PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket businessman described in court documents as a “vital cog” in a tax fraud conspiracy that defrauded the United States of millions of dollars was sentenced today to three years probation, the first fifty-two weekends to be served in detention at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, announced United States Attorney […]Read More
Providence, RI – After more than six months of weekly meetings with city department heads and public input, the Charter Review Commission, chaired by City Council President John Igliozzi, made recommendations to the City Council on charter changes, including a hybrid elected and appointed school board. The city’s charter review process occurs every 10 years, per […]Read More
Citizens and NBC 10 provide $35,000 in funding, communications and volunteer support Rhode Island (July 11, 2022) – Foster Forward, a nonprofit organization that empowers lives impacted by foster care, has been named a 2022 Champion in Action® in the category of Innovation & Transformation. The award includes $35,000 in unrestricted funding, as well as significant promotional and […]Read More
Rhode Island state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies are working together to collect donations of new backpacks and school supplies for Rhode Island school children through the Kids, Cops and Classrooms program. The Rhode Island State Police, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney’s […]Read More
Expansion, new third berth and dredging will bring more shipping, jobs to Rhode Island; helping continue Rhode Island’s economic momentum NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Governor Dan McKee joined the Quonset Development Corporation and state and local officials on Tuesday morning to cut the ribbon on the modernized Pier 2 at Quonset’s Port of Davisville. The $83.1 million […]Read More
“My experiences have definitely guided me.” — Alexandra Wilson Earning a college degree is a dream for many, but for Alexandra Wilson, a first generation student raised by her grandparents, one is just not enough. On May 14 she walked across the stage to collect degrees in three majors: communications, marketing and management. That would […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced that the Providence County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging a correctional officer at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) with manslaughter in the death of an inmate in 2021, following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – July 8,2022, Governor Dan McKee, members of the General Assembly, and the Children’s Cabinet celebrated historic investments in children and youth at a meeting of the Children’s Cabinet hosted by the Genesis Center. The FY23 Budget recently signed by Governor McKee includes important policies and programs for children and families that will […]Read More
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Continuing his #RIMomentum Tour, Governor Dan McKee today signed into law historic legislation proposed by his Administration that seeks to expand Rhode Island’s offshore wind energy resources. The new law requires a market-competitive procurement for between 600 and 1,000 MW of newly-developed offshore wind capacity. Rhode Island’s primary utility company, Rhode Island Energy, […]Read More
Rhode Island travelers can again take the train to and from the ferry in Newport via daily thruway connections PROVIDENCE – Amtrak today announced it will partner with Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and SeaStreak for another season to offer travelers connecting service from Providence Station to Newport via convenient shuttle connections to and […]Read More
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