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GIVING GOALS: David N. Cicilline, who became Rhode Island Foundation CEO and president in 2023, unveiled a five-year strategy for the state’s largest funder of nonprofits in 2024. The new plan identified six community priorities that will guide the foundation’s grantmaking. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Federal funding cuts put nonprofits to the test

Nonprofit 08/14/2026

It took years for Rhode Island’s nonprofits to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, but the sector found it had a new...

BayCoast Bank opens Newport branch, expanding R.I. footprint

Financial Services 07/27/2026

NEWPORT – BayCoast Bank opened a new full-service branch at 137 Broadway on July 13, expanding the Massachusetts-based bank's presence in Rhode Island. The branch...

No prize yet for Blue Ribbon Commission. School funding formula retool...

Economic Activity 07/06/2026

Lawmakers sat behind rows of tables, like students at their desks, in the R.I. Senate Lounge one January night to hear a guest speaker...

STANDING IN front of a Flex van from left are Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO and president of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce; Christopher Durand, R.I. Public Transit Authority CEO; Sen. Louis P. DiPalma, D-Middletown; Sen. Dawn Euer, D-Newport; Rep. Terri Cortvriend, D-Middletown; and Mary A. McDowell, Portsmouth Town Council member. RIPTA on Wednesday extended its Flex On Demand service in the north part of Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31. / COURTESY R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

RIPTA expands Aquidneck Island Flex On Demand service through end of year

Economic Activity 07/01/2026

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has extended its Flex On Demand service on Aquidneck Island through Dec. 31, the state agency announced...

NEWPORT, MIDDLETOWN AND PORTSMOUTH are getting $19.2 million in federal funding for roadway, bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program. / COURTESY R.I. TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

Aquidneck Island communities granted $19.2M in federal funding for safer streets

Economic Activity 06/30/2026

NEWPORT – Communities on Aquidneck Island are getting $19.2 million in federal funding for roadway, bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, according to Rhode Island...

Jamestown home designed by Ira Rakatansky sells for $2.55M

Real Estate 06/25/2026

JAMESTOWN – A single-family home at 18 Collins Terrace in Jamestown sold for $2.55 million, according to Residential Properties Ltd. The sale was one of...

EIGHTEEN RHODE Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards. Launched in 1981, the awards recognize the highest standards in restaurant wine service across three levels: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence, and the Grand Award, bestowed upon 2,083, 1,830, and 99 winners respectively this year.

18 R.I. restaurants earn 2026 Wine Spectator awards

Economic Activity 06/25/2026

PROVIDENCE – Eighteen Rhode Island restaurants have been honored with Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards. The Atlantic on Block Island, Aurelia at Castle Hill in Newport, Cara...

Pair of housing projects awarded $9.5M from developer program

Economic Activity 06/23/2026

PROVIDENCE – A pair of housing initiatives have been awarded a total of $9.5 million through the Housing 2030 Public Developer Program, R.I. Executive...

R.I. Senate appoints 5 to CRMC

Economic Activity 05/27/2026

Five of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s six nominees for the downsized R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council easily won confirmation from the R.I. Senate Tuesday...