FABER was recently appointed the new CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. Faber was the head of the United...

Back to class?

Do you feel Rhode Island’s public education system needs to be overhauled? Yes: 86% Unsure: 14% No: 0% Are you concerned the current state of public education could...
A NEW RESEARCH project by Harvard University and Stanford University released Thursday shows that students in Rhode Island have suffered multiple months of learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Study: R.I. students suffered significant learning loss during pandemic

PROVIDENCE – A new review by Harvard University and Stanford University researchers shows that Rhode Island students have suffered multiple months of learning loss...

United Way of R.I. starts search for nonprofit resource center director

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island Inc. has opened the application window seeking candidates to become the inaugural director of the organization’s nonprofit...

SouthCoast Community Foundation names Gagliardi new programs director

NEW BEDFORD – Julia Ramos Gagliardi, who has worked for several years in both the banking and nonprofit sectors, has been named the new...

Shea, EWG high schools take top honors in wind turbine competition

WARWICK – Charles E. Shea High School in Pawtucket and Exeter-West Greenwich High School won their respective divisions during the third annual Rhode Island...

RIDE opens registration for All Course Network

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has opened registration for its All Course Network initiative to offer public K-12 students free learning opportunities...
WARWICK FIREFIGHTERS Local 2748 will hold a charity ball in support of the Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter on May 20 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / COURTESY CROWNE PLAZA PROVIDENCE-WARWICK

Philanthropy Calendar, May 10, 2023

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
MEADE STADIUM, which hosts the University of Rhode Island's football team, needs a $42 million upgrade to replace the bleachers, press box and make it compliant to the Americans with Disabilities Act. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Fields of Dreams? URI hopes state support can help revitalize aging athletic facilities

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Thorr Bjorn is trying to look beyond the disrepair with some University of Rhode Island athletic fields, including Meade Stadium, for...
- Featured Event -

Latest News