MIDDLETOWN, Rhode Island, Jan. 10 -- KVH Industries issued the following news release: KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced that BW Group, one of the world's leading maritime groups in the tanker, gas, and offshore segments, has signed a new contract to continue KVH VSAT services for at least five years and is upgrading 102 vessels to utilize KVH's mini-VSAT BroadbandSM HTS network for advanced satellite communications. BW Group first chose KVH in 2013 to provide satellite connectivi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Governor Gina M. Raimondo named three people to leadership positions on her state energy team: Nicholas S. Ucci as State Energy Commissioner; Linda George as Administrator of the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC); and Ronald Gerwatowski as Chair of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The Governor will submit their names to the Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday, January 14 f more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Criminal Justice Working Group Issues Recommendations * * * Governor Gina M. Raimondo's Juvenile & Criminal Justice Working Group issued its final report, which includes dozens of recommendations to address barriers to reentry and better support justice involved youth. "It's critical that we prioritize breaking down barriers to reentry and supporting justice involved youth as  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: * * * - Two defendants indicted by grand jury * * * Six defendants sentenced in connection with Providence nightclub homicide; Remaining two defendants indicted by grand jury Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that six of the eight defendants charged in connection to the June 30, 2019 homicide of Stephen Cabral pleaded guilty in Providence County Superior Court an more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * - Fourth Annual Rhode Island Food System Summit to be held Jan. 15 * * * Amid mounting concerns over the impact of extreme weather and rising temperatures on land and water resources and the global food supply, the University of Rhode Island will highlight climate risk and the path forward as part of its fourth annual Rhode Island Food System Summit. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, The Intersection betw more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: Maling Ebrahimpour, dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Business, has been awarded the highest service honor from the Decision Sciences Institute, a global society of university professors, graduate students and practitioners who apply qualitative and quantitative research to problems faced by individuals and groups. Ebrahimpour, a longtime member, past president and vice president of the more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island, in collaboration with BayCare Health System in Florida and The Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital, an affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is launching a clinical trial of retinal screening processes that could help clinicians detect Alzheimer's disease possibly two or more decades before patients develop life-alt more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: Ryan Beeley (age 40), of Warwick, was sentenced by Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini to 25 years with 10 to serve at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), with the balance suspended with probation, after pleading nolo contendere on June 14 to one count of involuntary manslaughter. The State recommended 30 years with 20 to serve. Beeley is also required to recei more PR