On July 25, 2023 the Pawtucket Police Department took a report of a confidence scheme where an 85-year-old city resident was scammed out of approximately $18,000 dollars. The victim received a call from an individual identifying himself as an attorney that needed money to bond a relative of the victim out of jail. The scam […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine: “I deeply mourn the victims of this tragic, senseless and horrific mass shooting. I have been in touch with my colleagues, Senators Collins and King, to let them know I will support any and all available federal […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Cranston man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI) for violently assaulting a 64-year-old man and his adult son during a 2018 altercation. On October 12, 2023, Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano sentenced Willard […]Read More
NEW CENTER SEEKS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS IN LATINX MENTAL HEALTHCARE
The Atrévete Center of Excellence for Latinx/Hispanic Social Work Practice plans to add up to 55 bilingual providers across Rhode Island by 2027. For many years, it’s been challenging for Latinx community members in Rhode Island to find a bilingual mental health provider. The pandemic only made that prospect worse. In fact, Rhode Island’s behavioral […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Governor Dan McKee has directed U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on October 30, 2023 in memory of the victims of the horrific mass shooting in Lewiston, […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) presents nearly a quarter of Rhode Island’s population with important health insurance opportunities and decisions. But the choices are easier thanks to having a locally based insurer, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), whose plans have more members than any other insurer in […]Read More
Grassroots Funding: Reed, Whitehouse & Magaziner Deliver $3.5 Million to
New federal funds will finance five local environmental justice initiatives focused on cleaner air, cleaner water, and lead poisoning prevention WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to improve public health and wellness through cleaner air and reduced lead hazards, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced $3,439,618 to fund five environmental […]Read More
The rating places BCBSRI among the top 4% nationally PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has attained a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), placing it among the top 4% of Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans in the country. No health plans […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — Tonight, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will attend the State Dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House hosted by President Joe Biden and the First Lady. The black-tie event, which is scheduled to take place under a tented pavilion on the historic South Lawn of the White House, will […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Utopia Foods is recalling all lots of their 200-gram packages of Enoki Mushrooms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled Enoki Mushrooms were distributed to wholesalers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Maryland. Products may have […]Read More