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Following Competitive Procurement, State Signs New Contract for RIBridges With

PROVIDENCE, RI – After a competitive procurement process, the State has selected Deloitte Consulting LLP for a three-year maintenance, operations and enhancement support contract for the RIBridges public benefits technology system. The RIBridges system has been instrumental during the pandemic and is supporting the distribution of benefits which are currently being issued to about a third […]Read More

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Cicilline on Fox News

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke with Mike Emanuel on CNN this afternoon.   Click the following image to watch Cicilline’s interview in full. Excerpts of Cicilline’s remarks are embedded below.   “The administration is approaching this in exactly the right way – really focusing on the underlying reasons for migration, understanding what’s happening in […]Read More

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Providence man sentenced to serve 9 years in state prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve nine years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to illegal firearm and drug trafficking charges stemming from his arrest by the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force (RIVFTF) in 2019. Johnny […]Read More

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Attorney General statement regarding officer-involved shooting investigation

“The investigation by this Office, the Rhode Island State Police, and the West Greenwich Police Department into the June 23rd incident involving off-duty Pawtucket Police Officer Daniel Dolan continues to move forward. As in all such investigations, it is critical that before making any conclusions public, the investigation is effectively complete. “The Investigative Team is […]Read More

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The American Red Cross is helping six people after a

BRISTOL, RI – The American Red Cross is helping two families – four adults– two children after a fire on Hope Street, Bristol, June 25. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: ​Jamie Lynch, Bob Partington, Peter Prowe and Ian Servin.   The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items […]Read More

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Providence Public Schools and Rhode Island Laborers Union Local 1033

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Providence Public School Department and Rhode Island Laborers Union Local 1033 today announced that they have reached a memorandum of agreement for the 2021-2022 school year, following six weeks of productive discussion. The Rhode Island Laborers Union Local 1033 is the District’s second-largest union and represents many school-based staff members, including teaching […]Read More

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Winthrop Police, Suffolk District Attorney Investigating Serious Incident

Three Killed after Apparent Carjacking Incident WINTHROP — Chief Terence M. Delehanty reports that Winthrop Police, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office are investigating an incident involving multiple shootings that took place after an allegedly stolen truck crashed into a building in a residential neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. Winthrop Police responded […]Read More