PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Grant Addresses Children's Health Concerns including Exposure to Lead in Housing * * * Today the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England regional office announced a $25,000 Healthy Communities Grant awarded to the Childhood Lead Action Project (CLAP) in Providence, Rhode Island. Announced during Children's Health Month in October, the grant will help fund the or  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger spoke to the student body of the U.S. Naval War College on Oct. 10, sharing his vision for what the future may hold for the sea services. "I'm here for two reasons. One, I think I owe you a picture into the future of where I think your naval force and your Marine Corps should go," Berger said during a speech in Spruance Auditorium. "The second purpose is for me to liste  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 8 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College kicked off its 135th anniversary year Oct. 7 with a visit by four past presidents of the college, a group whose experience spans nearly two decades of the institution. "For 135 years, this college has served as the intellectual nexus for the U.S. Navy through times of peace and times of conflict," said Rear Adm. Shoshana S. Chatfield, college president. "Its graduates have worn the clo  more