Tag: Central Falls
State’s teacher apprenticeship program expands
CENTRAL FALLS – Rhode Island’s Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program is expanding from four apprentices to 14 as the state works to create a new...
Report: School year begins across R.I. with cellphone ban
PROVIDENCE – Students are returning to classrooms across the state, however their personal devices will not join them, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.
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Gaps in neighborhood infrastructure, amenities highlighted in latest Rhode Island Voices...
PROVIDENCE – State residents see clear opportunities to improve infrastructure safety and everyday public amenities, with significant gaps in communities with fewer resources, according to...
Age-Friendly Rhode Island granted $330K from Point32Health Foundation
PROVIDENCE – Age-Friendly Rhode Island, a nonprofit advocating for age-inclusive policies and practices throughout the state, has received $330,000 from Point32Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health...
CCRI graduates First Fit2Serve class aimed at preparing recruits for law enforcement careers
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has graduated the inaugural class of its Fit2Serve: Pathway to Policing program, an eight-week training initiative...
Viola Davis’ foundation donates $1.2M for community hub in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and her husband, producer and actor Julius Tennon, have donated $1.2 million through their foundation to build a community hub in...
Wyatt Detention Facility operator files for bankruptcy protection
CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., which owns and operates the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, has filed for Chapter 11...
America250-Enduring Success: Navigant Credit Union
(Editor’s note: This is the 17th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...
RIPTA seeks public input for Metro Connector Study
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has scheduled opportunities for the public to weigh in on its Metro Connector Study, the agency...
Wyatt Detention Facility board chairperson resigns
The volunteer chairperson of the governing board for Rhode Island’s only privately operated detention facility has resigned after six years, citing his new senior...
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