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Mayor Brett Smiley Announces Cassandra Thomas as Director of Economic

PROVIDENCE, RI– Today, Mayor Brett Smiley announced Cassandra Thomas as Director of Economic Development for the City of Providence. Thomas is an experienced professional that brings a community-centric and innovation-driven approach to economic development, focused on creating high quality jobs and building a more resilient future for communities. “In order for Providence to become the world-class […]Read More

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Pawtucket International Women’s Day Committee 9th Annual Celebration promotes: Embracing

PAWTUCKET – On March 8th, International Women’s Day, The Pawtucket Women’s History Month Committee and Senator Sandra Cano celebrated their 9th Annual event in the City of Pawtucket. This year, we celebrated a total of 16 female students from across the Pawtucket School District including elementary, junior, and high schools. Students were selected by Erin Dube, Chair of the […]Read More

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Governor McKee, RIDE Highlight #RIReady Budget Investments for Davies Career

#RIReady FY24 Budget recommends $35 million to construct new classrooms, media center, CTE lab and more   LINCOLN, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Education Deputy Commissioner of Instructional Programs Lisa Odom-Villella, RIDE Chief Operating Officer Mario Carreño, Davies Career and Technical Director Mary Watkins, and Rhode Island state legislators joined officials from […]Read More

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Girl Scout Cookies are still available all month long through

Warwick, RI—March 7, 2023— Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England invites community members across southeastern New England to continue supporting our Girl Scouts at cookie booths this month! GSSNE is stocked up with all your favorite cookies including: Adventurefuls™, Caramel deLites®, Lemonades®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thin Mints®, Toast-Yay!™, and Trefoils®. Through March 26th, […]Read More

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Supporting community groups to build healthier communities

Carolyn Belisle, managing director of corporate social responsibility Two decades ago, when a new health-focused corporate grant program emerged in Rhode Island, one of the first recipients was a fledgling group with ambitions to organize Providence youth to lead campaigns to curb violence and prevent disease. The group was Youth in Action and the new funding source […]Read More