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On April 1, the Wall Street Journal featured Southern Rhode Island Institute of the Arts a fake university.
Southern Rhode Island Institute of the Arts was created about a month ago and promoted on Reddit. It is a faux institute of higher education.
Now, Reddit can claim to be the bastion of fake universities too.
The Wall Street Journal writes, “Southern Rhode Island Institute of the Arts is the most exclusive college you’ve never heard of. Why? It’s not real. It is, however, perfectly suited to this high-anxiety moment for high-school students around the country waiting to find out if they have been accepted to college. The fake school’s founders channeled their college admissions stress into inventing a university of their own.“
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The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is hosting a special Festival of Gardens taking place on June 12-13 presented in partnership with The Garden Conservancy.
Those attending will have exclusive access to a selection of private gardens at historic homes, a community garden that celebrates the city’s diversity, and a Colonial Revival garden stewarded by PPS.
Located in four city neighborhoods from the East Side to Elmwood, the eight featured gardens will exhibit a variety of plantings and contemporary interpretations of historic garden design. Six of the featured properties are private residential gardens located at historic houses.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
“To top the million-dollar mark in each of our first two years really is amazing, but also speaks to the generosity of Rhode Islanders and the appreciation that exists for the work of our nonprofit community,” said Nicolato. “We’re absolutely thrilled, and of course optimistic we’ll hit our goal before all is said and done. Thank you, Rhode Island!”
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Just before noon today, nearly 10,000 gifts made by just over 6,300 donors tallied $1.3 million and counting for 407 Rhode Island-based nonprofits. Many of the participating nonprofits secured matching funds to use during 401Gives to inspire increased donor generosity.
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Solanchi Fernandez with the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority’s College Planning Center appeared on GoLocal LIVE where she talked about how the organization helps students and families navigate the college admissions process for free.
“So RISLA’s college planning center, we’re here to service all of Rhode Island students and families to go through the whole process of college planning, from the admissions to the financial aid and even after they receive their acceptance letters, we’ll review those with them and also help them make a good, sound decision based on value for their students,” said Fernandez.
The police cruiser set on fire during the riots in June 2020. Photo: Nathan Jeffrey video
A Cranston man arrested for his alleged role in the torching of a Providence Police Department cruiser during the riots of 2020 is expected to plead guilty to a federal information charging him with malicious attempt to damage or destroy a vehicle, according to documents filed in federal court.
According to a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court, Nicholas L. Scaglione, 31, will admit to igniting a Providence Police Department cruiser that was parked in downtown Providence as officers responded to a riot on June 2, 2020, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R. Bonavolonta, and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.