PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the favorable settlement of a federal lawsuit filed last year on behalf of North Smithfield resident Jason Richer, challenging the police department's refusal to remove from its files a note falsely claiming that he was "dangerous," "psychologically unstable," and had numerous weapons at his house. Since the purpose of such notes is   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a pair of sex discrimination lawsuits it had filed in 2016 on behalf of two female EMT/firefighters who alleged that the Harmony Fire District in Glocester had terminated them from their jobs because of concerns they had raised about differential treatment between male and female firefighte  more

EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 19 -- The American Journal on Addictions, a journal that says it features topics ranging from codependence to genetics, epidemiology to dual diagnostics, etiology to neuroscience from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, published seven research articles on the following topics in its November 2019 edition: * Use of Guanfacine for Cannabis Use Disorder and Related Symptomology * Cannabis, Decision-Making, and Online Assistance Seeking * Lofexidine   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 16 -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: The American Medical Association (AMA) honored Newell E. Warde, Ph.D., executive director of the Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS), with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors a medical association executive who has contributed substantially to the goals and ideals of the medical profession. "Over the past 34 years, Newell E. Warde has provided continuity, experie  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a pair of sex discrimination lawsuits it had filed in 2016 on behalf of two female EMT/firefighters who alleged that the Harmony Fire District in Glocester had terminated them fr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 22 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: CreativeGround highlights the people and places that contribute to New England's thriving creative economy. This month, Orlando Hernandez shared his experience as a Rhode Island-based interdisciplinary performer specializing in tap dance. A recent Rebecca Blunk Fund grantee, Orlando has working connections across New England. Read on to tap into Orlando's daily rhythms and inspiring pass  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: * * * - Earlier This Month, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Released a Report Finding Substantial Gaps in the Family Court's Implementation of the Protect Rhode Island Families Act * * * Today, the Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement in resp  more