PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced today that he has nominated Collin Geiselman to be the Rhode Island Public Defender. Geiselman has served as the Assistant Public Defender since 2003, as well as Chief of the Trial Division since 2015. “As a talented leader with years of experience, Collin has spent decades in public service […]Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Union Fire District of South Kingstown Announces Smoke and Carbon
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — The Union Fire District of South Kingstown (UFD) and the South Kingstown Elks Lodge #1899 have partnered to begin a Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Installation Program. The South Kingstown Elks Lodge received a grant to purchase combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in homes within the UFD, […]Read More
Elementary School Custodian Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
The Rhode Island State Police today announced that on Thursday, February 16, 2023, members of the Rhode Island State Police/Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Ronald E. Plante, age 58, of 13 Dixie Road Coventry, Rhode Island for one (1) count of Possession of Child Pornography. ICAC Task Force members recently initiated an […]Read More
WEST WARWICK, RI – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the tragic Station Nightclub fire, which took the lives of 100 people and injured hundreds more on February 20, 2003, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), issued the following statement: “A love of live music brought them together that night, and the tragedy that unfolded was unfathomable. […]Read More