Fishermen are facing tougher quotas and declining populations for some of the most popular fish species, most notably Cod, a New England favorite. That…
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House Leaders Pledge To Restore Funding For Private School Bussing And Books
Rhode Island House leaders say they plan to restore more than $2 million taken out of the governor’s budget to pay for private school bussing and text…
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Brown Task Force Offers Recomendations On Handling Sexual Assaults
A Brown task force on sexual assault has completed its recommendations for the university. They’re aimed at improving the way the university responds to…
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Remembering Richard Walton: Time for Red Bandana Nominations
It’s that time of year again: The Red Bandana Committee seeks nominations for the Red Bandana Award, given annually to a Rhode Islander who embodies the…
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RISD Reaches Deal With Technicians’ Union
The Rhode Island school of Design in Providence has reached a contract agreement with the Technicians’ Union. The union’s 44 members began a public…
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Opening Day For Some, Closing Day For Others
With apologies to the great rock band Chicago, “Does anybody really know what time it is . . . Does anybody really care?” Monday, April 6, was Opening…
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Olympic Skating Star Kwan to give Commencement Address at Salve Regina
Michelle Kwan, the most celebrated figure skater in U.S. history and spouse of unsuccessful R.I. gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell, has been chosen to…
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Patriot Wilfork is N.E. Tech Graduation Speaker
New England Tech has landed a big speaker for the school’s 75th commencement – former New England Patriot and fan favorite Vince Wilfork, one of the…
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RISD Technicians Strike Over Labor Contract Dispute
Picket lines will be visible outside the Rhode Island School of Design Thursday because of a labor dispute with some workers. The Technicians Union…
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Brown University Student Dead In Apparent Suicide
A Brown University graduate student is dead after an apparent suicide. South Korean Hyoun Ju Sohn was a first year doctoral student in the Brown Physics…
