Brings total new shelter beds under the McKee Administration to more than 350, increasing statewide shelter capacity to more than 1,000 beds PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced it has awarded $1.4 million to fund an additional 77 new emergency shelter beds. This round of funding is in addition to $4.1 million distributed over […]Read More
PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket announced today that several sites will be available as warming centers to help cope with the cold weather Rhode Island is experiencing. The following local buildings will be open to the public during the times listed below: The Pawtucket Police Department Headquarters lobby at 121 Roosevelt Avenue is available […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced RIDE has funded 19 providers to deliver high quality Adult Education programming, representing a nearly $7 million in total annual investment of state and federal funds for Fiscal Year 2023. “With the workforce and its requirements rapidly […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement wishing Rhode Islanders a Happy Thanksgiving: “This Thanksgiving, Rhode Islanders across our 39 cities and towns will come together and celebrate with family, friends, and loved ones to share all they have to be thankful for. “As we count our blessings this Thanksgiving, let us […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee is inviting Rhode Islanders to join him and his family for the annual State House Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting. The festivities will take place on Wednesday, November 30 at 5 p.m. Governor McKee and the First Family will light the Christmas tree at approximately 6:15 p.m. “The holiday season […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – John Fernandez has been named the fourth president and chief executive officer of Lifespan, beginning in early 2023. Lifespan’s board of directors voted unanimously to approve Fernandez, who is currently president of Mass Eye and Ear and president of Mass General Brigham Integrated Care, both located in Boston, Massachusetts. Fernandez will succeed Timothy J. Babineau, MD, who stepped down […]Read More
In Photo L-R: Sgt. Wesley Pennington, Diana Gugliotta, Director of Public Affairs, AAA Northeast, Colonel Darnell Weaver, RI State Police Superintendent,Joanna Frageorgia, Public Affairs Specialist, AAA Northeast, Captain Kenneth Jones Providence, RI- AAA Northeast recognized two “Traffic Safety Heroes” from Rhode Island State Police for their outstanding efforts in 2022 through the annual AAA Northeast […]Read More
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Grace Diaz (D – Dist. 11, Providence) marked World Diabetes Day today to spread awareness about the effects and prevention of diabetes. The event, which is hosted in cooperation with Healthcentric Advisors and other local partners, saw Representative Diaz presenting the Grace Diaz Blue Light Award. Every year the award is […]Read More
Providence, RI—In the more than 30 years since the founding of AIDS Project Rhode Island (APRI), the World Health Organization estimates that there are currently about 38,400,000 people living with HIV across the globe. To bring attention to the continued epidemic and remember those lost, APRI is hosting its 2nd Annual Red Scarves Across the River community art event in honor of World AIDS […]Read More
COVID-19 Equites Program PROVIDENCE, RI – Tonight, at a special meeting of the Providence City Council, members approved the final passage of the $10 million COVID-19 Equities Program budget on a vote of 10 to 1, with 4 Council members absent. The $10 million budget is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and is a collaborative […]Read More
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