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THE STORY: Providence Ward 9 councilwoman Carmen Castillo is the first hotel housekeeper in Rhode Island - perhaps in the country - to hold elected office, Guernsey says.

Two Cranston girls took top honors in the tenth annual Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation writing contest.

"Emotionally gripping, a sensitive narrative and a revealing look at bullying," are just some of the comments philanthropist and book editor Joan Parker uses to describe this year's top three winners in the Kate DeCubellis Memorial Foundation's 10th annual writing contest.

Over the past couple of weeks, several sources - both local and national - have issued their rankings of high schools in Rhode Island.

With a graduation rate of nearly 90 percent and one of the highest investments in its students, Mount Hope is the 11th best high school in Rhode Island, according to GoLocalProv's fourth annual high school ranking .

Newsweek has ranked the high schools nationally , but the criteria the magazine used leaves Mt.

Driving down Fair Street in Pawtuxet, it is easy to see the property at 69 Fair St.

The Newport Public Education Foundation is pleased to announce that this year's NPEF 2013 Scholarship Recipient is Dylan S. Burke, from Newport, RI.

Sen. Joshua Miller and Rep. Frank Ferri were presented the 2013 "Bell of Hope" award from the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island today during a ceremony at the State House to launch the "May is Mental Health Month" campaign.

The Providence Student Union plans to issue its first "State of the Student Address" on Tuesday afternoon -- and NECAPs will be front and center.