Firms integrate emergency systems with audio and voice communications
Bogen Communications has partnered with Alertus Technologies to help facilities managers make emergency communications more comprehensive and automated, the companies announced Monday. Bogen’s Nyquist IP-based paging platform will integrate with Alertus’ tools, allowing Alertus’ alert messages to spread through the...
Coffee Exchange Proves to be a True Brew in Providence
Coffee has come a long way in the ocean state. From just a handful of family-owned roasters sold in grocery stores (looking at you, Mills Coffee Roasting!) to more than a dozen specialty brands of all scales and varieties, the state’s coffee culture has bloomed since its early days. Whether you’re looking for...
Providence, RI December Weather This Week: Cold Morning, Rain by Thursday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Rhode Island begins the morning wrapped in deep winter cold as clear skies allow temperatures to plunge. Breath fogs the air. Car roofs glitter with frost. Readings hover near 21 degrees around Providence,...
A Phantom Menagerie Lights Up Goosemas With Joy And Hope
Goosemas brought together community and creativity in ways that resonated deeply, especially after a difficult time for many in Providence.
Town Adds Security at All Schools
The action comes as the search for the Brown University shooter continues. School and town officials have been working together in light of the shooting at Brown University over the weekend and the continuing search for the shooter. Supt. Tom Kenworthy put out this email to families Tuesday afternoon:. Hello...
Laramie grad, yards away from Brown shooting, now home and safe
Brown University freshman David Novogrodsky had planned to be in the seven-story Barus and Holley engineering and physics building on the Providence, Rhode Island campus Saturday when a gunman burst into a room, killed two students and injured nine others. The Laramie High School graduate and mechanical engineering...
Providence Zoo Offers Free Admission to Brown University Community After Tragedy
Roger Williams Park Zoo is offering free admission to Brown University students, staff, and faculty through Jan. 4 following a recent tragedy on campus.
Brown security cameras not linked to Providence ‘Real Time Crime’ center
A newly built nerve center for the Providence Police Department was not linked to any video feeds at Brown University on Saturday, Dec. 13, when a gunman killed two people and injured nine others in a campus building, according to the commander of the city's detective division, Detective Maj. David Lapatin. At the...
Brown early applicants react to postponed decision notifications in wake of Saturday’s shooting
On Monday, thousands of high school seniors around the world were planning to open their Brown early decision notification at 3 p.m. EST. But on Sunday evening, applicants received an email from Brown’s Office of College Admissions informing them that notifications would be delayed for up to 48 hours in the wake of...
My Daughter Was in the Mass Shooting at Brown, and I Wasn’t Trained for...
This moment will come for too many of us. Originally published by The Contrarian under the headline, “What Parents Can Do When Their Child Is in an Active-Shooter Lockdown.”. The text, from a fellow ER doctor and former Brown University faculty member, arrived at 4:27 p.m. on Saturday: “Active...
