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Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Executive Director Sid Wordell Joins

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Executive Director Sid Wordell joined federal, state and public health officials last week to address the fentanyl crisis and the importance of provisions included in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) related to the fentanyl crisis. Wordell joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, […]Read More

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Taunton High School DECA Chapter Earns Thrive Level Recognition for

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

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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

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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

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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

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Cicilline Applauds Appointment of RI’s Col. Clements. Jr. to Lead

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