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32 apartments planned after former Woonsocket church and rectory sell for...

Real Estate 09/14/2022

WOONSOCKET – The former Sacred Heart Church at 415 Olo St. was recently sold for $510,000, as a local real estate and property management...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE is among several Rhode Island leaders who on Friday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. McKee called the decision a 'travesty.' / SCREENSHOT VIA WPRI-TV CBS 12

Reaction from across R.I. critical of Roe v. Wade overturn

Government 06/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Several Rhode Island elected officials and candidates seeking elective office, nonprofit leaders, and a prominent health care organization were among those Friday...

A FORMER PRIEST within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, Kevin Fisette, 66, has been charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault for allegedly abusing a male juvenile between 1981 and 1982. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Former R.I. priest charged with sexual abuse against minor in early...

Government 06/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – A former Roman Catholic priest was indicted by a state grand jury on May 25 for allegedly sexually assaulting a male juvenile...

IN SAFE HANDS: William Wray, chief risk officer for The Washington Trust Co. in Westerly, says he takes pride in the bank’s credit risk being “viewed as among the best in the entire industry” because it’s “the most common reason why banks fail, so it is a critical survival skill.” / COURTESY THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO.

Wray keeps Washington Trust poised to take on any challenge

Financial Services 04/29/2022

2022 C-Suite Awards: Enterprise company | William Wray, The Washington Trust Co. chief risk office If there was ever an example of the need for...

Five Questions With: Monsignor Raymond B. Bastia

In Their Own Words 08/18/2021

Monsignor Raymond B. Bastia serves as vicar of planning and financial services for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, which is restoring the Cathedral...

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC Diocese of Providence announced Monday that church services will be suspended until further notice starting Tuesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Diocese of Providence suspending church services until further notice

Coronavirus 03/16/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence will suspend all public Mass celebrations until further notice beginning Tuesday following the recommendation from state...

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC Diocese of Providence said Thursday that parishioners are not obligated to attend church on Sundays through March 29. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Diocese of Providence: Parishioners temporarily not obligated to attend Sunday church

Coronavirus 03/12/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence said Thursday that effective immediately parishioners will not be obligated to attend church on Sundays through...

INCREASED ENROLLMENT: Aaliyah Perez is a customer service representative at HealthSource RI’s Walk-in Center in East Providence. The state’s health exchange had enrolled 31,771 people for health care insurance as of Dec. 10, 11 percent higher than on the same date in 2017.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Partnerships, high-profile merger plan lead the way in health care

Focus 12/28/2018

2018 began with health risks, routine and unforeseen, and proposed partnerships, and ended with uncertainty over the fate of the $78 billion merger of...

STEPHEN DEL SESTO testifies before R.I. Superior Court in 2017. He was appointed to usher the St. Joseph Health Services pension plan through receivership. Max Wistow, who was appointed special counsel, sits to his right. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELI SHERMAN

Wistow: St. Joseph’s pension settlements could make $85M plan whole

Government 12/21/2018

PROVIDENCE — R.I. Superior Court Judge Brian Stern on Nov. 21 approved an $11 million settlement between the former St. Joseph’s Hospital, the former...