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HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL next academic year will move from the Rhode Island College campus in Providence to the Providence Country Day School campus in East Providence. / COURTESY HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL

Henry Barnard School to leave RIC for Providence Country Day campus

EAST PROVIDENCE – Just two years after breathing life back into the Henry Barnard School on the Rhode Island College campus, Providence Country Day...

Nonprofit news outlet set to launch in R.I. on March 15

PROVIDENCE – A new online news outlet is set to appear in the Ocean State news scene. The Rhode Island Current, the 33rd digital news...
A PAIR OF Brown University basketball players have filed a federal lawsuit against the Ivy League for allegedly engaging in a price-fixing agreement by not offering athletic scholarships to student athletes. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

2 Brown University basketball players sue Ivy League over no-scholarship policy

PROVIDENCE – Two Brown University basketball players, one former and one current, filed  a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday accusing the eight Ivy League...

Substitute teacher legislation passes Senate

PROVIDENCE – The Senate on Tuesday approved amended versions of legislation that would temporarily suspend the limit on the number of days retired public...
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251 and First Student Inc. have reached a new four-year contract agreement for Providence school bus drivers.

Teamsters Local 251 bus drivers, First Student reach new agreement, avoid strike

PROVIDENCE – A new contract agreement has been reached between the local union that represents school bus drivers in the city and First Student...

Hina Musa, recently appointed CEO, departs Social Enterprise Greenhouse

PROVIDENCE – Just over two months after announcing Hina Musa as its new chief executive officer, Social Enterprise Greenhouse is once again experiencing a...

PPAC’s 2023-24 schedule kicks off Sept. 9 with ‘Funny Girl’

PROVIDENCE – Ten productions will take the Providence Performing Arts Center’s stage as part of the theater’s upcoming 2023-24 season, beginning Sept. 9 with...

R.I. Foundation awards $84M in grants in 2022, second-most in history

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation in 2022 had its second-best grantmaking year and its third-best fundraising year in the nonprofit funder’s century-plus history. The...
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE guard Devin Carter (22) drives the ball towards center court as Seton Hall guard Jamir Harris pursues during the first half of the Friars' loss at home on March 4. Providence College now requires a $500 donation to be eligible to purchase NCAA Tournament tickets. / AP PHOTO/MARK STOCKWELL

PC requires 500% larger donation for March Madness ticket eligibility

PROVIDENCE – If fans want to see the Providence College men’s basketball team compete in the NCAA Tournament in a couple of weeks, it...

Eleanor Slater Hospital partners with Burrillville School Department to introduce students to health care...

BURRILVILLE – A new collaboration between Eleanor Slater Hospital and the Burrillville School Department will allow high school students to experience firsthand a career...
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