PAWTUCKET – Over the next 72 hours, temperatures throughout Rhode Island are anticipated to rise. On July 26, the City of Pawtucket announced that several sites will be available as cooling centers to help cope with the warm weather. The following local buildings will be open to the public during the times listed below: The Pawtucket Police […]Read More
Five new positions at the Department of Housing are now available with several more to follow in the coming weeks. PROVIDENCE – The Department of Housing is moving forward with new staffing approved in the recent FY24 budget, which allocated funding for twenty-one new full-time positions. Five postings are now listed at Apply.RI.Gov, the State of Rhode […]Read More
Free performance of R.I. Philharmonic in Roger Williams Park on
The Foundation began sponsoring free performances of the Philharmonic’s Summer Pops concert at the Temple to Music in 2016 to celebrate its centennial. By Chris Barnett The Rhode Island Foundation and the City of Providence are inviting the public to a free performance of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra’s Summer Pops in the Park concert […]Read More
RIDOH Recommends Reopening Ginny-B Campground Beach and Kent County YMCA
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Ginny-B Campground Beach in Foster and Kent County YMCA Beach in Warwick because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most up-to-date […]Read More
CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Following Mayor Rivera’s outlined plan in her FY2024 Budget Address to launch a Charter Review process this year, the City of Central Falls is officially launching its new 2023 Charter Review Council. “It’s been more than a decade since the City of Central Falls thoroughly reviewed our governance structure to […]Read More
Matos’ will spend more than $100,000 on the ad over the next two weeks alone PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Sabina Matos will launch the first television ad of her Congressional campaign tomorrow. In the ad, titled “Worked Hard,” Sabina Matos shares her story of working hard to secure the American Dream – and affirms […]Read More
Starting on Friday, July 28, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Kings Factory Road Bridge which crosses the Pawcatuck River just south of Route 91 on the border of Richmond and Charlestown. The bridge has been classified as structurally deficient since the 1990s, and must be completely replaced. RIDOT’s […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Iron Workers Local 37 today announced its endorsement of Lt. Governor Sabina Matos for Congress in the special election for Rhode Island’s 1st District. They represent over 500 hard-working members who assemble and erect steel framework and other metal parts in buildings and on bridges, dams, skyscrapers, factories and other steel structures. […]Read More
RIDOH Recommends Reopening Ginny-B Campground Beach and Kent County YMCA
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Ginny-B Campground Beach in Foster and Kent County YMCA Beach in Warwick because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most up-to-date […]Read More
Construction and traffic changes on Allens Avenue in effect beginning today PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced earlier this month that $1.5 million in repairs will be made to the City of Providence’s Fox Point Hurricane Barrier. Construction for this project begins today, with this phase of repairs replacing the hydraulic components that operate […]Read More