Smiley says school survey supports local control; RIDE counters with same data
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) are using the same new survey to support their arguments about when the city should regain control of its schools from ...
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Prospect’s 2 R.I.-based hospitals to nonprofit organization
The bankruptcy court’s approval of this sale provides reason for cautious optimism,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter ...
Bankruptcy court approves Prospect sale of 2 RI hospitals
Prospect owns Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence under the banner of CharterCARE.
Five years in, Providence schools remain far behind state takeover goals
PROVIDENCE — The state takeover of the Providence public school system appears to be in the home stretch, with Governor Dan ...
Two neighborhoods, four names. What is a corner of Providence's East Side really called?
But people who live there are just as likely to tell you that they live in "Summit" or "Hope Village." To make matters even worse, all of these names already refer to other locations in ...