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1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (831+ words) by: Eli Sherman, Barbara Ron PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) " Students at The Croft School returned to the classroom Monday for the first time since a massive financial scandal involving "two sets of books" and a $13 million hidden debt was revealed. School leaders…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (614+ words) PROVIDENCE " In July 2024, salaried workers making less than $58,656 a year were supposed to be entitled to overtime pay if they worked more than 40 hours in a week, under a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that was estimated to benefit 4 million…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (550+ words) Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the school making the hiring official. Bryan Hodgson is the next head men's basketball coach at Providence College. The Friars hired him away from South Florida on a reported five-year deal…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (881+ words) Should the minimum wage go up higher than the $17 an hour it will hit in 2027? Three proposals introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives would make one-time increases to the minimum wage, which has been steadily rising since 2021. While…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (343+ words) Providence College's men's hockey team is off to the NCAA Tournament. Providence (23-10-2 overall) last took the ice on March 14, and suffered an early exit from the Hockey East tournament after Merrimack toppled the Friars, 3-2, in overtime. The Friars, who won…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (287+ words) The Providence Friars have hired Bryan Hodgson as their new men's basketball coach. Hodgson comes aboard from South Florida, and it's a big deal just considered in a vacuum. But in modern college basketball, the former USF head coach very…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago  (394+ words) The Friars announced Hodgson as their 17th head coach on Sunday. He takes over for Kim English, whose three-year tenure with the program ended on March 13 after a loss to St. John's in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and a 15-18 finish....

16+ hour, 41+ min ago  (439+ words) Stop signs, one-way signs, wrong-way signs, the sign for Old'Louisquisset'Pike. There are almost too many street and highway signs in Rhode Island to count. But where do they all come from, and who makes them? That largely depends on the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1252+ words) ALLENTOWN, Pa. " When Democrats like Lehigh County Executive Joshua Siegel were elected into office across the country last November, people took note. The 2025 general election saw victories by now-New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. Democrats flipped…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1002+ words) Register March 24-26 for lessons. Click for schedule and details" It's a season of hard decisions at Providence University College and Theological Seminary, as the school works through millions of dollars in lost revenue and significant budget cuts. President Kenton Anderson…...