PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket has developed a tentative schedule for the demolition of 101 Main Street, the former Sawyer School. Due to significant damage – from recent storms, environmental testing, and usage by police and fire for training exercises – the building is considered structurally unsound. At the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency’s (PRA) June 29th […]Read More
Yesterday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in Washington, DC. The Secretary noted that she looked forward to co-leading the upcoming U.S.-India CEO Forum and Commercial Dialogue meetings with him in New Delhi this March. She also expressed her gratitude for India’s hosting of the engagements. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Johnston man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of physically abusing his four-month-old son in 2017. On January 11, 2023, following the conclusion of a five-day jury trial before Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini, the jury found Jean Diaz De La […]Read More
Providence, Rhode Island, January 12, 2023….. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route services on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Monday, January 16, 2023, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. RIPTA Offices All RIPTA offices will be closed on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Flex Services Flex Services will not […]Read More
Council Committees on Public Works, Ordinances, Claims & Pending Suits, State Legislative Affairs and City Property convened tonight to elect committee chairmen Providence, RI- Members of the Providence City Council held five committee meetings tonight to elect the chairmen of the Committees on Public Works, Ordinances, Claims & Pending Suits, State Legislative Affairs and City Property. […]Read More
Reed & Whitehouse Deliver $650,000 in Federal Funds to Help
PROVIDENCE, RI – For years, people from West African cultures who need assistance in Rhode Island have turned to Higher Ground International (HGI) for help getting culturally competent support and care. The nonprofit organization, helmed by Cranston’s Henrietta White-Holder — who came to Rhode Island from Liberia in l980 at the age of 17 to join […]Read More
NEARLY 40 COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING TO FILL HUNDREDS OF JOBS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO BE ON SITE (NEW BEDFORD, MA) – On Thursday, January 12, Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), together with the New Bedford Parks, Recreation and Beaches […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI (January 10, 2023) – The American Red Cross is helping three families – four adults – one child after a fire today on Winsor Street, Providence. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Tim Rodgers, Wilfred Guerin, and Johann Coetzer-Liversage. The Red Cross also provided a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips […]Read More
Governor McKee Announces Nationwide RFP for New, Innovative Downtown Transit
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced today that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will be launching a Request for Proposals on January 17, 2023, for the joint development of a new, modern Transit Center on Dorrance Street in Downtown Providence. The RFP will be released via Ocean State Procures (OSP), the State procurement portal. RIPTA is seeking […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today sent the following cabinet names for advice and consent to the Rhode Island Senate: Peter Alviti Jr., Director, Rhode Island Department of Transportation Peter Alviti joined RIDOT in 2015 and quickly worked with the Governor, the legislature, and Rhode Island’s congressional delegation to create RhodeWorks, a plan to sustainably […]Read More