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THOMAS F. DRURY, pictured, founder and former CEO of Hydrofera LLC, and his wife, Catherine, donated $1 million toward upgrades and repairs to the University of Rhode Island's athletic fields. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Former Hydrofera CEO, wife donate $1M toward URI athletic field upgrades

Education 02/26/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island alum who is the former founder and CEO of a Connecticut-based health sciences company, along with...

A RENDERING shows the University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium with a new press box and additional seating along the stadium's east end. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI launches $20M fundraising campaign for athletic fields upgrades

Education 10/31/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The state has already given the University of Rhode Island a significant financial boost to help renovate and refurbish the aging...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has secured most of the needed funding in the state budget to repair its aging athletics facilities, including Meade Stadium, pictured. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI’s sports fields getting financial boost, but more work needs to...

Education 06/19/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – With a stroke of the pen on June 16 outside the R.I. Statehouse, Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed off on the...

MEADE STADIUM, which hosts the University of Rhode Island's football team, needs a $42 million upgrade to replace the bleachers, press box and make it compliant to the Americans with Disabilities Act. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Fields of Dreams? URI hopes state support can help revitalize aging...

Education 05/09/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Thorr Bjorn is trying to look beyond the disrepair with some University of Rhode Island athletic fields, including Meade Stadium, for...

MONEY MOVES: Brett Berard, a junior forward for Providence College this past hockey season, made some cash under new rules on student-athletes profiting from their names, images and likenesses. By season’s end, Berard had signed a pro hockey contract and left school.  COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

A piece of the action: Local college athletes trying to make...

Economy 04/14/2023

During the hockey season, Providence College player Brett Berard was a busy man. Not only did he power through a grueling 36-game Division I schedule,...

URI women’s basketball coach Reiss signs 10-year extension

Education 03/29/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In 2021-22, Tammi Reiss led the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team to a historic season, where the Rams qualified...

ARCHIE MILLER, seen here coaching Indiana University's men's basketball team, has been named the new head coach of the University of Rhode Island's men's basketball team. / AP FILE PHOTO/DARRON CUMMINGS

URI hires Miller as new men’s basketball coach

Education 03/18/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Archie Miller will make his return to coaching in the Atlantic 10 Conference, this time donning Keaney Blue. Miller has been named...