Ocean State Job Lot offering 20% off all food until SNAP restored
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has announced that the entire food section in all 17 Rhode Island stores will be discounted by...
BankRI launches 28th Giving Tree drive to deliver holiday gifts to children in need
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island on Monday kicked off its 28th annual Holiday Giving Tree drive, launching its seasonal push to collect gifts for...
Diossa hosts statewide municipal finance training on tech, transparency
PROVIDENCE – More than 70 municipal finance officials, local agency leaders and industry professionals gathered on Oct. 29 for a statewide training conference hosted...
Five Questions With: Allison Markova
Allison Markova joins the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation as its director of technology transfer and innovation partnerships as the organization scales up...
Portsmouth Middle School counselor wins Milken Educator Award
PORTSMOUTH – Middle school counselor Kyle Spaltholz became the first educator from the town's school department to receive the prestigious Milken Educator Award Thursday...
FarSounder introduces Whale Spotting and Safe Vessel Operations course
WARWICK – FarSounder Inc. is ramping up efforts to prevent whale collisions with marine vessels through a new training course.
Enrollees will complete the course...
Davies High School launches new cybersecurity program
LINCOLN – Students at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School now have the option to focus on cybersecurity with the launch...
McKee declares state of emergency over loss of SNAP benefits
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday declared a state of emergency with thousands of Rhode Island residents set to lose food assistance...
BankFive VP appointed to United Way of Greater New Bedford board
FALL RIVER – Andrea Rodrigues, first vice president and director of marketing programs and community relations at Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank, has been...
DiPrete Engineering, Building Futures launch R.I.’s first land surveyor apprenticeship
CRANSTON – In recent times, it’s been difficult to find qualified field surveyors – both at DiPrete Engineering Associates Inc. and throughout the U.S.
It's a...
