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JOSEPH R. PAOLINO JR., former Providence mayor and managing partner for Paolino Properties LP, says he's disappointed that the city is not moving forward with the plan for him to donate the former St. Joseph's Hospital building to the city for it to be converted into a new school. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...

PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
THE PROVIDENCE CAREER and Technical Academy was one of only six schools in the Providence Public School District to show improvement in its star rating from 2019, according to R.I. Department of Education data. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ACADEMY

RIDE’s school ratings show mixed results across R.I.; Providence schools struggling

PROVIDENCE – It is close to a 50-50 split across Rhode Island regarding schools that are performing at a high level and those that...
THE EXTERIOR of Providence City Hall won't change, but many of the people who make decisions inside the building will. Come January, newcomers will fill nearly half of the City Council seats and there will also be a new mayor. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Enormous turnover among Providence leaders is unchartered territory

The Providence City Council is on the brink of a massive shift, with nearly half of its members leaving office at the end of...

List: Labor Unions

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List: Indoor Recreation Facilities

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R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...

Hearing over homeless encampment postponed; National Guard activated to set up...

PROVIDENCE – The legal fight over a homeless encampment outside the R.I. Statehouse has been extended. R.I. Superior Court Judge David Cruise on Wednesday postponed...

Questions linger as Fane tower project inches forward

PROVIDENCE – Six years after it was first introduced and amid continuous opposition, the Fane tower project is still inching forward, with the latest...

Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in $26.4B deal 

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Amgen Inc. is spending more than $26 billion to dive deeper into rare disease treatments with a deal for...

Judge stops removal of Statehouse homeless encampment

PROVIDENCE – A homeless encampment outside the R.I. Statehouse can stay there, for now, a Providence County Superior Court justice said Friday. The temporary restraining...
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