Originally published by ecoRI News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island. Read more at ecoRI.org JOHNSTON — Winding more than seven miles from Johnston to Providence, the...
But state still has work ahead to meet a higher standard. WARWICK – Donald Torres, 39, smiled as he sat in a room at the J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center,...
‘It’s not like an either-or type thing because people are ready for recovery. They’re ready at certain points and at others, they may not be ready… But you can’t be...
‘I wouldn’t wish a catastrophe like 9/11 on anyone, but it would be nice if we could recover a sense that we are indeed one nation, indivisible, with liberty and...
‘It’s a great opportunity for kids, especially people of color, ‘cuz we don’t really have the same opportunities as other people’ PROVIDENCE – Rexella Bishop, who is beginning her junior...
‘I think it’s a pendulum; our society is divided and filled with angst now, but I think it will come around’ While she has no single, simple answer about what’s...
‘The disease primarily affects Black people.’ Although he is only 25 years old, Jude Amoako has been hospitalized more than 100 times for complications of sickle cell disease, an inherited...
Stacks of yellowing newspapers cover every available surface in this storefront painted a light shade of blue. Boxes of magazines spill into the back hallway, just a little bit short...
New books and TV series help break gender stereotypes and empower women Coinciding with the rise of “booktok,” a wave of 15-second videos consisting of book reviews by enthusiastic Gen-Z...
‘A diverse and inclusive society is critical for the success of Rhode Island and our nation,’ says Salve President Armstrong On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges and...
Experts examine root causes and propose measures to improve health Just like hunger, obesity disproportionately impacts children of color and from economically disadvantaged households. According to the Rhode Island KIDS...
Founder Ann O’Grady is now 73, but has no plans to retire This story originally was published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. For 36...
Former State Treasurer and Lt. Gov. Roger N. Begin: ‘Only when policymakers feel the impact of this broken system for their own families may there be reforms and funding to...
