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R.I. State Council on the Arts grants $945K to 160 entities

PROVIDENCE - The R.I. State Council on the Arts on Tuesday awarded a total of $945,000 to 160 arts and culture entities across the...
MAKER SPACE: ­Instructor Adaliz Rivera, above right, teaches Jasper Bliss, of Providence, how to operate a heat press and vinyl cutting machine in the first-floor workshop at Providence Public Library. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Beyond book learning: Training programs soaring at expanded Providence Public Library

Eric Khiev is looking to make a ­career change, and that’s why he was at the Providence Public Library last fall. Khiev holds a bachelor’s...
Nevaeh Acevedo
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material handler / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

‘It’s not just men getting their hands dirty’

Nevaeh Acevedo started working and building her resume long before her graduation this year from The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence. Her...
CEDRIC HUNTLEY, who had served as the Nonviolence Institute's executive director for three years, has died. / COURTESY NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE

Former Nonviolence Institute Director Cedric Huntley dies

PROVIDENCE – Cedric Huntley, who has been a vital figure in pushing for peace and nonviolence in the city, including leading the Nonviolence Institute...

University Orthopedics partners with high schools to connect young women to...

EAST PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics is partnering with Lincoln School on a program aimed at exposing more women to a career in orthopedics surgery...
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Telli Quinn ended her nine-month IYRS computer design program by interning at prototype design firm Empire Group in Attleboro, which just offered her an assistant designer position. IYRS uses hands-on projects to understand the connection between design and fabrication. / Courtesy IYRS School of Technology and Trade

Quality jobs can be landed in design across many industries

There is a big demand for young people in the manufacturing sector for sure. But some of those jobs are not about making products,...
MORE THAN $60,000 was raised for Rhode Island-based nonprofits at the 2018 Jeffrey Osborne Celebrity Classic held at Foxwoods Resort Casino in July. Pictured, from left: Ernie Spaziano, Holy Family Home for Women and Children director; David Beauchesne, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School executive director; the Rev. Edward Cardente, pastor of Holy Family Home for Women and Children; Mike Scarpetti, Boys & Girls Club of Providence director of operations; Robert Naparstek, Rhode Island Philharmonic board president; Annette Mozzoni, Rhode Island Philharmonic director of education; Nancy Diz Bain, co-director of the Met School; Jeffrey Osborne; Eileen Hayes, Amos House executive director; Ron Wright, Button Hole Golf Course executive director; Carlene Casciano-McCann, St. Mary’s Home for Children executive director; and Adam Bush, founding provost of College Unbound. / COURTESY JEFFREY OSBORNE FOUNDATION

Jeffrey Osborne Celebrity Classic raises $60K for local nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – More than $60,000 was raised at the annual Jeffrey Osborne Celebrity Classic held over the summer, with the funds benefiting multiple Rhode...

McKee’s biz-pitch challenge awards $9K in scholarships

PROVIDENCE – Five teams of high school students from across the state won a share of $9,000 in college scholarships as part of Lt....
THREE RHODE ISLANDERS and one North Attleboro resident were named among the 161 high school seniors as 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars.

3 Rhode Islanders named to 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Islanders have been named among the 161 high school seniors as 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars. The 54th class of scholars was...
PROVIDENCE CAREER & TECHNICAL ACADEMY and Johnson & Wales University were awarded the most gold medals at March 28's SkillsUSA Rhode Island annual competition. / COURTESY SKILLSUSA

JWU, Providence Career & Technical Academy big winners at annual SkillsUSA...

PROVIDENCE – On Monday, the Rhode Island branch of SkillsUSA announced 278 gold, silver and bronze medals were shared by 15 Rhode Island-based education...
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