PAWTUCKET, R.I., – The Guild’s Pawtucket Beer Garden will be home for the Pawtucket Farmers Market on Friday nights from May through October 2023. Opening day will be May 12th, just in time to buy Mother’s Day flowers or ingredients to make Mom a home cooked meal. The market is located in The Guild’s outdoor beer […]Read More
Over the past several months, the Providence Police Narcotics Bureau conducted a joint investigation with Agents Chris Jardin and Meg Croke of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), into a large-scale firearms and narcotics operation. Providence Police Detectives Pete Tesseris and Zach Silbert led the investigation from the PPD. Throughout their investigation, information […]Read More
McKee Administration, Community Partners Roll Out Plan for Restarting State
Per federal guidelines, renewal effort begins April 1 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island state leaders, and community partners gathered today at the Providence Community Health Center to provide an overview of Rhode Island’s plan, per federal requirements, for the state to restart Medicaid renewals beginning on April 1. The state has 12 […]Read More
Mayor Smiley to Host St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Traditional
PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Brett P. Smiley invites the community for traditional Irish music and dance as the City of Providence hosts this year’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Providence City Hall. Friday, March 17th, 2023,a meet and greet will take place in the Mayor’s Office from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM. The celebration will take […]Read More
Issuer and GO Ratings move from Baaa1 to A3; outlook is stable PROVIDENCE, RI– Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City of Providence’s issuer rating from Baa1 to A3 and reported a stable financial outlook. This is the second consecutive rating increase this fiscal year. In November 2022, Fitch Ratings increased the […]Read More
All Senate Democrats cosponsor legislation to help close gender wage gap, guarantee women can challenge wage discrimination Washington, DC – On Equal Pay Day, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are calling on Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would combat wage discrimination and help close the wage gap by strengthening the Equal Pay […]Read More
Practices to achieve designation include five Lifespan and Coastal Medical sites and three Pappas OPT physical therapy locations PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 13, 2023) – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has designated 10 more healthcare sites as LGBTQ Safe Zones, certifying that the providers have demonstrated care designed to meet the specific needs of LGBTQ patients. […]Read More
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Partners with Mystic Aquarium
Warwick, R.I. (March 13, 2023)— Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) is excited to partner with Mystic Aquarium for a Girl Scout Aquarium Takeover on Sunday, April 2nd from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM (last admission is at 1:00 PM). GSSNE welcomes families, friends, and Girl Scouts of all ages to attend! Youth and their families will be […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos announced today that she will run for U.S. Congress in the upcoming special election in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. Matos will formally kick off her campaign in April. “Congressman David Cicilline has served our state with great distinction and we owe him a debt of […]Read More
RIDE Announces Nearly $400,000 in Career and Technical Education Grants
CTE Comprehensive Equity Grant available to eligible high schools to close equity gaps and create opportunities for multilingual PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced applications have opened for the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Comprehensive Equity Grant. Totaling $390,000, […]Read More