Housing advocate Nicolas Retsinas dies at 79

PROVIDENCE – Nicolas P. Retsinas, a lifelong Rhode Islander and leader in local and national housing policy and advocacy, has died at 79 after an extended illness. Retsinas held major national and local postings in government, business, nonprofit and academic areas which spanned from Rhode Island to Washington, D.C. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., called Retsinas […]

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