PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Woonsocket man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison after pleading to the murder of 43-year-old Erika Belcourt in Woonsocket in 2020. At a hearing on January 23, 2023, James Grilli, (age 39) entered a plea of nolo contendere […]Read More
TAUNTON — Superintendent John Cabral, DECA Advisor Jesse MacPhail and Assistant DECA Advisors Linda Ciccatelli and Molly Sullivan are pleased to share that Taunton High School’s DECA chapter earned Thrive-level recognition from DECA Inc. Taunton High School’s DECA chapter was awarded Thrive Level recognition for their participation in DECA’s 2022-2023 Chapter Campaign program. Awards were […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today is the first day of the 2023 tax filing season, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed is highlighting a number of free resources available to help Rhode Islanders file with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and take advantage of available tax credits to save money this year. According to the IRS, more than 168 million […]Read More
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held at New Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center
PAWTUCKET – This morning, Mayor Donald R. Grebien joined Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner, Secretary of State Gregg Amore, General Treasurer James Diossa, and Central Falls Council President Bob Ferri, for the grand opening of the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Hub. Federal […]Read More
Governor McKee, Federal, State, and Local Partners Mark Opening of
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 1 Administrator Peter Butler, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Rhode Island Division Administrator Derek Torrey, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. and Rhode Island Public […]Read More
Groups from across the state are celebrating McKee living up to his commitment to introduce an FY 24 budget that does not include bans on health coverage for abortion. [Providence, RI] – Statement from Steering Committee members of the Campaign for Equal Abortion Coverage on the release of Governor McKee’s FY 24 budget: “Earlier today, […]Read More
Reed, Neronha: Fentanyl Crisis Demands Evolving, Effective Solutions to Stop
As deadly synthetic opioids poison communities nationwide, Reed, Neronha, RI Police Chiefs Assoc. & Brown University School of Public Health experts gather to discuss need for strategic, coordinated response Researchers at Brown’s testRI warn of animal tranquilizer street drug ‘tranq’ turning up often in RI & medications like naloxone have no effect to save […]Read More
Sen. Reed has served up more than $400,000 in federal earmarks over last two years to help Hope & Main expand their reach assisting small food businesses get their start PROVIDENCE, RI — Something new and fresh is always cooking up at Hope & Main’s kitchens. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today congratulated Rhode Island’s Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. on his appointment to serve as the new Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) at the Department of Justice. “Attorney General Garland could not have picked a better person for this role,” said Congressman Cicilline. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on former Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements being named the head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Community Organized Policing Services (COPS) office in Washington, DC: “It’s a superb choice. Chief Clements is one of the most distinguished and […]Read More