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FEELING COMFORTABLE: U.S. Navy veteran Lidell Booysen says the University of Rhode Island has eased his transition from the military. URI is one of six local colleges that have received the Military Friendly School designation. 
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These local colleges prove to be ‘military friendly’

Lidell Booysen is a U.S. Navy veteran and a mechanical engineering student at the University of Rhode Island. The 25-year-old isn’t like most of...

Emma Peterson Named Partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD

Emma Peterson joined CCK Law in 2014 and has been a dedicated advocate for veterans throughout her tenure. A graduate of Roger Williams University...

Amy Odom Named Partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD

Amy Odom joined CCK Law in 2018 after ten years with the National Veterans Legal Services Program. Amy has appeared in over 1,500 CAVC...

Maura Black Named Partner at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick

Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD (CCK Law) is pleased to announce the promotion of Maura Black to Partner. A graduate of Roger Williams University...

VA Providence hosts Veterans Day celebration

PROVIDENCE – The VA Providence Healthcare System hosted its annual Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 7. The event took place in classrooms on the fifth...
SITE VISIT: Justin Kordas, left, and William Porter, co-owners of structural engineering consulting firm Stone Fleet Inc. in Providence, visit the construction site of one of their clients. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Engineering firm hopes new veteran-owned certification will bring in more clients

It is never easy readjusting to life after the military. Justin Kordas, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps never thinking he’d one day have to...

Veterans are answering call for workers

With many workplaces struggling with fallout from the “Great Resignation,” it’s no surprise to see veterans increasingly stepping into the breach. Veteran unemployment peaked nationally...

Applications sought for EforAll South Coast program, promoting veterans’ products

NEW BEDFORD – Entrepreneurship for All South Coast welcomes applications for its veteran product maker vendor list beginning March 12. The nonprofit organization will be...

Job Lot customers donate 47,500 winter coats to local veterans

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot’s annual “Buy, Give, Get” program saw more winter coats collected for veterans this year than last year. The...
VALUABLE RESOURCE: George Huddleston, president elect of the board of directors of Dare to Dream Ranch, a nonprofit in Foster that offers alternative therapy programs for military veterans and their families, with volunteer Kathy Hassell and Merica, a 3-year-old miniature horse she is training to pull a carriage. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Dalton helps veterans cope with trauma through Dare to Dream Ranch

WHEN MILITARY PERSONNEL leave the battlefield, the battle does not end for some. Karen Dalton fully understands this. She grew up in an environment where...
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