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United Way of Rhode Island President and CEO Anthony Maione believes the local economy is slowly improving. As the man in charge of the nonprofit that raised $13 million in its last fiscal year, he knows what he’s talking about. Rhode Island is emerging from the hardest fundraising climate Maione has ever seen, but signs of life have returned.
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By Victor Alvarez |
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David M. Gilden made his connection with Providence as a Brown University student, then went to Boston to earn his law degree. But Rhode Island had gotten a hold on this Connecticut native. He recalled it as “a bit of an experiment” when he took a chance on the Ocean State as the place where he would settle.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Trips to Misquamicut Beach in Westerly have been annual rites of summer for Michael Ziegler, district sales manager at Collette Vacations, since he was a child.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The 18th annual Newport Flower Show will take place June 21-23 at Rosecliff with Bartlett Tree Experts returning as the show’s presenting sponsor.
The show benefits the Preservation Society of Newport County.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The eighth annual Marine Industry & Career Day, sponsored by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association and International Yacht Restoration School, a marine trades and technology school, will be held Saturday, March 23.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Westerly Track & Athletic Club’s 32nd annual Clamdigger Road Race will again take place in April, this year on a new course, and with NewportFed as its lead sponsor.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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The PeaceLove Studio’s annual Get Your PeaceLove On fundraiser will be held May 1 at The Met in Pawtucket and will honor Craig Stenning, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Winnepaug Pond Cleanup, hunger drive and more.
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By PBN Staff
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To raise awareness of the hazards caused by drunk drivers and distracted drivers, the Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation has launched a campaign that it hopes will help to keep the roads safe.
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3/18/13
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The Rhode Island Blood Center’s 2012-2013 Seasons’ Pass print was recently unveiled at a press conference, where supporters got their first look at East Greenwich artist Cindy Baron’s painting of waves crashing onto a rocky shoreline.
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3/18/13
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