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CRANSTON POLICE FORM A CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM AND PARTNER WITH

Colonel Michael J. Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces that the department has increased Officer training in mental health awareness and entered into new partnerships with mental health service and community providers to enhance the department’s response and follow-up on mental health-related calls. Due to additional stressors within communities across the country, such […]Read More

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Governor McKee Announces Community Based COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Scheduled for

COVID-19 Vaccines and Booster Doses Available at Local Clinics Throughout Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced the community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for Thursday, March 31, Friday, April 1, and Sunday, April 3. Community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held Thursday, March 31 in Pawtucket, Friday, April 1 in Providence, and […]Read More

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Announcing the 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival Twenty-Four Summer Concerts

Newport, RI – Today, Newport Classical (formerly Newport Music Festival) announces its 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival, running from July 1-17, 2022. For its 54th season, Newport Classical Music Festival presents 24 concerts over 18 days, and will return for the first time since 2019 to the stunning interiors of Newport’s historic mansions and venues including The Breakers, Blithewold Mansion, The Elms, Castle Hill Inn, Chinese Tea […]Read More

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USCIS Announces New Actions to Reduce Backlogs, Expand Premium Processing,

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing a trio of efforts to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the overall legal immigration system. USCIS will set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals, expand premium processing to additional form types, and work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]Read More

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US Marshals arrest 2 RI fugitives in CT, recover 2

WATERBURY, Conn. – U.S. Marshals-led task forces and Waterbury police today arrested in Connecticut two Rhode Island fugitives and recovered two minor children. In December of 2021, the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force initiated a fugitive investigation into Jesueily Sanchez for charges of cruelty to/neglect of a child and Tyshaun Peete for failure to appear […]Read More

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Brett Smiley Launches Campaign for Mayor of Providence

Smiley launched his campaign with a vision for the future of the Creative Capital  Providence, RI– Brett Smiley, candidate for Mayor of Providence, joined community members, friends and supporters to kickoff his campaign at the CIC Providence, a local co-working space in Downtown Providence focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. Surrounded by community members from […]Read More