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SOON ON 
THE MOVE: 
A pair of elephants lumber around their 2-acre habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo. All three elephants that live at the zoo will be leaving next year because of increasing health issues as they age.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

ANIMAL MAGNETISM: RWP Zoo left scrambling for money to boost attendance,...

It’s safe to say that nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo each year make...
MEETING OF MINDS: Bob Chatman, left, Slater Technology Fund director, discusses the fund’s portfolio with Thorne Sparkman, Slater’s managing director, at the CIC Providence LLC building, the location of several companies that Slater has invested in. 
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A HIGH-STAKES VENTURE: Slater startup fund has placed bets on 140...

Rhode Island’s old industrial base had already been decimated by the mid-1990s when state leaders scrambled to find ways to reinvent and revive the...
THE ­RESPONDERS: 
Jeffrey Liebman, left, CEO of CharterCARE Health of Rhode ­Island, and Ben Mingle, chairman and CEO of The Centurion Foundation, are leading the effort to revive Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. 
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TO THE RESCUE? Centurion’s effort to save 2 safety-net hospitals just...

As a nurse of three years in Roger Williams Medical ­Center’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Joanna Sanzone has supported patients facing harrowing diagnoses...
USEFUL SKILLS: William C. Tsonos ­believes he was appointed chairman of the R.I. Life Science Hub because of his ability to bring a disciplined, process-­oriented framework to the organization. 
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BANKS, BUSINESS, BIOTECH: William Tsonos has emerged as a key influencer...

William C. Tsonos has spent years climbing the ranks of Rhode Island banking, and now he’s taking on an additional role outside the industry...
CALLING 
THE SHOTS: Nicholas Schorsch visits The Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant in Newport. Schorsch is CEO of the Heritage Group, which has purchased two dozen Rhode Island restaurants in recent years, including the Brick Alley Pub. 
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MICHAEL SALERNO

THE BIG BUY-IN: What’s the story behind the millionaire snapping up...

In Rhode Island’s hospitality sector, few people are as polarizing as Nicholas Schorsch. Over the last five years, his company Heritage Group has gobbled up...

Forging a new bond: Should R.I. be seeking to borrow another...

For motorists zipping by on Route 2, it’s easy to miss the Pine View Apartments in Exeter. They’re located away from the road and...
A SWEET NEST: 
The 9,719-square-foot house known as The Bird House on Beacon Hill Road in Newport was sold by “Judge Judy” Sheindlin in September for $15.3 million, making it the highest-priced sale in Rhode Island in 2025. 
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MORE MILLIONS: Seven-figure home sales spreading away from waterfront

The Rhode Island waterfront has always been the domain for high-end home sales as the wealthy gladly pay steep premiums for houses with a...
TIME CONSCIOUS: Barry Dejasu of East Providence waits at Kennedy Plaza to make his R.I. Public Transit Authority bus home after arriving on a bus from Warwick, where he works. RIPTA service changes have made his commute longer and more complex.
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WEAKENED CONNECTIONS: RIPTA’s service cuts disrupting sectors of R.I. workforce

For years, East Providence resident Barry Dejasu’s commute to Warwick followed the same routine: Leave the house at around 7:30 a.m., walk to the...
PLACE OF PRIDE: Joan and Tony Assante purchased a 1,400-square-foot condominium at Chapel View, one of the first of 14 condos in the development to be occupied 17 years ago. Every condo was eventually purchased. 
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SEEKING BALANCE: Developers see financial benefits of live-work-play projects

No matter what Joan and Tony Assante want to do, they usually don’t have to go far to get it done. Grocery shopping? There’s a...
CAREFUL CRAFTING: Machinist Troy Hawkins takes a measurement while setting up the equipment at Hawkins Machine Co. in Coventry. Hawkins is the fourth generation of the family to work at the company, which is feeling the squeeze of rising costs. 
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CLOUD COVER: PBN survey: Most R.I. businesses bracing for rough times...

When it comes to the economy, Brenda Jacob has a laundry list of challenges that don’t seem to be getting easier. She feels like regulations,...
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