Pawtucket, RI (March 9, 2023)—Brain Week RI (BWRI) hosts the 2023 Pawtucket Brain Fair, on Sunday, March 12, 2023, from 10am-2pm, at Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket, all events are free and open to the public. Hundreds are expected to attend this annual event that celebrates the brain, science, and hopes to inspire […]Read More
Governor McKee, RIDE Highlight #RIReady Budget Investments for Davies Career
#RIReady FY24 Budget recommends $35 million to construct new classrooms, media center, CTE lab and more LINCOLN, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Education Deputy Commissioner of Instructional Programs Lisa Odom-Villella, RIDE Chief Operating Officer Mario Carreño, Davies Career and Technical Director Mary Watkins, and Rhode Island state legislators joined officials from […]Read More
Girl Scout Cookies are still available all month long through
Warwick, RI—March 7, 2023— Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England invites community members across southeastern New England to continue supporting our Girl Scouts at cookie booths this month! GSSNE is stocked up with all your favorite cookies including: Adventurefuls™, Caramel deLites®, Lemonades®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thin Mints®, Toast-Yay!™, and Trefoils®. Through March 26th, […]Read More
Applications for the 2023-24 school year are due on Thursday, March 16 at 5:00 p.m. PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools (RILCS) reminds families that the application period for charter public schools closes on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Parents wishing to enter their child or children into the […]Read More
Supporting community groups to build healthier communities
Carolyn Belisle, managing director of corporate social responsibility Two decades ago, when a new health-focused corporate grant program emerged in Rhode Island, one of the first recipients was a fledgling group with ambitions to organize Providence youth to lead campaigns to curb violence and prevent disease. The group was Youth in Action and the new funding source […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 13 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to drug trafficking and insurance fraud charges stemming from a 2019 Rhode Island State Police (RISP) wiretap investigation, known as “Operation […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has taken enforcement action against a Rhode Island man who held himself out as a contractor despite not having the proper registration or licenses for the work he agreed to perform, and initially pocketed $15,000 from a Rhode Island consumer. In an […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Providence Public School District Superintendent Javier Montañez, School Board President Erlin Rogel today issued the following joint statement on the ongoing contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 251 and First Student. “As leaders from both the State and City, we are coming together to strongly […]Read More
An arrest has been made stemming from the shooting that had occurred on 3/4/23 at approximately 9:15 p.m. The investigation uncovered that the incident originally occurred in the vicinity of Bullock at Harrison Streets. The rear window of an occupied vehicle was shot at that location. Two suspects fled into a nearby residence. The vehicle […]Read More
As demand for senior nutrition assistance rises, Meals on Wheels is hungry for volunteers SCITUATE, RI – In an effort to help raise awareness about senior hunger, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island to deliver meals to senior citizens as part of the annual “March for Meals” campaign, which aims […]Read More