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A REAL LIFESAVER: Liz Nivar, a 26-year-old employee of Saver's in Warwick, returned the $1,360 she found in a jacket that had been donated to the store.
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Liz Nivar works the men’s line at Savers thrift store on Route 2 in Warwick. It’s a job she started in August and one that is helping her work toward her dream of a college degree and eventually ...
Mixed reviews of special session at State House
The buzz surrounding the state legislature’s special one-week session seems to be more focused on what didn’t, as opposed to what did, happen. High profile bills, such as a measure to implement a...
The buzz surrounding the state legislature’s special one-week session seems to be more focused on what didn’t, as opposed to what did, happen. High profile bills, such as a measure to implement a...
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Ferguson makes his Christmas list for R.I. Family Shelter
Halloween decorations are just now coming down, but John Ferguson already has his eye on Christmas. For 10 years, he has been organizing the holiday party for the Rhode Island Family Shelter and i...
Halloween decorations are just now coming down, but John Ferguson already has his eye on Christmas. For 10 years, he has been organizing the holiday party for the Rhode Island Family Shelter and i...
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Governor, Council on Arts issue call to artists for 'Scenes of Rhode Island'
Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts once again invite Rhode Island artists to submit work for the Scenes of Rhode Island exhibit and awards. Governor and Mr...
Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts once again invite Rhode Island artists to submit work for the Scenes of Rhode Island exhibit and awards. Governor and Mr...
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State nursing homes top notch, says GAO study
Finally, Rhode Island scored well on a national survey. A study performed by the federal Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) found that none of Rhode Island’s nursing homes are performing po...
Finally, Rhode Island scored well on a national survey. A study performed by the federal Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) found that none of Rhode Island’s nursing homes are performing po...
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Thousands of Boy Scouts from the Narragansett Council will be on the move throughout Rhode Island this Saturday to collect bags of non-perishable food for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Last...
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Rachel Nguyen has been the executive director of CareNet-RI since June but she is hardly new to the agency’s mission of offering alternatives to abortion for women faced with an unplanned pregnan...
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On Dec. 31, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will no longer redeem Newport Pell Bridge tokens. RITBA replaced the token toll-payment system with E-ZPass in January 2009. RITBA wil...
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Last week, Johnston High School hosted one of its three annual Blood Drives, which are held in conjunction with the Rhode Island Blood Center. The Rhode Island Blood Center was established in 1979...
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When 74-year-old Ann Langford heard an ad on the radio about auditions for a taping of the show “Deal or No Deal,” she told her daughter Kathy Lorraine it sounded like fun. Little did she know,...
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The Pee-wee Panthers team did the best they could do against an 8-0 North End team as they finished the year at 3-5 with a 36-0 loss at Conley Stadium. Joe Turchetta, Chris Hernandez, Nick Martin...
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Marc Conte scored four touchdowns to lead the JV Pre-teen Panthers to a 28-20 victory over North End in a very physical game played at Conley Stadium at Mount Pleasant High School last Sunday. Thre...
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Last Friday night featured the past two Division III Super Bowl winners, Ponaganset from 2007 and Johnston from 2008, at Johnston High School with the victor gaining sole possession of first place....
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Last Sunday afternoon, the Johnston Panthers Varsity squad took the short ride to Mount Pleasant Stadium to tangle with the defending Super Bowl Champions of the Rhode Island Pre-teen Football Asso...
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The Johnston Jr. Pee-wee Panthers finished off their season against the North End 49ers at Mt. Pleasant High School this past Sunday, Nov. 1. The flu bug hit the Panthers hard this week and four ...
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Tom Sgouros, a North Kingstown-based author, budget analyst, artist, blogger, columnist, technical writer and unapologetic progressive liberal, is eyeing a run for the state treasurer’s office. W...
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Rhode Island College’s 6th Annual High School Invitational Choral Concert will be performed on Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Nazarian Center’s Sapinsley Hall. This varied and popular event wil...
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