About 40 protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace Rhode Island gathered in front of Senator Jack Reed’s (D-R.I.) Providence office at 8 a.m. Thursday to demand that he call for a ceasefire in Gaza, stop supporting military aid for Israel and restore funding for humanitarian aid organizations like the ...
In March, HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University released an issue brief promoting Rhode Island mobile home parks as healthy and affordable. The brief also recommended cooperative resident ownership — a model in which residents retain collective, long-term and perpetually renewable leases ...
45 pallet shelters — rapidly deployable temporary housing solutions — are set to be built in Providence to address Rhode Island’s housing crisis. The pallet shelters are expected to begin operating by the end of the first quarter of 2024, according to Emily Marshall, chief of information and public ...
HousingWorks RI’s recently released 2023 housing fact book shines a light on the current state of housing in Rhode Island. The Herald spoke to experts in the field about the context behind the data.
2023 Housing Fact Book, Rhode Island Zoning Atlas detail various housing trends
Woonsocket Middle School closed its doors 14 years ago. Today, in the largest abandoned school in New England, glass crunches underfoot, water damage warps the floors in the basement and the ceiling tiles flake with age.
Explore business turnover on Thayer since 2000 with The Herald’s interactive timeline.
Recent report found low teacher retention rate at Providence Public School District, following a national trend of high turnover.
The University expands financial aid program to promote equity and increase enrollment of PPSD students.
Officials share plans, concerns for education under new mayoral administration.
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