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Social Security: Knowledge Translates into Money

While working with our clients, much of what we do involves Social Security optimization. There is so much about Social Security that many people do not understand. People may think they have a … more

Jeffrey H. Massey, Certified Financial Planner™, Massey and Associates | 4/15/21

Important steps to ensure you don’t outlive your money – Introducing the Financial Longevity Bundle©

There was a time, not so long ago in the 20th Century, when thinking (at all) about supporting yourself through your retirement years generally involved only one factor: the size and viability of … more

By KAREN EMMA, UNIVERSAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT | 4/15/21

Rewriting the story: adventure, representation in Hidebound

By ARDEN BASTIA For close to a decade, Warwick author A. Oliver Noel, 25, has been working on his debut young adult novel, Hidebound. The dystopian adventure, which hit shelves earlier this year, explores themes of self-discovery and trust, with LGBTQ more

By ARDEN BASTIA | 4/8/21

Debate focuses on 2 bills to legalize marijuana

By ARDEN BASTIA Advocates and opponents are making their stances heard as state legislators debate two bills to legalize recreational marijuana. Lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony regarding both bills on April 1, holding both for more

By ARDEN BASTIA | 4/8/21

Stepping up to help our veterans

Stepping up to help our veterans Combination food and toiletry drives at Hendricken High School and St. Rose of Lima, St. Peter, St. Kevin and St. Joseph parochial schools collected truckloads of donations for Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. OSDRI more

4/8/21

Frontier Airlines announces 3 new flights from Green

Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced Wednesday three new nonstop routes from T.F. Green Airport (PVD) to Atlanta, Myrtle Beach and Philadelphia beginning this summer. To celebrate the new … more

4/8/21

Hoppity hop

Hoppity hop There was music and plenty of excitement, but no dancing as Distinctive Dance Etc. North students gathered Saturday for the first annual Easter egg hunt at City Park. Dance studio owner Stacy Capone planned the event as a welcome break from more

4/8/21

Poetry was her salvation

The journey to becoming accomplished in any field is not an easy one. Halima Ibrahim knows that better than most. Ibrahim is Rhode Island’s Junior Poet Laureate. Her road to that honor … more

By ADAM ZANGARI | 4/1/21

McNamara would extend business interruption insurance for pandemic

The House Corporations Committee recently heard testimony on legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would help businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis by guaranteeing that business interruption insurance more

4/1/21

RIC plans in-person classes starting in August

Rhode Island College is planning a return to in-person instruction for the Fall 2021 semester. Plans for the return to campus are being made with health and safety at the center, and all plans are subject to change based on updated guidance from the more

4/1/21

Spring is here, yet RI Good Neighbor Energy Fund there to assist

Although the winter has come to an end, the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund continues to be available to all eligible households in the state impacted by the pandemic or another crisis. The Fund's sponsoring energy companies and its administrator, more

4/1/21

Wilbury announces special performances of 'Krapp's Last Tape'

The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly announces a limited run of "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's lauded one-act play about the effects of time and loneliness, and the longing for past glories. Performances run for limited audiences in the Main Hall at more

4/1/21

WaterFire celebrates sculptor

WaterFire highlights sculptor's work WaterFire Providence presents "Down to Earth: Robert Rohm Sculpture, 1963-2013," an exhibition spanning 50 years of work by sculptor Robert Rohm. This exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center will run through Sunday, more

4/1/21

The Moodrunners unleash their brand of rock with debut EP

By ROB DUGUAY Some local records have a knack for flying under the radar and then astounding the senses after being given a listen. Often this comes from an act that's still cutting its teeth, but in this particular case it's a bunch of Providence music more

By ROB DUGUAY | 4/1/21

$51M in federal rescue funds could help plug budget, infrastructure holes

By JOHN HOWELL COVID-19 could end up enabling the administration to address some major capital improvement projects that have been put off for years, including repairs to sewers, water lines and roads. Or the $24 million the city expects to get from the more

By JOHN HOWELL | 3/25/21

Centreville ranked state's top pandemic performer bank

Centreville Bank has been recognized as the “Top Pandemic Performer” for Rhode Island by Banking Northeast magazine, based upon the latest results from the Rivel Banking Benchmarks … more

3/25/21

Gas increases slow, RI still below national average

Rhode Island's average gas price is up two cents from last week, averaging $2.79 per gallon. Monday's price is 24 cents higher than a month ago and 55 cents higher than March 22, 2020. Rhode Island's average gas price is 9 cents lower than the national more

3/25/21

Trinity offers 'The Catastrophist' online

Theatre review by DON FOWLER Trinity Rep is offering theater lovers a unique opportunity to watch Lauren Gunderson's spellbinding "cinematic digital theatre" presentation of "The Catastrophist," a one-person play about her father, virologist Nathan more

by DON FOWLER | 3/25/21

Wickford Art Association seeks submissions for Poetry & Art project

The Wickford Art Association has announced the launch of the ninth annual Poetry & Art project. An annual event whereby original art or original poetry lead a response from our creative community, 2021's theme is "Color" and will be led by original more

3/25/21

Is too much money ever a problem in RI?

Thanks to President Biden's massive $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Rhode Island will find itself in the unusual place of having an influx of money. So keep in mind this observation from RIPEC President/CEO Michael DiBiase, a former director of the state more

3/24/21

Thrive awarded $94,229 grant to help Rhode Islanders during pandemic

Thrive Behavioral Health has been awarded a $94,229 grant by the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC). The funding is being distributed to nonprofit health, … more

3/18/21

Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation awards $177,500 in grants

Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $177,500 to 11 organizations in Rhode Island, Harold M. Horvat, bank President, CEO and Chairman announced recently “Though we are … more

3/18/21

Dr. Murphy encourages screening, breaking stigma of colon cancer

By ARDEN BASTIA March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a rallying point for the colon cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the country join together to spread awareness. For Dr. Melissa Murphy, more

By ARDEN BASTIA | 3/18/21

Try your hand navigating in a wind farm

Ever think about what it would be like to pilot your vessel through an offshore wind farm. Well you can now give … more

By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI | 3/18/21

How RI avoided painful budget cuts

Last spring, when the pandemic began ripping through Rhode Island's economy, painful budget cuts to social programs seemed not just possible, but likely. Progressives warned about the long-term fallout from an "austerity budget," even as joblessness more

3/18/21