Complementary Paratransit Service Will Also Be Fare Free The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) today announced the launch of a free fare pilot program on the R-Line, RIPTA’s most frequent and highest-ridership route, connecting Providence and Pawtucket. This free fare pilot program, funded with $2.5 million in the state budget for the fiscal year […]Read More
CRANSTON, RI — Amidst a prolonged drought, local farmers and growers are working hard to earn a living and put food on the table for their families and the community. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Rhode Island’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Eric Scherer and officials from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental […]Read More
NEWPORT COUNTY — The Police Departments of Newport County, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, announce that all of the Police Departments in Newport County will be conducting enhanced DUI patrols this coming weekend. The campaign begins today, Thursday, Sept. 1, and continues through Labor Day until Tuesday, Sept. 6. It will be […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Scarborough State Beach-South in Narragansett, Surfer’s Rock Area only at Second Beach in Middletown, Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth and Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick for swimming because of high bacteria levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality regularly to ensure […]Read More
Pictures courtesy of Providence City Council office PROVIDENCE, RI – At tonight’s City Council meeting, the Municipal Medal of Bravery was presented by the City Council to Providence firefighter Stanley Carmichael for his heroic actions on the night of July 24, 2022, when he saved a man from a burning home on Rhodes Street. Firefighter Carmichael […]Read More
Pawtucket – Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Pawtucket City Council have announced that fall paving will begin in September. After completing 4.5 miles in the spring, the City will be repaving 1.87 miles in the Fall of 2022, bringing the total of repaved roads to 137 miles, approximately 80% of all city streets since 2011. […]Read More
Union Fire District responded to a report of an injured kayaker on the Chipuxet River Sunday. (Photo Courtesy Union Fire District of South Kingstown) SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Chief Steven Pinch reports that the Union Fire District assisted in rescuing an injured boater yesterday evening. At approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday, the Union Fire District, along with […]Read More
$850k Congressionally Directed Spending request will allow Sojourner House to expand housing portfolio, provide supportive services to clients experiencing abuse Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Rhode Island Secretary of Housing Josh Saal, and representatives of Sojourner House this morning to announce $850,000 in federal funding for the agency […]Read More
Travelers on I-95 will notice barrier going up in front of the crumbling retention walls that have been part of the slopes on either side of I-95 in Cranston for more than 20 years. The retention walls made of large manufactured bricks are in poor shape. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will replace […]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 Spring Lake (also known as Herring Pond) in Burrillville due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) blooms. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. Toxins were present in recent […]Read More
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