On June 5, 2023 at approximately 10:00 a.m. the Pawtucket Police and Fire Departments responded to an apartment at 560 Prospect Heights for a report of a woman that reportedly jumped or fell from a second story apartment window. The woman, identified as Patricia Fasan, age 59, was immediately transported to an area hospital in […]Read More
Governor McKee, Lt. Governor Matos, & Commissioner Infante-Green make surprise announcement at Whiteknact Elementary School in East Providence EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – At a surprise visit to Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School today, Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Superintendent Dr. Sandra Forand, and 2023 State Teacher of the Year Lisa […]Read More
Mayor Brett Smiley Announces Once-in-a-Decade Update to the Providence Comprehensive
Community Engagement Meetings Will Kick Off This Month PROVIDENCE, RI– Mayor Brett Smiley today joined Providence City Council President Rachel Miller, Director of Economic Development Cassandra Thomas, Director of Planning Joe Mulligan and City Plan Commission Chairman Michael Gazdacko to launch the first step in updating the Providence Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan serves as […]Read More
Pioneer Investment, L.L.C and Anurag Sureka violated or ignored numerous laws and regulations at the expense of Rhode Island renters PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that the Office has filed a lawsuit against a major Rhode Island rental corporation and its president for failing to comply with numerous state rental, lead […]Read More
Healthcare Summit Discussion Addresses Workforce Solutions
Public and private leaders review data; huddle on actionable items PROVIDENCE, RI (June 6, 2023) – Today, state leaders in the public and private sectors gathered to review progress in addressing workforce pipeline challenges in the health and human services sector in Rhode Island at a Healthcare Workforce Summit. Co-hosts Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human […]Read More
The Special Olympics Rhode Island 2023 Summer Games is officially in the books! Congratulations again to all of the athletes! You all did amazing in your events! We were honored to be on hand along with our coworkers from local and state law enforcement and fire departments from around the state to present medals and […]Read More
Patsy Widakuswara/VOA NEWS WHITE HOUSE — Following weeks of tough negotiations, President Joe Biden highlighted his ability to achieve bipartisan compromise with Republicans, a theme he is set to revisit in his 2024 reelection campaign, in remarks Friday evening on the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The measure suspends the U.S. government’s debt limit through […]Read More
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is scheduled Saturday to visit the site of the massive train derailment that has claimed the lives of nearly 300 people and injured close to 900. Modi is also expected to visit the hospital where the injured have been taken. A report in The Times of India said one of the trains […]Read More
VOA NEWS Nearly 300 people have died in a massive train derailment in India that has injured close to 900 people, officials say. India has declared Saturday a national day of mourning out of respect to the victims. Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, told Agence France-Presse that there are “a lot of […]Read More
Central Falls, RI – City Council President Robert Ferri, City Councilor-At-Large Tatiana Baena and former City Councilor and current School District Board of Trustees member Hugo Figueroa announced today their support and endorsement of Sandra Cano in the race for Congressional District One. City Council President Robert Ferri said, “Right now, Rhode Islanders need […]Read More