This New Year’s Eve, we wanted to find out how some Rhode Islanders plan to celebrate. At Providence Place Mall, we found revelers browsing for party…
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Deflategate Trumps Super Bowl, NCAA Title And PawSox Sale As Top Story Of 2015
Deflated footballs proved more newsworthy than a Super Bowl trophy, NCAA hockey championship hardware and the bill of sale for a beloved minor-league…
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RI Renews Loan Forgiveness Program For Doctors
Rhode Island is entering the second year of a program that repays medical school loans for doctors in underserved areas. The program, which is also…
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Rhode Island Artscape: Local Designer Fashions Career After Project Runway
Providence resident Joseph Aaron Segal was a contestant on Season 11 of “Project Runway,” the Lifetime show that pits clothing designers against one…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Stories
Every one of us has a story – make that lots of stories – that define who we are. There are those life-altering events during childhood, perhaps our…
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Scott MacKay’s Favorite Books of 2015
Looking back at a year of reading is always fun and instructive, sort of like scouting yourself. Here, in no particular order, are my favorite books of…
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Brown Scientists Help NASA With Human Exploration Of Mars
Geoscientists from Brown University are part of a team at NASA looking for good places for humans to explore on the planet Mars, the most Earth-like…
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As Demand Grows For World Languages, State Supervision May Be Required
The Rhode Island Foreign Language Association is calling for a new post at the State Department of Education to oversee foreign language education in…
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Three School Districts Chosen For New Effort To Grow STEM Sector
Three Rhode Island school districts have been chosen for a new state initiative aimed at preparing students for jobs in high tech industries. Newport,…
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Paiva Weed On Truck Tolls, Education Funding, Marijuana Legalization & More
Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed recently sat down in her State House office, for the final installment in our series of year-end interviews with top…
