James Bessette

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is among 45 colleges across the U.S. that are now being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for potential violations of Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act. The federal department announced Friday that Rhode Island’s state land-grant school may have violated Title VI by […]

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CHRIS WHITTEN, broker/owner of Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield and Uxbridge, Mass., was recently elected the 2025 president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. Whitten, who succeeds Sally Hersey, has held leadership positions in local, state and national Realtor associations, including the Northern Rhode Island Board of Realtors and the Realtor Association of Central […]

PAWTUCKET – Another variation of football will be coming to the stadium at Tidewater Landing in May. Women’s Elite Rugby announced Wednesday that as part of the league’s inaugural season – which begins in March – the Boston Banshees will play three matches in early May at the new 10,500-seat venue along the Seekonk River. […]

PROVIDENCE – State officials on Thursday announced a new initiative to promote the importance of mathematics in local schools, as well as award multiple communities seven figures worth of grants to improve math skills. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and Providence Public School District Superintendent Javier Montañez unveiled the statewide Math […]

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has received a $75,000 grant from BayCoast Bank to fund the university’s college and career awareness initiatives. Among the programs the grant will finance are the seventh grade campus tours and the eighth grade college and career summit. The summit, UMass Dartmouth says, is designed to further immerse […]

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology is now offering individuals seeking training to enter the trades workforce close to half off on their tuition bills. The technical college announced Tuesday that it will reduce its tuition across multiple skilled trades programs by 47% starting this spring. New England Tech says it’s reducing […]

NEWPORT – For the second time in close to three weeks, Salve Regina University is receiving a multimillion-dollar gift. This latest monetary award will help expand business learning for all the university’s students. Salve announced Tuesday that it has been gifted $12 million from the Jean and David W. Wallace Foundation, with a focus on […]

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