PORTSMOUTH, RI – Former State Senator Jim Seveney, Bristol Town Councilman Timothy Sweeney and Portsmouth School Committee Vice Chair Juan Carlos Payero announced today that they are supporting and endorsing Sandra Cano in the race for Congressional District One. Of his endorsement, Former State Senator Jim Seveney said: “If there is one single underlying […]Read More
Mayor Smiley Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations
ARPA funding awarded to local artists struggling to recover from economic impacts of pandemic PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced the following organizations as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act: WaterFire Providence, […]Read More
PAWTUCKET – As of June 30th, the Transfer Station on Grotto Avenue is closed permanently. The city will no longer be accepting any commercial material. Starting on July 17th, Pawtucket residents will be able to dispose of household and yard waste only at the station. The Department of Public Works will be releasing additional information such as […]Read More
Department of Housing Announces Expanded Shelter Funding for Families Experiencing
Amos House to serve up to 57 families with children at former Charlesgate Nursing Home PROVIDENCE – Amos House began this week to move families experiencing homelessness into three floors of the Charlesgate facility on Randall Street in Providence. These services will occupy as many as 57 rooms, with the initial 21 families moving in from […]Read More
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German threw the 24th perfect game in major league history Wednesday night as the Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics 11-0. The 30-year-old Dominican needed 99 pitches to complete the outing in which no Oakland player reached base. New York Yankees’ Domingo German pitches to an Oakland Athletics batter during the […]Read More
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Ken Bredemeier The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday decisively struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, ruling that consideration of a student’s race to help decide who is admitted to the halls of higher learning was unconstitutional. In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority specifically overturned admission plans at Harvard University […]Read More
The City of Pawtucket will be hosting its annual fireworks celebration at McCoy one last time, on Monday, July 3rd beginning at 3 PM. PawSox fans will be invited onto the field to enjoy activities, music, and games as well as food trucks in the parking lot. At 8:00 PM, the field activities will close […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI– Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Recreation Department Director Stephen Grace and Parks Superintendent Wendy Nilsson today announced the official reopening of Providence splash pads and pools and the start of summer meal service. Splash pads are officially reopened today, and pools will open on July 3 but will be closed on July 4 in […]Read More
Woonsocket Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning
WOONSOCKET, RI- Yesterday, Governor Dan McKee and Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact. “Woonsocket has already hit the ground running to provide expanded out-of-school learning opportunities for their students. Today, I’m proud that the City has officially joined 16 other communities in signing our Learn365RI Municipal Compact,” said Governor McKee. “I thank Mayor Baldelli-Hunt […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Middletown man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for assaulting his former girlfriend and breaking into her home in Cumberland in 2021. On June 19, 2023, Robert Leeming (age 47) entered a plea […]Read More