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Following trial, Cranston man sentenced to serve five years in

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Cranston man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI) for violently assaulting a 64-year-old man and his adult son during a 2018 altercation. On October 12, 2023, Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano sentenced Willard […]Read More

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NEW CENTER SEEKS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS IN LATINX MENTAL HEALTHCARE

The Atrévete Center of Excellence for Latinx/Hispanic Social Work Practice plans to add up to 55 bilingual providers across Rhode Island by 2027. For many years, it’s been challenging for Latinx community members in Rhode Island to find a bilingual mental health provider. The pandemic only made that prospect worse. In fact, Rhode Island’s behavioral […]Read More

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Seniors can get a jump on Medicare Annual Enrollment Period

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) presents nearly a quarter of Rhode Island’s population with important health insurance opportunities and decisions. But the choices are easier thanks to having a locally based insurer, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), whose plans have more members than any other insurer in […]Read More