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Fed Shake-Up: Jerome Powell’s Fed chair term officially ended May 15, and his brief warning about how the FOMC handles equity valuations is already reverberating on Wall Street as Kevin Warsh takes over. Education & Jobs: Salve Regina is launching a new bachelor’s in tourism, hospitality and event management this fall, with additional minors and post-master certificates enrolling for fall 2026. Nonprofits Funding: BankNewport Charitable Foundation handed out more than $470,000 in spring grants to nearly 50 Rhode Island groups, including support for arts, basic needs, education success and healthy lives. Health & Community: A free Tiverton event May 21 tackles mental health stigma with stories of hope and recovery. Local Watch: North Providence Medicaid billing rose 8.7% in 2024, and Lower Providence River shellfish Area 16E is set to reopen to commercial harvest Monday after testing cleared it. Sports: Barrington High School won the Week 2 statewide Attendance Matters Challenge with a 96.4% attendance rate.

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Ridgefield wins first state wrestling championship and FCIAC wrestlers shine in postseason

Ridgefield wins first state wrestling championship and FCIAC wrestlers shine in postseason

BankNewport Charitable Foundation awards more than $470,000 in spring 2026 grants to nearly 50 Rhode Island nonprofits

BankNewport Charitable Foundation awards more than $470,000 in spring 2026 grants to nearly 50 Rhode Island nonprofits

Institutional investors flocked to establish new stakes in semiconductor firms in first quarter

Institutional investors flocked to establish new stakes in semiconductor firms in first quarter

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Skip the Hikes and Try This Rail Trail in Rhode Island Instead

Rhode Island men’s golf team invited to National Golf Invitational for second year

Rhode Island men’s golf team invited to National Golf Invitational for second year

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'Real Housewives of Rhode Island' asks for viewers' questions ahead of reunion show

Push to create Inspector General's Office in Rhode Island gains bipartisan support

Push to create Inspector General's Office in Rhode Island gains bipartisan support

Rhode Island baseball loses to Saint Joseph’s in extra innings

Rhode Island baseball loses to Saint Joseph’s in extra innings


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