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EASY TO UNDERSTAND: Amy Qu, a recent Rhode Island School of Design graduate, presents her redesign of the fentanyl test strips as part of the Design Beyond Crisis studio course in May. The redesign is intended to make the strips easier to use for people without training. 
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Designers try to devise better safe-injection sites

In Providence and Pawtucket, harm-reduction organization Project Weber/RENEW regularly hands out test strips that can detect whether a drug sample contains fentanyl, a highly...

All dressed up

What is the dress code for your office? Business casual: 100% Casual: 0% Business professional: 0% During the COVID-19 pandemic, did your company require some form of dress...

Providence, Dorcas International launch free legal services program for city immigrants

PROVIDENCE – The city is teaming up with an immigrant services nonprofit to help foreign-born residents apply for citizenship and other legal needs, Mayor...

CCRI to launch offshore wind training program under state, developer partnership

LINCOLN – If Rhode Island wants to leverage its role in the offshore wind industry to bring more jobs to the state, it needs...
THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL will hold Wednesday a special meeting to discuss a proposed $125 million bond referendum for school construction.

Providence City Council moves forward on $125M school construction bond

PROVIDENCE – The City Council in a special meeting Wednesday unanimously approved a first vote to advance a proposed $125 million bond referendum to...

Amazon selects CCRI as education partner for Career Choice program

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has been selected by Amazon.com Inc. as an education partner for the global online retailer’s Career...

Five Questions With: Karen Binder

Karen Binder, who has served as the executive director of Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum in Bristol since July 2004, spoke recently with Providence...

RIPTA, Frog and Toad partner on T-shirt fundraiser to support House of Hope

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority and local apparel business Frog and Toad LLC announced July 28 that the entities are partnering to...

Child & Family’s annual Townsend Luncheon raises $75K

MIDDLETOWN – Child & Family’s eighth annual Townsend Luncheon held June 22 at OceanCliff Hotel in Newport raised more than $75,000 to benefit the...

SENEDIA awards inaugural Langevin Cybersecurity Scholarship

MIDDLETOWN – The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance has awarded three high school students $1,500 each in scholarships, with one being named the...
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