City Promises to Resolve Bradley Hospital Debt

Riverside's is one of the premiere facilities that studies bipolar disorder, autism and the technology that researches it, according to reports from EastBayRI.com.

Researchers are also striving to understand the brain circuitry in individuals suffering from depression to develop effective behavorial therapy.

So, the allocation of $12.6 million in early state aid will be put to good use. 

In recent budget commission meetings, the hospital has been a topic of conversation. As of Jan. 13, the hospital was owed $4.3 million for special education services, according to budget commission documents. But at Tuesday's school committee meeting, Finance Director Mary King said most of the city's debt would be close to paid off.

"This brings me close to tears," she said after telling school committee members that she would be able to pay off most of her vendors.