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MAKING SPARKS FLY: Mechanics work in one of Electric Boat’s metal fabrication “fixtures” used to build frames that reinforce a submarine’s pressure hull.  COURTESY GENERAL  DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

School of hard hats: College-bound? EB’s hiring surge convincing more grads...

Cover Story 07/17/2026

Approaching graduation, Lincoln Aldrich was only certain of two things: he wanted to work on boats, and he wanted to make a decent paycheck. “I...

64 high school seniors earn college credits through NEIT Early College...

Education 06/02/2026

EAST GREENWICH – Sixty-four high school seniors from Rhode Island and Massachusetts completed their first year of college while still enrolled in high school...

DREAM FULFILLED: Kevin Garabedian, who always wanted to have his own restaurant, and his wife, Nikki, who grew up in that atmosphere, opened Ocean & Fifth Cafe in Newport on March 1.  PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

Local couple bringing back the heart of Newport’s Fifth Ward

Entrepreneurship 04/10/2026

Kevin and Nikki Garabedian have revitalized a Newport address that holds nostalgia for many locals. On March 1, the couple opened Ocean & Fifth Cafe,...

WORK IN PROGRESS: A wing at the new Middletown High School and Middle School is under construction, financed in part by a $190 million bond passed by town voters in 2023.  PBN PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

On Aquidneck Island, school merger talks reignite debate

Education 01/30/2026

If a child growing up on Aquidneck Island entered kindergarten in the year that Middletown and Newport first broached the idea of merging school...

People’s Credit Union appoints 4 new directors, reelects 2

Financial Services 10/03/2024

MIDDLETOWN – People's Credit Union recently elected several members to its board of directors and supervisory committee. Frank Newsome was appointed for a two-year term;...

CAREER PATHFINDER: U.S. Navy veteran Camy R. Ruck credits the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance with assisting her in finding the type of job she wanted in civilian life.  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Vets’ transition to civilian jobs aided by R.I.-based alliance

Focus 05/27/2022

Camy R. Ruck’s experience in the U.S. Navy from 2012 to 2018 equipped her with skills to be an information system technician overseeing computer...

Gilbane Building Co. to manage construction on Rogers High School project

Education 07/01/2021

PROVIDENCE – Gilbane Building Co. announced June 28 that it will provide construction management services for the Rogers High School replacement project in Newport. In...

THE SLAM COLLABORATIVE, a national design firm, has opened a new office in Providence in the city's Jewelry District. Pictured, from left, are Mark Rhoades, managing principal for design; Catherine Ellithorpe, principal and SLAM's Providence office manager; and Glenn Gollenberg, principal. / COURTESY THE SLAM COLLABORATIVE

The SLAM Collaborative opens Providence office

Education 06/03/2021

PROVIDENCE – A national architecture, engineering and construction firm with its fingerprints on many projects in Rhode Island over the last three decades will...

JEFF WATTS, plant engineer at Rogers High School in Newport, examines a problem area at the school, outside the gymnasium, where water has delaminated the wall. Newport voters on Tuesday approved a $106.3 million school bond measure, where most of the funds will be used to build a new Rogers High School. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

School bond measures OK’d in 5 R.I. communities

Education 11/04/2020

PROVIDENCE – Voters in five cities and towns across Rhode Island overwhelmingly approved Tuesday new school bond measures to allocate funds for school repairs,...