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School proms relocated from Swansea restaurant due to 'health and safety concerns"
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (315+ words) by MADDIE HEIMSCH, NBC 10 NEWS SWANSEA, Mass. (WJAR) " A court date for a popular Swansea restaurant was called off Thursday. Venus De Milo owner Monte Ferris was granted a restraining order against the Town of Swansea's Board of Health in…...
Johnston Senior High School misspelled on yearbook spines
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (117+ words) WJAR JOHNSTON, R. I. (WJAR) " Johnston Superintendent Scott Sutherland said Johnston Senior High School received yearbooks with a misspelling on the spine. An image of the yearbook showed the school's name being printed as "Johnston Senior High Shool." According to the superintendent,…...
Ms. Russo's Providence fifth-graders turn Drake Maye stats into math class and Tik Tok fame
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (228+ words) President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting. This marks the tenth time the Cabinet has gathered during Trump's second term. PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WJAR) -- Drake Maye and math? Well, that's the perfect combination in Ms. Russo's fifth-grade class in Providence's Vartan Gregorian…...
Providence Schools District breaks ground on new Alfred Lima and Gilbert Stuart School
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (207+ words) President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting. This marks the tenth time the Cabinet has gathered during Trump's second term. (WJAR) " Providence Public Schools broke ground on Wednesday on a brand new pre-K-8 school, just as the district is set…...
Ms. Russo's Providence fifth-graders turn Drake Maye stats into math class'and Tik Tok fame
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (207+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WJAR) -- Drake Maye and math? Well, that's the perfect combination in Ms. Russo's fifth-grade class in Providence's Vartan Gregorian Elementary. "I started collecting sports with learning when I saw a teacher in Florida, Mary Crippen, who teaches about the…...
Brown University shares initial plan for Barus and Holley classroom renovations
2+ week, 6+ day ago (16+ words) Brown University President Christina Paxson shared initial plans for the renovations for Barus and Holley classrooms....
Electric Boat enters partnership with North Kingstown High School
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (258+ words) (WJAR) " Electric Boat has kicked off a new partnership with North Kingstown High School that will give students a hands-on course into machinist work needed at the manufacturer. The machinist manufacturing defense program teaches them everything they need to know…...
State to make official recommendation to return Providence schools to local control
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (243+ words) (WJAR) " Rhode Island education leaders are set to make an official recommendation to return Providence Schools back to local control. It would happen as early as July, something many were not expecting. This all comes after a whirlwind week when…...
Brown University celebrates its first graduation since tragedy hit its campus
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (235+ words) by MARTHA KONSTANDINIDIS, NBC 10 NEWS (WJAR) " Gathering on the College Green on Sunday, the Brown University Class of 2026 celebrated a milestone that was defined as much by its profound grief as its academic triumph. As rain-soaked families and graduates, a…...
How 'title inflation' can stall your career
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (122+ words) (WJAR) " A new job title can feel like a big step forward. But more workers are discovering that the promotion they celebrated, may not be a real promotion at all. Surveys show two-thirds of workers said companies are handing out…...