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SEG awards $80,000 to 16 R.I. businesses, nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Sixteen Rhode Island small businesses and nonprofits were awarded a combined $80,000 under Social Enterprise Greenhouse’s new Microgrant Fund, the organization announced...

Mural created by teen artists welcomes Thundermist patients

WOONSOCKET – Thanks to a group of young artists, an entrance to Thundermist Health Center now bears a colorful message of welcome. Members of Riverzedge...

WalletHub: R.I. 3rd best state for working moms

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked the third best state in the nation for working moms, according to a recent WalletHub study.  WalletHub, a personal...
FROM LEFT, former R.I. Department of Health director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will be among eight individuals receiving honorary degrees from Brown University later this month. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO / AP PHOTO/JACQUELYN MARTIN

Alexander-Scott, Pelosi among upcoming Brown University honorary degree recipients

PROVIDENCE – The former R.I. Department of Health director, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and a reggae icon are among eight...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH received an additional $43 million from the commonwealth to upgrade the campus' Liberal Arts Building. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

UMass Dartmouth receives additional $43M to upgrade Liberal Arts Building

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is receiving an additional $43 million from the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance’s Division of...
THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY Land Trust's new food hub at 404 Broad St. in Providence, slated to open this summer, will house businesses to address food inequality in the community. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Community support helps Land Trust’s new food hub grow

PROVIDENCE – When the Southside Community Land Trust over the last several years needed to have harvested crops cleaned to be prepared as healthy...
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, pictured, and Wheaton College have reinstituted various degrees of mask mandates on their respective campuses. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Masks back on at Roger Williams University, Wheaton College

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University is instituting a partial indoor mask mandate on campus for students and faculty starting Thursday until May 17, the...

Citizens donates $150K to 12 R.I. nonprofits for financial education

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank recently awarded $150,000 in grants to 12 Rhode Island nonprofits to support financial literacy programs, according to a news release. The...
THE NARRAGANSETT BAY Estuary Program issued 11 planning grants totaling $649,000 to support green infrastructure.

Narragansett Bay Estuary Program provides $649K in planning grants

BRISTOL – The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, which is hosted by Roger Williams University and uses a community-driven approach to enhance water quality and...

Five Questions With: Anais Missakian

Through a collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rhode Island School of Design, there is a new fabric in town, one that acts...
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