PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The ACLU will be in court on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 9:30am to argue that the federal government must obtain a warrant before accessing the private health information in New Hampshire's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). The hearing will be held in Boston before the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this year, the ACLU of RI joined with four other ACLU  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The ACLU of Rhode Island has called on the Narragansett Town Council to table a proposed discussion of an ordinance tonight that would bar members of the public from making "personal" or "slanderous" remarks, or becoming "boisterous," during the public comment portion of Council meetings. In a letter sent to the Town Council (http://riaclu.org/images/uploads/Narragansett_pu  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 7 -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Today, Rhode Island Trucking Association President and CEO Chris Maxwell was named the 18th recipient of the American Trucking Associations' President's Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award during ATA's 86th Management Conference and Exhibition. "It is an honor to recognize someone who, in a relatively short time, has become an incredibly active state executive and leading  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education issued the following news release: Nicholas Christ, President and CEO of BayCoast Bank, was elected to the board of directors of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE). BayCoast is a community bank serving SouthCoast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Mr. Christ has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry and is an active member of his community, involved in non-profit organizations   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Council on Library and Information Resources issued the following news release: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) today announced that the following 13 institutions have been awarded Recordings at Risk grants: Institution: Tri-Centric Foundation Project: Braxton75 Archival Recordings Project Amount: $28,925 Institution: Brown University in Providence in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Project: Brown University Archives A  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 7 -- The National Coop Grocers issued the following news: National Co+op Grocers (NCG) -- the business services cooperative for retail food co-ops across the United States -- today welcomes two emerging co-ops in Northern Virginia and Rhode Island as new members. Joining are Urban Greens Food Co-op in Providence, RI, and Fredericksburg Food Co-op in Fredericksburg, VA. "Communities are stronger when they have access to fresh, healthy food delivered by independent, commun  more