Yard waste collection and street sweeping began on Monday, April 3, 2023! Residents are asked to leave leaf bags on their regular trash pickup day. YARD WASTE: Leaves and yard waste must be placed in brown yard waste bags that are available at all local hardware stores or put in a barrel (33 gallons or […]Read More
National discount retailer faces $770K in penalties after latest inspections PROVIDENCE, RI – Dollar Tree Stores Inc.’s failure to provide safe work conditions at two Rhode Island stores – violations of U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards – exposed employees to serious risks and injuries. The discount retail giant faces a total of $770,136 in […]Read More
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will open a Your Blue Store in Narragansett, its fifth store in Rhode Island providing convenient, in-person service PROVIDENCE, RI —A new Your Blue Store is coming to South County, making it the fifth Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) store in Rhode Island and once […]Read More
Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos Opens Nominations for 30th Annual Lieutenant
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos is inviting high school administrators and guidance councilors to nominate a student from their school for the 30th Lieutenant Governor Leadership Awards, which celebrates exceptional graduating high school seniors across the state. “The seniors graduating this year spent more than half of their time in high school in a […]Read More
Court declines to hear oil companies’ request to review 2022 1st Circuit decision remanding case to Rhode Island Superior Court PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement in response today’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to deny a petition by fossil fuel companies for a writ of […]Read More
GirlsGetMath@ICERM is a five-day non-residential mathematics program that is open to high schoolers, regardless of gender, who live in or near greater Rhode Island and who will be entering the 10th or 11th grade in the fall of 2023. GirlsGetMath occurs in an encouraging environment that builds young students’ confidence in math and science. GirlsGetMath […]Read More
On Thursday morning, Secretary Amore shared a civics lesson with students at Shea High School in Pawtucket to discuss the history of voting rights in the United States and ways to improve civic engagement in Rhode Island. Secretary Amore encouraged students to make their voices heard. Joining Secretary Amore that morning was Mayor Grebien and […]Read More
Beginning Monday, April 24, 2023, a portion of Cottage Street will be closed for four weeks. Rhode Island Energy will begin running a new gas line under Cottage Street, crossing underneath the tracks on George Bennett Highway. Cottage Street will be closed in the eastbound lane from the O’Reilly’s Auto Parts entrance to the George […]Read More
On 4/21/23, at approximately 1:09 PM, police responded to the Citizens Bank located at 409 East Avenue for a reported bank robbery. Video shows that at approximately 1:03 PM, a white male, wearing dark colored clothing, baseball cap, and dark sunglasses enters the bank and displays a firearm. The suspect ordered several customers to get […]Read More
$1.2 million in new federal funding will help RI plant more trees in urban areas; Lots of opportunities for RIers to volunteer for Earth Day cleanups in their community PROVIDENCE, RI — With the ceremonial planting of a new dogwood tree along the Woonasquatucket River, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley celebrated […]Read More