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FEMA Awards City of Providence Almost $4 Million for COVID

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

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Citizens Bank in Pawtucket Report Robbery

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

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DISMISSAL FILED IN JCLS SUIT

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

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Kristen Kichefski, MSN, MBA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC, Named Chief Nursing

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

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Pawtucket Announces 25th Annual Photo Contest

PAWTUCKET – Grab your cameras and snap that picture! The City of Pawtucket and The Camera Werks proudly announce the 25th Annual City of Pawtucket Photo Contest! After a public call for photo contest themes was advertised in January, forty-one contest themes were received from the general public for consideration. “Connecting Pawtucket” submitted by Sarah Sharpe […]Read More