As part of efforts to help all children in Rhode Island be tested for lead poisoning at least twice by the age of three, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Office of Attorney General Peter F. Neronha are announcing...
Providence College (PC) announced today that the facility which will be home to the College’s new School of Nursing and Health Sciences will be named in honor of Bernard Georges “Ben” Mondor ’04Hon., the Rhode Island industrialist...
RIDOH launches new data dashboard for tick-borne diseases With warmer weather now here, and with Rhode Island still a high-incidence state for Lyme disease, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Department...
Last week, a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), Kaitlyn Bouchard gave some startling statistics during a radio interview – common information for some, but revealing for others. As the month...
Big part of asthma burden not about who you are, but where you live… research shows Children whose families participated in a program that helped them move from distressed neighborhoods to areas with lower rates of poverty and...
Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (MHARI) and a coalition of state and community partners will gather on Tuesday, May 30th from 3:00-3:30 pm in the State House Library (2nd floor)...
Photo: Alison Croke, President and CEO & Jeff Duscha, President of Rotary Club of Chariho Wood River Health is pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Chariho has pledged a $25,000 commitment to its Capital Campaign. The...
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans issues Veteran, Father Marciano – 2023 Verrazzano Day Committee Italian American of the Year Father Robert L. Marciano, current president of Bishop Hendricken High School,...
A new public art commission is underway as part of the new Rhode Island State Police southern barracks in West Greenwich. The deadline for artists to submit is MONDAY, MAY 8th. The new commission for an exterior artwork for the...
Project MFG, SENEDIA, the alliance for defense tech, talent, and innovation, and General Dynamics Electric Boat hosted the inaugural Project MFG Rhode Island Maritime Welding ComPetition yesterday at the Providence Career & Technical...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A shift in the winds to northerly introduce cooler air into the area, with highs remaining in the upper 40’s and low in the lower 40’s. Some early...
The Artists Loop will feature a special exhibition – Walter Feldman 1953: A Modernist comes to Providence on Monday, May 8th, from 5:30 to 7pm at the Rochambeau Library, 708 Hope Street on the East Side of Providence. The Artists...
RIDOH and URI to Test School Drinking Water for Lead Contamination – but Superintendents have to request it Rhode Island can test school and day care centers drinking water for lead contamination free of charge, but it is...
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist Meet Tim at FREE Comic Book Day – Saturday, May 6th This year as part of our first Free Comic Book Day at The Factory on Willow we’re hosting a FREE Comic Con in The Factory’s Event...
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers, commentary “PRINT IS DEAD” Those are the famous words of Ghostbuster Egon Spengler. Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Peggy Noonan recently wrote a piece called...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A near repeat of yesterday with some morning showers. A bit less windy, gusts only to 20 mph under partly cloudy skies. Morning lows in the low 40’s rising to afternoon highs in the mid 50’s. It’s...
Nonprofits win $20 million in grants for housing, hunger and behavioral Health The $20 million is the largest pool of grants in the Foundation’s history The Rhode Island Foundation today announced it has completed awarding...
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer At some point everyone is confronted with feeling grief. How do we deal with it? Susan Lataille has developed a process helping countless people with this issue. Her motivation comes from...
St. Mary Academy – Bay View is proud to announce that in fall 2023, the Academy will launch a Public Health and Life Science Scholars Program. The program prepares Bay View students to enter the world with a global perspective...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A secondary trough of low pressure swings through in the morning and drops a few more showers on already waterlogged ground. Afternoon highs in the mid 50’s with evening lows in the mid 40’s and...
The Professional Women of New England’s (PWNE) Monthly Coffee Club will take place this week on Thursday, May 4th from 8:30am to 9:30am. The group will meet at the NYLO Hotel, 400 Knight Street in Warwick (across from the Warwick...
