Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Donald J Farish was named the 10th president of Roger Williams University today. Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Bready announced the selection of Dr. Farish to university students, faculty and staff at a campus event in Bristol.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Education Commissioner Deborah Gist today said she is "deeply concerned" about the leadership in the Providence school system, after the announcement that the city has four more failing schools and that Superintendent Thomas Brady is stepping down.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has been ranked number one in the Providence metro area (including Providence and Pawtucket, RI, and Fall River and New Bedford, MA) in U.S. News & World Report’s first ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Rhode Island Department of Education announced this morning that four more Providence schools and one statewide school had been added to the list of the persistently lowest achieving schools in the state.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The City of Providence spent $3.5 million on the salaries and other compensation for the top 25 highest paid city workers in 2010, according to data provided to GoLocalProv in response to an open records request.
The highest paid employee was Police Chief Dean Esserman, who took home $194,715. In contrast, his counterpart at the Fire Department, Chief George Farrell, made $161,034.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The recently retired Providence city official who stands to benefit from three separate pensions could make at least about $70,000 in annual retirement pay.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Rhode Island’s huge stock of historic commercial buildings is “the best cash crop we have as a state” according to Grow Smart Rhode Island executive director Scott Wolf.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
With the Final Four on the minds of many people this week – the question being posed here couldn’t have better timing. Could there ever be a day where say Frank Carpano at Channel 10 or Ken Bell at Channel 6 are blown out of their gigs to save money and time during a news cast? Considering what happened in the number 1 TV market in the country recently it’s a topic worth looking at.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is backing a sweeping anti-public corruption bill that would impose serious penalties for corrupt public officials and ban unethical practices that are currently allowed by state law.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Service for students with Learning Differences vary and may not even be apparent to Rhode Island families navigating their school system, whether public or private.
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