When it reopened in 2009, Nathan Bishop Middle School generated hope on Providence’s East Side. Today, that feeling has mostly dissipated.
Shane McKeon
Posted inArticle, Education
Infante-Green Denies Motion From Parents, Students
The motion asked that individual parents and students be made a formal party to the state takeover.
Posted inArticle, Health
RI, MA Pass On Opioid Settlement With Purdue
The two states’ attorneys general raised concerns with the deal, which would pay plaintiffs with proceeds from future sales of OxyContin and $3 billion from the Sackler family’s personal wealth.
Posted inArticle, Health
If Opioid Settlement Talks Fail, RI Could Face Years Of Costly Litigation
The alternative to a settlement could be years spent in court and a payday deferred.
Posted inArticle, Health
Opioid Settlement Talks Might Ripple Back To RI, Massachusetts
The two states both have pending lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family.
Posted inArticle, Health
RI Health Centers Will Comply With New Title X Rule
The new federal rule restricts what doctors can tell their patients about abortion providers.
Posted inArticle, Environment
As Climate Warms, New England Lags Behind In A/C Use
A four-day heat wave has highlighted how small a share of Rhode Islanders uses air conditioning.
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture
At Newport Folk, Floating Freeloaders Flout Festival Fare
Hundreds sat in the waters near Fort Adams to hear this weekend’s performances free of charge.
Posted inArticle, Health
Care New England Strikes Out On Its Own, For Now
The hospital chain backed out of talks with Lifespan and Brown toward creating one unified in-state system. How long it will go it alone remains an open question.
Posted inArticle, Health
Care New England Pulls Out Of Merger Talks
The move dashes hopes — at least for now — for one “unified academic medical center” merging CNE, Lifespan and Brown’s medical school.