Governor Raimondo Makes Second Major Jobs Announcement: Virgin Pulse to Bring 300 New Jobs to Rhode Island Global company Virgin Pulse, part of Sir Richard Branson’s famed Virgin Group, will expand its operation in downtown Providence by more than 400 percent PROVIDENCE, R.I.??-??Governor Gina M. Raimondo made her second major jobs announcement of the week […]
Mariann Pari named Director of Nursing Services at Wingate at Blackstone ?? PROVIDENCE???Wingate at Blackstone recently named Mariann Pari, RN, BSN director of nursing services. She will manage the nursing staff and processes, ensure compliance with Wingate???s policies and procedures, and maintain a safe environment for Wingate residents. Pari is returning to Wingate, where she […]
Starting Young As a longtime early literacy educator, Dr. Jean Ciborowski Fahey, ???71, is passionate about the need to expose children??to reading at an early age in order to lay the foundation for optimal brain development. Her efforts to bring that message to parents, notably through her 2014 book, Make Time for Reading, recently earned […]
Bay View Academy Congratulates Fall Athletes for All-State Titles East Providence, RI ??? Four Bay View Academy student-athletes earned All-State honors this fall. They are sophomore Sarah Curran (East Providence), 1st Team All-State for Tennis; senior Claire Hanlon (East Greenwich), 2nd Team All-State for Cross Country; and, sophomores Clara Cruz (East Providence) and Emma Shaw […]
STUDENTS MAKE PAPER CRANES FOR PEACE As an enrichment activity, the fifth graders at St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro read a book called A Diamond in the Desert. The book is an historical fiction account of a young boy of Japanese descent whose family is sent to the Gila River internment camp in […]
Steel Yard receives $100,000 grant from The Champlin Foundations ?? Providence – The Steel Yard received a $100,000 grant from The Champlin Foundations on November 28 for the restoration of the windows in the facility’s historic studios. Occupying the former site of the Providence Steel and Iron Company, listed on the National Register of Historic […]
Raimondo’s Outdoor Recreation Council Releases Final Report GINA Advances Vision, Key Recommendations to Sustain and Grow State’s Outdoor Recreation Industry The Rhode Island Outdoor Recreation Council – created??by Governor Gina M. Raimondo and composed of government, community and industry leaders – released its final report today, outlining a new vision for outdoor recreation in the […]
41st Annual Penguin Plunge ?? Join us on ??Sunday, January 1, 2017??and help us celebrate the 41st Annual Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics Rhode Island at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett. Join thousands of individuals who will be “Freezin for a Reason” when they take the plunge at exactly 12 noon to raise money […]
