If we want to shorten the lines at food pantries, then we should do what’s necessary to feed more children at school. It’s that simple, writes the head of the Rhode Island Food Bank.
The prospect of retirement is out of reach for too many Rhode Islanders, especially those who work at small businesses and nonprofits. The Secure Choice Retirement Act, a voluntary, automated savings plan, would be publicly available to…
Officials are calling an urgent meeting Thursday with foster care agencies and other groups to determine new placements for children currently living in the state-run facility.
New proprietors have reopened the former Friendly Tap, which once hosted Andre the Giant, Vince McMahon, Steve Austin, and other WWE wrestling stars in the 1990s.
“It is nothing short of appalling that the state has chosen to warehouse children in a psychiatric institution, rather than stepping up to provide the community care, support, and services that these kids need, and that the law requires.”
Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care psychiatric hospital, federal prosecutors…
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Zachary Cunha said Monday that Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities…
On a special bonus episodes of the Rhode Island Report podcast, three of Rhode Island’s restaurant and agricultural leaders talk about the climate and business resiliency challenges facing the state’s food system, and experts discuss the…
Rhode Island clear-broth clam chowder is a local culinary tradition that traces its roots to Native Americans who prepared seafood stew before the arrival of cows and creams.
If we want Rhode Island students to do better academically and recover from the learning loss during the pandemic, we need to commit to curricula in which every student is represented .
PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhode Island Energy, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), has announced it reached an agreement on new five-year contracts with the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO,…
Rhode Island Beef and Veal and one of its owners, Michael A. Quattrucci, previously pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding customers by claiming that beef had been inspected under the FMIA, as well as preparing beef without complying with…