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DESIGNxRI, with Mayor Smiley, launches the 2024 Design Catalyst Program,

Application period for DESIGNxRI’s eighth annual Catalyst Program cycle opens September 1st PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley today joined DESIGNxRI Co-Directors Rue Sakayama and Berit Lavender, along with Daniela Fairchild from RI Commerce, Sarah McBain from RJRI, and Design Catalyst Program graduate Liz Welch to announce the eighth annual Design Catalyst Program and the inaugural launch of […]Read More

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Governor McKee, Office of Energy Resources Launch $25 Million Clean

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, joined by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, and the Office of Energy Resources (OER), today announced the launch of Clean Heat RI, a heat pump program for households, small to mid-sized businesses, and non-profits, which offers incentives for the installation of high efficiency heat pumps. This energy program, […]Read More

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Local Red Cross Volunteers Provide Support Following Idalia’s Landfall

PROVIDENCE, RI (August 31, 2023) – Hundreds of American Red Cross disaster responders are supporting people after Hurricane Idalia rapidly intensified before making landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm with destructive winds and an extremely dangerous storm surge.   There are currently 15 volunteers from the Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island Region already […]Read More

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Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy Endorses Gabe Amo’s

[Providence, RI] – Today, former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy endorsed Gabe Amo’s campaign for Congress. Gabe Amo’s campaign for Congress released a new television ad, “Deliver for Rhode Island,” this morning featuring the former Congressman’s endorsement. The transcript is as follows: I’m Patrick Kennedy and it was an honor to serve Rhode Island in Congress. […]Read More

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Mayor Brett Smiley, Colonel Perez Announce Arrest of 19 Individuals

PROVIDENCE, RI—Today Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Colonel Oscar L. Perez, Jr. announced that following a several months long investigation, the Providence Police Department obtained 25 arrest warrants for individuals involved in the organized possession and distribution of illegal narcotics in the Kennedy Plaza area. At this time, 19 of those individuals have been apprehended […]Read More

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Newport Leaders Endorse Sandra Cano for Congress

PROVIDENCE, RI – Current and Former Newport Leaders including School Committee Members Stephanie Winslow and Kendra Meunter, former School Committee Member Aida Neary, and Former Mayor and City Councilwoman Jamie Bova today announced their support and endorsement of Sandra Cano in the race for Congressional District One. These Newport leaders join the ever-growing diverse coalition […]Read More