Providence, RI — The Rhode Island Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recently announced its endorsement of James Diossa for General Treasurer. The Fraternal Order of Police is the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 364,000 members in more than 2,200 lodges. The Rhode Island Chapter represents hundreds of law enforcement […]Read More
Providence, RI: 22-85971 Over the past few months, Narcotics Detectives Rousseau and Voyer conducted an investigation into street level narcotics transactions being conducted in the Smith Hill area of the city. This area of the city has seen numerous incidents of violent crime, including a shooting at the corner of Chalkstone and Douglas Avenues on October […]Read More
Her bilingualism was crucial in being able to connect with the Latino community Vanesa Ramos Garcia ’22 holds a B.S. degree from RIC in community and public health promotion. This 24-year-old, first-generation, mother of two is of Guatemalan descent and is making use of her bilingualism to increase health literacy in her community. While in […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced the request for proposals for the offshore wind procurement has been released by the State’s primary utility company, Rhode Island Energy, for up to 1,000 megawatts of new offshore wind capacity. In July, Governor McKee signed into law historic clean energy legislation, sponsored by Chairwomen Dawn Euer and Representative […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that two Providence men have been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of the 2018 murder of 57-year-old David Page in a drive-by shooting in Providence. On October 6, 2022, following the conclusion of a 17-day jury trial before Superior Court Justice Kristen E. Rodgers, […]Read More
Providence, RI- Today, Mayor-elect Brett Smiley announced four co-chairs of the Smiley for Mayor Transition: Dr. Omar Bah, Founder of the Refugee Dream Center; Victor Capellan, Former Senior Advisor to the Commissioner of Education; Cathy Lund, founder of City Kitty Veterinary Care for Cats; and Tiana Ochoa, VP of Programs and Director of Head Start […]Read More
Governor McKee, State Leaders, Rhode Island Foundation Announce Nonprofits Can
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and the Rhode Island Foundation today announced a new $20 million grant program for nonprofits working on food insecurity, housing instability and homelessness prevention, and the behavioral health needs of Rhode Islanders. “Supporting local nonprofits that are working on housing, homelessness, hunger and behavioral […]Read More
Grants will fund the purchase of 1,773 cameras for 42 local law enforcement organizations across the state as part of body camera program PROVIDENCE, RI – The Office of the Attorney General, the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation, and state legislative leaders today […]Read More
Governor announces additional $1.5M in funding to provide relief on electric bills for most vulnerable Rhode Islanders, bringing total relief committed to $5.3M WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee, joined by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and Department of Human Services (DHS), today announced the launch of a new website providing a one-stop resource […]Read More