The $595,485 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) will aid future nursing students in addressing stigma towards opioid use disorder UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing & Health Sciences faculty members Professor Mary McCurry, Assistant Professor Monika Schuler, Assistant Professor Jennifer Viveiros, Assistant Professor Shannon Avery-Desmarais, and Assistant Professor Mirinda Tyo were part […]Read More
Turcotte, of North Smithfield, was serving with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division when he was killed in August of 2017 during a live-ammunition training exercise WASHINGTON, DC – Congress today approved legislation to name the U.S. postal facility located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the “Specialist […]Read More
2022 BlueAngel Community Health Grant program awards $405,000 to organizations working at the intersection of housing and health PROVIDENCE, RI (February 3, 2022) — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) continues to address health inequities related to housing by awarding $375,000 in grants to six organizations that improve access to safe, affordable housing throughout Rhode Island. […]Read More
Human Rights Campaign recognizes BCBSRI for its efforts in creating a work environment prioritizing LGBTQ+ equality PROVIDENCE, RI — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has again scored 100 percent on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The only […]Read More
Human Rights, Economic Ties Drive Decisions to Boycott – or
VOA – Ralph Jennings SAN FRANCISCO — As much as China and the International Olympic Committee have pushed for the Olympic Games to be a neutral event, political controversy and boycotts of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics started months before Friday’s opening ceremonies. But not everyone’s enmeshed in politics. Boycott supporters, including human rights groups, […]Read More
The City of Pawtucket has opened two distribution locations for take-home COVID-19 tests. Please visit the Leon Mathieu Senior Center or Pawtucket Public Library during normal business hours to pick up your test. Tests are limited to one per person and are for Pawtucket residents only. Proof of residency required. While supplies last. The Library […]Read More
The City of Pawtucket announces the launch of the second annual contest and event Honoring Black History Month geared towards Pawtucket middle school aged students. The goal of the contest is for students to submit a piece of their work – art, poetry, a paper, presentation, or other artistic expression –on what they feel […]Read More
Providence, RI – Around 3 am on January 16, two men were shot coming out of an illegal after hours nightclub, at the intersection of Elmwood and Potters Avenue. The victim was previously identified as Biniam Tsegai, 35, of Portland, Maine. His companion, Merhawi Berhe, 28, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was also shot and remains […]Read More
Langevin Votes to Strengthen American Supply Chains, Boost Economic Competitiveness
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), today voted in support of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act. This legislation is a bold, strategic package that will leverage transformational investments in American research, innovation, and manufacturing to improve our broken supply chains and ensure that the United States can outcompete – and win – the economic contest […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – City Council President John Igliozzi announced the schedule for five (5) public hearings across the city, where residents can learn more and become active in the Ward Boundaries process. Why does the city need new Ward Boundaries in 2022? Every 10 years, Providence’s 15 Wards are redistricted using criteria outlined in the Home […]Read More