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Brown student survived being shot in high school. Then came the...

When Brown University junior Mia Tretta’s phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn’t be...

Woonsocket strikes $2M settlement with Prime Healthcare over Landmark Medical Center...

As Prime Healthcare crunches numbers on a potential purchase of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center, the income side of...
THE NEWPORT CREAMERY at Garden City Center in Cranston is closing at the end of the year. / COURTESY THE JAN COMPANIES

Garden City Newport Creamery closing before year’s end

CRANSTON – The Newport Creamery at Garden City Center is closing near the end of the year. The Jan Companies, which owns the beloved regional...

One Neighborhood Builders lays off entire Central Providence Unidos staff

PROVIDENCE – The entire staff of the Central Providence Unidos organization will be laid off Wednesday, according to a statement by its executive committee. A...

More than 60% of social equity applicants disqualified during screening for...

Only 38% of pre-applicants for a cannabis retail license reserved for those adversely affected by the war on drugs have qualified to submit a...

Report: Providence DPW worker charged with stealing coins from parking meters

PROVIDENCE – A city Department of Public Works employee is facing charges for allegedly stealing coins from parking meters, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported on Monday.  Kristopher...

Carden named Roger Williams Park Conservancy’s executive director

PROVIDENCE – Board member Melissa Carden has been named the Roger Williams Park Conservancy’s new executive director.  Carden succeeds Bonnie Nickerson, who is leaving after...
READY FOR CHANGES: John Elkhay, co-owner of Chow Fun Inc., stands in the dining room of Ten Prime Seafood, a restaurant the company is preparing to open on Empire Street in Providence. Elkhay says he’s trying to provide clarity to his employees on new federal rules about tax on tips. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion

John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs. With his company managing more than 200 employees...

Providence allocates $25K to food bank, activates Emergency Food Plan

PROVIDENCE – The city on Thursday allocated $25,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank the same day that a federal judge in Boston...

Food Bank Welcomes Chief Philanthropy Officer Dana DiMarco

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank announces Dana DiMarco as its new Chief Philanthropy Officer. Formerly vice president, development and communications at Child &...
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