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CITY OF PAWTUCKET AWARDS DESIGN CONTRACT FOR RIVERWALK AND PEDESTRIAN

PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket recently awarded a design engineering contract to Beta Group, a Lincoln, Rhode Island, based civil engineering firm to design public amenities adjacent to the Tidewater Landing development. The $1.4 Million design contract was awarded through a publicly bid selection process and will be funded through a federal United States Environmental […]Read More

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Attorney General Neronha issues statement on proposed Blue Cross Blue

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement after submitting a final brief as part of his obligation to represent consumers in the insurance rate review process and as the State’s Health Care Advocate. “Rhode Islanders deserve affordable and accessible health care, and right now they are receiving neither. Blue Cross and Blue Shield […]Read More

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Reed & Amo Deliver $850,000 for Boys & Girls Club

CUMBERLAND, RI – In an effort to help the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island continue to strengthen and expand programming and services for local youth, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Congressman Gabe Amo teamed up to deliver an $850,000 federal earmark to support a renovation project at the Cumberland-Lincoln Clubhouse and Grounds.  Senator […]Read More

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RI Delegation Announces $750,000 to Help Survivors of Violent Crime

WASHINGTON, DC – For over five decades, Rhode Island Legal Services (RILS) has provided critical, comprehensive legal services to victims of domestic and intimate partner violence. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that RILS will receive a $750,000 federal grant to expand its civil legal assistance […]Read More

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After Delivering $465,000 Earmark, Reed & Whitehouse to Tour Demolition

HOPKINTON, RI – In an effort to advance the community’s long-standing plans to address public health and safety concerns posed by the vacant 120-year-old Ashaway School Building property, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse teamed up to deliver a $465,000 federal earmark for the Town of Hopkinton to safely demolish the 1904 Ashaway School Building, […]Read More