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Diedrich stepping down as Newport Art Museum’s executive director

NEWPORT – Norah Diedrich, who has served as the Newport Art Museum’s executive director since 2015, will step down in December to take a...
HOPE & MAIN in 2023 will open a new Downtown Makers Marketplace at 100 Westminster St. in Providence. Pictured, from left, are Joseph R. Paolino Jr., Paolino Properties LP managing partner; Barbara Papitto, The Papitto Opportunity Connection founder; Lisa Raiola, Hope & Main founder and president; and Tony Lopez, owner of Schasteâ. / COURTESY HOPE & MAIN

Hope & Main to open downtown marketplace in Providence

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s prominent food business incubator will soon have a significant presence in the city. Additionally, the organization is currently negotiating to occupy...

URI researchers to develop robotics platforms to map, measure icebergs

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Through iceberg measurements, scientists can gain a wealth of environmental data and prevent maritime damage and disruptions. But getting close enough to these icebergs...

Brown provides early start to STEAM education for Providence students

PROVIDENCE – Students as young as kindergarteners will have an opportunity to embark on a science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, education through...

Paige Clausius-Parks named new executive director of R.I. KIDS COUNT

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island KIDS COUNT has named Paige Clausius-Parks as new executive director effective Dec. 1, the board of directors announced on Tuesday. Clausius-Parks...

Bus driver strike avoided after union, First Student announce tentative agreement

PROVIDENCE – A strike that would have taken 275 Rhode Island bus drivers, monitors and aides off the job beginning Wednesday was narrowly avoided,...
GEORGE T. MARSHALL, founder and CEO of the Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, died Tuesday after a long illness. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Flickers’ film festival founder Marshall dies after long illness

PROVIDENCE – George T. Marshall, the founder and CEO of the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival who has brought independent filmmakers together to...

Providence adds new startup training to design grant program

PROVIDENCE – The city and DESIGNxRI are expanding an existing grant program for design-based businesses, with new opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to start creative...
SHERI GRIFFIN, co-executive director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island standing with co-executive director Jesse Rye, co-executive directors of Farm Fresh Rhode Island, at the construction site for their new 60,000 square foot Food Hub facility in 2020, announced Tuesday she is stepping away from the organization next month. Rye in 2023 will become Farm Fresh' sole executive director. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Farm Fresh R.I. co-director Griffin resigning; Rye to become organization’s sole director

PROVIDENCE – Farm Fresh Rhode Island will have a leadership change starting next month. Sheri Griffin, who has served as the nonprofit food marketplace and...

Justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after...
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