Is liberal-leaning Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse making a difference in a deeply...

Cover Story September 21, 2018 4:00 am

A consistently liberal voice on both fiscal and social issues since joining the Senate in 2007, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has made a name...

Pawtucket artist, designer receives Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts

Art & Culture August 24, 2018 2:01 am

MORRIS NATHANSON, a Pawtucket-based artist and designer who was also a founding board member of Trinity Repertory Company, received a 2018 Rhode Island Pell...

TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY announced three local residents will be honored at its 2018 Pell Awards Gala. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

3 local residents recognized with 2018 local Pell Awards

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PROVIDENCE – Three local residents will be honored at the 2018 Pell Awards Gala at the Waterfire Arts Center on May 21, The Trinity...

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GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT has been awarded about $2.5 billion in contract increases this year for its work on the Navy's next generation of nuclear subs, called the Columbia class. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

Electric Boat receives $2.5 billion in sub contract increases this spring

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ELIZABETH AMADIO, a sixth-grade teacher at Gilbert Stuart Middle School, was named the 2019 Providence Public Schools District Teacher of the Year. Above, from left, Tom Flanagan, chief academic office for PPSD, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Elizabeth Amadio and Amadio's husband Johm. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Amadio named 2019 PPS District Teacher of the Year

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GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO has announced $500,000 in federally-funded grants to seven Rhode Island entities to help older Rhode Islanders and residents with disabilities in their communities. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Raimondo announces $500K to assist seniors and disabled Rhode Islanders

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LAYOFFS AT GateHouse Media properties, the parent company of the Providence Journal, hit several local publications Thursday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Another round of GateHouse layoffs hit local papers

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, PHIL MASON of ServiceMaster by Mason; Elizabeth Eckel, chief marketing officer for The Washington Trust Co.; and Beth Markowski-Roop of ServiceMaster by Mason pose with donated peanut butter at Washington Trust's Westerly Branch as ServiceMaster by Mason delivers boxes of peanut butter to Washington Trust's 19th annual Peanut Butter Drive. / COURTESY THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO.

Washington Trust collects 3.4 tons of peanut butter during annual drive

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3 local residents recognized with 2018 local Pell Awards

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