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...
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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...
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...



















