The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the weekly COVID-19 community levels for Rhode Island’s counties. Three Rhode Island counties are designated as “medium” – Bristol County, Washington County, and Newport County. Two Rhode Island counites are designated as “high” – Providence County and Kent County. The relatively small increase in COVID-19 […]Read More
RI Delegation Announces $2 million to Boost Local Vaccination Efforts
Community Health Centers receive grants from new HRSA imitative expanding access to updated COVID-19 vaccines PROVIDENCE, RI – Several Rhode Island community health organizations are getting a boost from a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program meant to increase vaccination rates for COVID-19 in underserved populations. In an effort to combat a winter surge of […]Read More
On Saturday, December 31, 2022, at approximately 2:34am, members of the State Police and Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 146 North, north of Route 116 in Lincoln. The operator was traveling north on Route 146 and lost control striking the attenuator head-on as they attempted to enter the […]Read More
Biden signs appropriations law with additional $1 billion in LIHEAP funding, which means RI is in line to get an extra $6.6 million in additional LIHEAP funding, on top of the $29.5 million the state was allocated in November WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the newly signed omnibus appropriations law […]Read More
Mulcahey Elementary School Hosts Winter Wonderland For Students
TAUNTON ー Superintendent John Cabral and Principal Katie DeCouta are pleased to share that the Mulcahey Elementary School hosted a winter wonderland for students to celebrate the holidays ahead of winter break last week. As students arrived at Mulcahey Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 22, they were greeted by Taunton firefighters and police officers who […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI- Today, Mayor-elect Brett Smiley announced additional Department Director appointments that will begin serving with the new Administration in January. “I’m incredibly proud of the team that we are building and the quality of the candidates who have expressed interest in coming on board,” said Mayor-elect Brett Smiley. “I am excited to announce […]Read More
VOA NEWS-Lim Peh Hong, Liam Scott WASHINGTON — As the United States and China compete for influence worldwide, tension is rising between the superpowers in Southeast Asia over economic policies, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and Taiwanese independence. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into effect on January 1. RCEP is a China-led […]Read More
VOA NEWS-Matt Haines NEW ORLEANS — Marie Rodriguez of Bountiful, Utah, began using social media when she enlisted in the U.S. Navy. At first, she saw it as a positive thing. “It helped me to really keep in touch with people at home while I was deployed and living overseas,” she told VOA. However, in […]Read More
US Spending Bill Includes Sanctions for Harassing, Surveilling Iranian Citizens
VOA NEWS A $1.7 trillion spending bill the U.S. Congress passed last week includes a measure seeking accountability for people working for or on behalf of the government of Iran to harass and surveil Iranian citizens. The Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act is named after a VOA Persian television host and critic of […]Read More
BUFFALO, NEW YORK —Storm-weary road crews and residents of western New York state in the United States struggled on Tuesday to dig out from a deadly weekend blizzard, with snow still falling and forecasts for rapid warming and rains that could cause flooding and turn the frozen landscape to slush. The region in and around […]Read More