PAWTUCKET – Due to the anticipated high heat for the coming days, Mayor Donald R. Grebien has announced that Pawtucket’s Cooling Centers will be open to the public. The Cooling Centers will consist of the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, the Pawtucket Police Department Headquarters lobby, and The Pawtucket Public Library. In […]Read More
Governor Dan McKee, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Federal Highway Administrator Carlos C. Machado and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. today broke ground for the Airport Connector project in Warwick, one of the major paving projects scheduled for this year. This project […]Read More
Providence, RI- July 18, 2022 – Today, Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune announces “My First 100 Days: My Plan to Bring Your Voice to City Hall.” The full plan can be found online at votenirva.com/first100days. As the Councilwoman says in the introduction to her First 100 Days plan, My perspective is unique in this campaign, but it […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding all Rhode Islanders about safety tips to keep themselves healthy and safe during extreme heat. Normally, when you get hot, your body cools itself by sweating. But when it is very hot and humid, sweating isn’t enough, and your body temperature can rise very quickly. High […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Office has filed lawsuits against five R.I. landlords for noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws. All of the lawsuits involve properties where significant lead hazards were found and a child was determined to have lead poisoning. The Attorney General has now filed 17 […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Cunliff Lake (Roger Williams Park) in Providence due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. Recent consecutive surveys and sample analyses […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Camp Grosvenor, the Girls and Boys Club Camp in North Kingstown, for swimming because of high bacteria levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most up-to-date […]Read More
PAWTUCKET– The City of Pawtucket and the Office of Mayor Donald R. Grebien have received a large charitable donation from Madeleine J. Mondor as a principal investment to establish an ongoing scholarship program for Pawtucket students. Mrs. Mondor, wife of the late Bernard Georges “Ben” Mondor, former owner of the Pawtucket PawSox, has donated $1 million […]Read More
COVENTRY, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee was joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, bill sponsors Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis and Representative Thomas E. Noret, members of the Johnson’s Pond Civic Association, and state and local officials to sign legislation that grants the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) the authority to restore water levels in Johnson’s Pond […]Read More
Providence, RI – After more than six months of weekly meetings with city department heads and public input, the Charter Review Commission, chaired by City Council President John Igliozzi, made recommendations to the City Council on charter changes, including a hybrid elected and appointed school board. The city’s charter review process occurs every 10 years, per […]Read More
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