Safe Zone designation identifies sites providing safe and inclusive care to the LGBTQ community PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of LGBTQ Safe Zone facilities. Healthcare facilities designated as Safe Zones will join more than 80 sites statewide that have demonstrated they are providing safe, […]Read More
WOONSOCKET, R.I.: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced today that the City of Woonsocket has been awarded a $420,737 funding opportunity from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Municipal Road and Bridge Fund Program (the Program). The Program requires the City to fund 67% of overall project costs, or $854,234, to receive a no-cost 33% state […]Read More
Reed Delivers $818,000 to Provide Health & Wellness Support Services
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that elderly and disabled residents receive critical supportive services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced $818,137 in federal funding to help provide wellness and community-based services so senior citizens and residents with disabilities can live more independently. Seventeen Rhode Island affordable housing service providers will receive the federal aid […]Read More
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Scituate man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with multiple animal cruelty offenses stemming from his alleged mistreatment of a pet beagle that […]Read More
Decommissioning of Providence Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Station
PROVIDENCE, RI—Beginning this month, the Providence Police Department will no longer conduct vehicle identification number (VIN) checks at the Providence Public Safety Complex parking garage located at 349 West Fountain Street. VIN checks are required by the Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles when registering a vehicle purchased with a title from another state or was […]Read More
McKee Administration Announces Recipients of $3.8 Million in Learn365RI Grants
Funding awarded to communities across Rhode Island to support the shift from 180 days of learning to 365 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the recipients of nearly $3.8 million in Advancing Learning Beyond the 180-Day School Year grant program funding aimed to support Rhode Island […]Read More
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Names Three Municipalities To Join The
Municipal Resilience Program process will help Cranston, Johnston, and West Warwick identify resilience priorities and qualify for grant funding to implement infrastructure solutions. PROVIDENCE, R.I – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced that three municipalities – the City of Cranston, the Town of Johnston, and the Town of West Warwick – have been selected to participate […]Read More
PAWTUCKET – On Monday, August 7th, the Transfer Station on Grotto Avenue will re-open to Pawtucket residents only. The station will be open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The station will be closed on Sundays and all citywide holidays. Residents must provide a valid license showing […]Read More
CUMBERLAND, RI – The Cumberland Democratic Committee met this past weekend to hear from candidates from Congressional District One and to vote on who they would endorse. The vote was decisive with Sandra Cano receiving an overwhelming majority of the votes of the members. She also picked up the endorsement of several local officials including […]Read More
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announces nonprofits
Organized teams of BCBSRI employees will spend the workday volunteering for 14 nonprofits across the state in support of a wide range of community projects PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has announced the nonprofit organizations that will benefit from Blue across Rhode Island, the company’s signature day of service […]Read More