Four pediatric dental programs receive 6/10 settlement funds to provide care for Providence kids

By: Nolan Page

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 724

Last Updated: 3 days, 19 hours ago

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Four Rhode Island nonprofits will share a total of $7.9 million in grants to improve access to dental care for Providence children, Attorney General Peter Neronha and the Rhode Island Foundation announced Tuesday morning.

The money represents most of an $11 million civil settlement Neronha brokered with Barletta Heavy Division Inc. to resolve accusations that the Canton, Massachusetts, company dumped contaminated material while reconstructing the Route 6/10 Interchange in the summer of 2020. The …

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