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SAVING ST. MARY’S: Under Beth Bixby’s leadership, Tides Family Services began supporting the St. Mary’s Home for Children in North Providence after details from a December 2023 investigation by the R.I. Office of the Child Advocate found “significant safety concerns and abusive living conditions,” which led to leadership changes there. 
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Bixby rising Tides to help area children and families

Business Women Awards 2025 INDUSTRY LEADER SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT: Beth Bixby, Tides Family Services CEO WINDS OF CHANGE have been swirling around children’s behavioral health, particularly...
Mary Ann Shallcross Smith

Shallcross Smith earns Barbara C. Burlingame Award from Northern R.I. Chamber

REP. MARY ANN SHALLCROSS SMITH, D-Lincoln, recently received the Barbara C. Burlingame Award from the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes...

Lawmakers introduce legislation to give Providence schools back to city this...

PROVIDENCE – Discussions about giving the Providence Public School District back to city control as soon as this summer have now reached the R.I....
WARMING UP: Comedian Brad Pierce, right, warms up attendees on a bus tour provided by Comedy Bus LLC. Launched by husband and wife Mike and Jena Keller in Providence, the company offers bus tours of the city with stops at breweries and eateries with stand-up comedy being performed along the way.
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Comedy Bus keeps the laughs rolling by taking the show on...

In the business world, many successful ventures are born through a marriage of two compatible, proven ideas. That was the case for Mike Keller, who...

‘Architectural masterpiece’ with Statehouse view in Providence sells for $2.5M

PROVIDENCE – An “architectural masterpiece” perched on College Hill, with a direct view of the Statehouse, recently sold for $2.5 million, according to Mott...

Public viewing of Independent Man ends Jan. 5

PROVIDENCE – Time is running out for people to see the Independent Man up close and personal. The 800-pound statue that normally sits atop the...
JAKE BISSAILLON, recently elected to the R.I. Senate, has been named the new CEO for Justice Assistance. / COURTESY JAKE BISSAILLON

Justice Assistance names R.I. Sen. Bissaillon new CEO

CRANSTON – Justice Assistance has found its successor for its soon-to-be retiring founding CEO, and the organization’s new leader is a familiar face around...

Independent Man being removed from Statehouse for cleaning, restoration

PROVIDENCE – For only the second time in the state's history, the Independent Man will be temporarily removed from the top of the Statehouse. The...
Pierson Booher

DBVW Architects awarded for work on Cathedral of Saints Peter and...

PIERSON BOOHER is principal of DBVW Architects Inc. in Providence. The architectural firm recently received an award for “Religious Architecture: Restoration” from Partners for...

Point In Time census results show R.I. housing crisis going from...

PROVIDENCE – The number of unsheltered Rhode Islanders nearly quadrupled over the last four years, according to the results of a recent census released...
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