All Veterans are invited to the following events at the Vet Center! To keep up with updates, please see our website! *** All Vet Center Groups require that the Veteran be enrolled with the Vet Center prior to attending. To check eligibility or for questions, please contact the Vet Center at (401) 739-0167 or reach out […]Read More
PAWTUCKET – Beginning in February, the Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin a new bulky waste program and a new recycling awareness program – where designated members of the DPW team will be monitoring recycling bins as well as bulky waste (trash items too large to fit in bins). “Our new recycling education […]Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was Friday night at a mall, Polaris Fashion Place, and 18-year-old Cam Collier wasn’t there to hang out with friends or go shopping like many teenagers might with a winter weekend just getting started. Instead, Collier was among the headliners on the northern leg of Reds Caravan. “We were joking earlier that he should […]Read More
PROVIDENCE — The following is a statement from the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association: “The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association offers our sympathies to the loved ones of Tyre Nichols and the Memphis community. “The actions of the five former Memphis Police officers demonstrated a lack of humanity, a breach of morals, and a blatant […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to improve roadway safety, better connect neighborhoods, and make Providence streets safer for all users, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today joined with Mayor Brett Smiley to announce a new $27.2 million federal grant under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and […]Read More
Four other teams place, winning scholarships of their own PROVIDENCE, RI — Daisha Jackson, a senior at the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, won first place and a $5,000 scholarship in Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge, a business pitch competition for high school students. The Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge is organized by the Office of […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) is now accepting applications for organizations interested in participating in the 2023 Summer Food Service Program for children. The program, financed through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, provides free meals to children from targeted communities and is designed […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement after the release of surveillance and body-camera footage detailing the tragic incident involving Tyre Nichols and police in Memphis, Tennessee: “The video showing the violence that led to the death of Tyre Nichols is agonizing to watch, and our nation grieves tonight […]Read More
Photo: Traffic Division Sergeant James Needham accepted the award on behalf of the department. January 27, 2023, Providence, RI -Law enforcement, traffic safety stakeholders, and local “traffic safety heroes” were recognized for their outstanding achievements in 2022 through the annual AAA Northeast Community Traffic Safety Award program. These awards honor those who work to maintain […]Read More
Providence, RI – Today, Rhode Island General Treasurer James A. Diossa shared the Transition Committee’s Report and Recommendations for the Office of the General Treasurer. The Committee was co-chaired by Yahaira “Jay” Placencia, a Senior Vice President with Bank of America, and Donald R. Sweitzer, the retired Chairman of International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”). The committee issued […]Read More
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