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The fledgling free wire mesh Wi-Fi network in Olneyville is expanding its reach, healing the digital divide for more than 2,000 households. CLICK TO READ MORE

PBN: Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday announced up to $1.7 million in internet access grants for Rhode Island households with low and moderate incomes, including up to $125,000 to ONE Neighborhood Builders. CLICK TO READ MORE

THE PUBLIC’S RADIO: The state Housing Resources Commission approved Tuesday the first round of spending from a $65 million affordable housing bond approved by Rhode Island voters in March, awarding more than $1 million each to 10 different developers, including $5.12 million for ONE Neighborhood Builders for two projects. CLICK TO READ MORE

The Providence Journal visits William D’Abate Elementary School in Olneyville, where children get their first vaccinations. CLICK TO READ MORE

Rhode Island is facing a housing emergency. We have been for years. And now we have an extraordinary opportunity to address it. With $1.1 billion in federal stimulus funding available for Rhode Island to invest in catalytic solutions, we unite with local housing advocates to call for the investment of $500 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds to help develop the housing we need in the Ocean State. CLICK TO READ MORE

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Rents and asking prices keep climbing as the number of apartments and houses on the market flattens or falls. Is there any relief in sight? CLICK TO READ MORE

Shelley Peterson, a member of the Resident Advisory Council (RAC), described the council’s awarding of $100,400 in Community Impact Fund grants to 21 businesses and organizations in an interview on WPRI on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. CLICK TO WATCH INTERVIEW

ConvergenceRI — By Richard Asinof — As the Rhode Island Foundation celebrates its virtual 2021 annual meeting, the ongoing work by ONE Neighborhood Builders in building out its own free WiFi wire mesh network has won a national awardCLICK TO READ MORE