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WaterFire Providence announces departure of managing director and co-CEO Peter Mello
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Today WaterFire Providence announced that Peter Mello, their managing director and co-CEO will be departing at the end of August. This announcement comes a week after an announcement that Water Fire was cutting back on programming due to a lack of funding. Mello joined WaterFire...
PLANNED APPROACH: St. Raphael alum Nicholas Emery plots his course en route to eliminating medalist at R.I. Junior Amateur
PAWTUCKET – For Nicholas Emery, the seeds for his eventual NCAA Tournament-esque upset on Tuesday morning at Pawtucket Country Club were planted the night before. Seeking to emerge from the four-person playoff that was needed to sort out the final three seeds of the Boys Championship Division bracket of the R.I. Junior Amateur, Emery flashed his golf IQ en route to grabbing a seed that the 2024 St. Raphael Academy graduate believed would grant him safer passage through the initial round of match-play.
Affordable apartment building gets $302K for ‘eco-friendly upgrades’
A Providence apartment building that provides affordable housing to seniors and people with disabilities is receiving a $302,106 federal grant for "some new money-saving and eco-friendly upgrades."
Erin Batth Promotes Molly Reagan To Assistant Coach
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College women's basketball Head Coach Erin Batth announced today [July 30] that Molly Reagan has been promoted to assistant coach. Reagan is entering her second season with the Friars, having served as the associate director of player development in 2023-24. "I am so excited for this next progression in Molly's career," Batth said. "She is a great coach and teacher which has been a key component in the development of our forwards. Not only does she draw from her previous coaching experience at Carnegie Mellon, under the direction of long-time Head Coach Jacquie Hullah, she also has experience as a former Division I basketball player. Molly is incredibly smart and has a great basketball mind, making her a huge asset on the floor. We are also excited to add Molly as an off-campus recruiter, as she's done a great job with our on-campus visits. She is a great relationship builder and that will serve us well when working with AAU programs and high school coaches on the recruiting trail."
RI Awarded Funds To Expand Veterans Memorial Cemetery In Exeter
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration has announced a grant that will allow Rhode Island to expand the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter. The three-point-eight-million-dollars will be used to fund landscaping, irrigation and 21-hundred cremation niches. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the cemetery serves more...
Newport Police share traffic management plan for Newport Jazz Festival weekend
Ahead of the sold-out Newport Jazz Festival, the Newport Police Department is sharing details on their plans to control traffic to and from Fort Adams State Park and around the city. Newport Police Department today shared the following press release;. Newport Police Department Implements Traffic Management Plan to Enhance Festival...
Should RI have a Constitutional Convention? The cases for and against
Rhode Island Constitutional Convention supporters Tuesday pushed back against the idea that tinkering with the state's founding text would invite a tidal wave of influence by outside special interests, or at least any more than already exists. Breaking with a coalition of union and advocacy groups that launched last week to fight a convention, Providence Democratic Sen. Sam Zurier on Tuesday said holding a convention could be the only way to achieve reforms the General Assembly...
Newport Hospital earns advanced certification for joint replacements
Newport Hospital’s Total Joint Center has been awarded Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Knee Replacement from The Joint Commission. This certification recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing exceptional orthopedic care and achieving the highest standards of patient safety and quality. “This advanced certification, achieved through the hard...
Forced to submit a plan to remove illegal seawall, Quidnessett still backs water reclassification
Faced with the threat of additional fines if it failed to meet the state’s July 26 deadline, Quidnessett Country Club submitted plans to remove an illegal seawall from its property. But the plans obtained by Rhode Island Current do not reflect the kind of expert, in-depth restoration required for a sensitive coastal feature. Indeed, most […]
Playoffs set to start Thursday, August 1st at Cardines!
How quickly this season has flown by, and your Newport Gulls have worked themselves in a prime position to defend their 2023 NECBL championship!. As the Gulls try to squeeze in the remaining games of the 2024 season, the Gulls wrapped up the Coastal Division on Saturday, continuing their unbeaten record against Mystic. They have secured home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs starting on Thursday, August 1st at Cardines Field (opponent TBD).
Preservation Society honors five with Antiquarian and Laurel Awards
At its Annual Meeting held on June 13 at The Elms, the Preservation Society of Newport County celebrated the contributions of five remarkable individuals who have played significant roles in the organization’s success. Bernard Gewirz, a philanthropist with a longstanding commitment to various causes and a dedicated supporter of...
Jamestown Peace and Remembrance Day 2024
For the eighth consecutive year, a commemoration of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki atomic bombings will be held in Jamestown at noon on Tuesday August 6. Sponsored by faith-based peace group Pax Christi RI, the event will take place at the East Ferry Memorial Square (Narragansett & Conanicus avenues). Speakers at...
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