Hasbro to move to Boston Seaport by end of 2026
“The City of Pawtucket did absolutely everything possible to keep Hasbro here.” This story was originally published in Rhode Island...
Pioneering program helps victims of sexual violence
Brown University Health’s SAFE services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week PROVIDENCE – Sexual violence is...
Demystifying mushrooms
By MATTHEW LAWRENCE This story was originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. Read...
How to cure the primary care crisis? Rhode Island prescribes student loan support
New round of Wavemaker tax credits has $500K carveout for college graduates who work in primary care. This story...
Shark sightings lead to deeper understanding
Population of makos, commonly seen off Rhode Island, in decline NEWPORT — This summer, reports of shark sightings seem...
“I decided I wanted to keep loving Providence”
“My hope with this particular body of work is that people begin to see their environment differently.” By TARA...
CCAP dental programs return to Buttonwoods
“I do have a lot of concern for the people in the Medicaid system, people living in poverty and...
New Bedford pantries get a ton of tuna — literally
A research trip to study the reproductive conditions of tuna ended with a large contribution to the New Bedford...
Two nursing students primed for careers in oncology after graduating from innovative fellowship program at Hasbro Children’s Hospital
“The entire program is incredible and the amount of things that I’ve learned is incredible.” PROVIDENCE – On the...
West Nile Virus detected in Rhode Island for first time in 2025
This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island’s first...
Incredible journey: Trackers show where some Rhode Island plastic bottles wind up
The same traits that make plastic prized also make it a growing toxic hazard, because it takes thousands of...
Brown University Health commits to keeping Newport Hospital Birthing Center open. For now.
“This is only a one-year plan. There’s more to do on this. The community needs to stay active and...
Essential Work in ‘A Living: Working-Class Americans Talk to Their Doctors,’ a book by Michael Stein, M.D.
“I have learned that there can be no meaningful discourse about health divorced from where people work, how many...