Tag: John Howell
Newspaper company Beacon Communications to be sold to Clarendon Group CEO...
WARWICK – Even after she left Beacon Communications Inc. two decades ago to pursue careers in government and public relations, Joy E. Fox still has...
Charity license plates coming to fruition, but slowly
PROVIDENCE – Bob Sweeney is now breathing a long-awaited sigh of relief.
On April 29, prior to the Providence Bruins’ playoff game at the Amica...
Should newspapers be rescued by the government?
Newspaper publisher John Howell didn’t think he would ever have to lay himself off.
But when COVID-19 hit the United States, that’s exactly what he...
No way out for newspapers
The sprawling four-floor, brick building with arched windows at 75 Fountain St. in downtown Providence still appears to be the quintessential American metropolitan daily...
Beacon Communications acquires The Reminder
PROVIDENCE – Beacon Communications has acquired The Reminder, a Coventry-based buyer's guide publication of classifieds and adverts, the company announced Tuesday.
Beacon, which publishes the...
New Rocky Point Park license plate unveiled
WARWICK – Students of the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center unveiled their final license plate design of Rocky Point Park Tuesday.
The new plates...
Locally owned publications remain viable in parochial Rhode Island. But for...
Looking to expand her social circle, and to become more involved on campus, Allie E. Lewis two years ago decided to join The Good...