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RHODE ISLAND T. F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENCOURAGES TRAVELERS TO

Warwick, RI – April 6, 2026 – Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) is encouraging travelers across New England and beyond to participate in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, with voting now open through June 30, 2026. Each year, the Readers’ Choice Awards recognizes the best destinations, hotels, and airports […]Read More

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Treasurer Diossa Welcomes the Hawaiʻi Retirement Savings Program to the

Growing partnership strengthens States’ Retirement Programs, benefits savers. Providence, RI – Rhode Island Treasurer James A. Diossa and Comptroller Sean Scanlon today welcomed the Hawaiʻi Retirement Savings Program (HSRP) as the newest member of the Multistate Alliance for Retirement Savings (Retirement Alliance), an interstate partnership for state-facilitated automatic-IRA retirement savings programs. RISavers and MyCTSavings created […]Read More

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South Kingstown man to serve life in prison for child

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a South Kingstown man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve life in prison at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for child molestation and sexual assault. On June 15, 2026, at a hearing before Superior Court Justice Kristin E. Rodgers, Luke Gedeon (age […]Read More

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Journey to Hope, Health and Healing and Former CEO Agree

PROVIDENCE: Journey to Hope Health and Healing (Journey) and its former CEO, Kenneth L. Richardson, Jr., have agreed to pay $10.2 million to resolve allegations that the opioid treatment provider submitted false claims to the Rhode Island Medicaid program and Medicare for substance use disorder treatment services that were not provided. Journey, when owned and […]Read More

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Attorney General Neronha announces $1.35 million settlement with parking management

Affected Rhode Islanders will receive refunds for paid hidden fees and parking tickets PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced a $1.35 million settlement with parking management company UPP Global, LLC, resolving Rhode Island’s consumer protection claims against the company for unfair and deceptive trade practices. The Office alleged that UPP Global […]Read More

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Mayor Smiley Invites Providence to Celebrate Independence Day

Free live music and fireworks display to highlight annual Independence Day Celebration in India Point Park Sunday, July 5 , beginning at 7 PM PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture and Tourism today announced the return of the City’s annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks Display on Sunday, July 5, 2026 beginning at 7 PM at […]Read More

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Governor McKee and First Lady Highlight Litter-Free Rhode Island Spring

Program awarded more than $38k to community groups PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee, First Lady Susan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Director Terry Gray, and the Litter-Free Rhode Island (LFRI) program announced that it distributed more than $38,000 in microgrant and grant awards through the program’s Spring 2026 Microgrant program. […]Read More

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TACV CABO VERDE AIRLINES TO LAUNCH NONSTOP TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE LINKING

Marking PVD’s second International Destination in 2026 Warwick, RI – Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) will welcome the launch of new international service from TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, who previously served this destination, beginning May 4, 2026, establishing a direct air link between Providence and Praia, Cabo Verde. The weekly service marks […]Read More