Category : Community

Starting on Friday night, September 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin shifting traffic in phases onto the new I-95 Northbound Providence Viaduct. The first lane will shift onto the bridge on September 16, the remaining lanes approximately two weeks later, and traffic from the Atwells Avenue on-ramp in early October. For […]Read More

LINCOLN, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today kicked off the I-295 paving project, one of the first in RIDOT’s aggressive five-year program to repave Rhode Island’s worst roads. The I-295 corridor is one of the poster children for potholes and rough surface. “Our Administration has a plan, and historic […]Read More

On 09/06/22, at approximately 6:35 p.m. police were dispatched to 915 Main St for a report of an armed robbery.  Upon arrival, officers located a male victim (25) of Pawcatuck, CT,  who had facial injuries.  The victim reported that he was robbed and assaulted by three (3) of his friends/acquaintances and a fourth unknown male.  […]Read More

Minimal impacts to street delivery Providence, RI — Due to extremely heavy rains over the past 36 hours, the Elmwood Post Office has been temporarily closed due to flooding.   Street delivery of mail continues from an alternate location, although traffic impacts caused by the flooding may result in minor delays.   Full retail and PO […]Read More