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Governor McKee, Lt. Governor Matos 20th Anniversary of Station Nightclub

PROVIDENCE, RI – On the 20th anniversary, Governor Dan McKee and Lt. Governor Sabina Matos today laid a wreath and paid their respects at the memorial honoring the victims of the Station nightclub fire. Governor Dan McKee released the following statement yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Station nightclub fire: “February 20th will forever be […]Read More

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U.S. Representative David N. Cicilline will serve as next President

Cicilline will join the Foundation June 1, 2023 The Rhode Island Foundation today announced that Hon. David N. Cicilline will serve as its next president and chief executive officer. Cicilline has represented Rhode Island’s first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011 and plans to step down from his seat effective June […]Read More

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FEMA Awards City of Providence Almost $4 Million for COVID

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $4 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse the City of Providence for the costs of cleaning and disinfecting the city’s public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $3,957,996 FEMA Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Providence Public School District for the cost […]Read More

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Citizens Bank in Pawtucket Report Robbery

This afternoon at approximately 03:00 p.m. Pawtucket Police responded to the Citizens Bank at 800 Newport Avenue for a report of a robbery. The suspect is described as a white male, possibly between 40-50 years of age. He was wearing glasses, a black mask, black knit hat, yellow hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. The suspect […]Read More

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DISMISSAL FILED IN JCLS SUIT

STATE HOUSE – Rhode Island House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and House Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale announce that a Stipulation of Dismissal has been filed today in the Superior Court dismissing all claims in the matter of Filippi v. Mattiello et al. The suit was originally filed in 2020 […]Read More

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Kristen Kichefski, MSN, MBA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC, Named Chief Nursing

RIVERSIDE, R.I.– Following an extensive national search, Bradley Hospital has appointed Kristen Kichefski, MSN, MBA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC, as Chief Nursing Officer.   Kichefski comes to Bradley Hospital from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, a 60-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital affiliated with Tufts Medical School, where she served as Director of Nursing. […]Read More