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Sandra Cano Statement on Results

PAWTUCKET, RI – Sandra Cano issued the following statement in response to the special Democratic primary results for Congressional District One:   “Thank you to the voters who believed in our campaign. Although this isn’t the result we hoped for, we are so proud of the campaign that we ran. I also want to thank […]Read More

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DESIGNxRI, with Mayor Smiley, launches the 2024 Design Catalyst Program,

Application period for DESIGNxRI’s eighth annual Catalyst Program cycle opens September 1st PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley today joined DESIGNxRI Co-Directors Rue Sakayama and Berit Lavender, along with Daniela Fairchild from RI Commerce, Sarah McBain from RJRI, and Design Catalyst Program graduate Liz Welch to announce the eighth annual Design Catalyst Program and the inaugural launch of […]Read More

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Governor McKee, Office of Energy Resources Launch $25 Million Clean

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, joined by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, and the Office of Energy Resources (OER), today announced the launch of Clean Heat RI, a heat pump program for households, small to mid-sized businesses, and non-profits, which offers incentives for the installation of high efficiency heat pumps. This energy program, […]Read More

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Local Red Cross Volunteers Provide Support Following Idalia’s Landfall

PROVIDENCE, RI (August 31, 2023) – Hundreds of American Red Cross disaster responders are supporting people after Hurricane Idalia rapidly intensified before making landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm with destructive winds and an extremely dangerous storm surge.   There are currently 15 volunteers from the Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island Region already […]Read More