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Breeze Airways First Flight to LAX from TF Green International
Warwick, RI – Breeze Airways celebrated it’s first nonstop flight to LAX, which took off at 8 AM Wednesday morning from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. This nonstop flight is first of four new non-stop flights scheduled for this week, including Tampa, Jacksonville and Richmond. In July, non-stop flights to Fort Myers, Sarasota […]Read More
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Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Providence Residents to Unveil Proposals for
The public are invited to Participatory Budgeting Proposal Fairs this weekend and next to learn about community designed potential projects in Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Central Providence to fund $1.38 million in health improvement projects in these communities. The community members who developed these proposals will be on hand with creative visuals to discuss their […]Read More
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Biotherm complete the leg 4 podium
Skipper Paul Meilhat and his Biotherm team had a long wait to get to the finish on Thursday morning in Newport, Rhode Island. With an initial ETA of 0530 local time, the light overnight winds nearly died completely with the sunrise, leaving the team to battle adverse conditions for a few more hours before they […]Read More
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11th Hour Racing Team wins in hometown, with Malizia second,
Leg 4 results mean the leaderboard is close heading into the transatlantic leg 11th Hour Racing Team won Leg 4 of The Ocean Race, leading the fleet into their hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on a spectacular spring afternoon in New England. Skipper Charlie Enright was beaming as he stepped ashore, moments after his team […]Read More
AP/VOA News LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Two more horses died in the hours before 15-1 shot Mage won the Kentucky Derby by a length on Saturday, making it seven in all and casting a shadow over the 149th edition of the world’s most famous race. Mage had only one victory in three previous races before holding off […]Read More
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Rep. Diaz, Sen. DiMario host 13th annual Child Care Awareness
STATE HOUSE — After years of virtual programs, Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence) and Sen. Alana DiMario (D-Dist. 36, North Kingstown, Narragansett, New Shoreham), co-chairwomen of the Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care, celebrated Child Care Awareness and Early Care and Education Advocacy Day at the State House Tuesday. Child Care Day is an […]Read More
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Red Cross to Sound the Alarm and install free smoke
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 29, 2023) — TODAY, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., American Red Cross volunteers, partners, city officials and community members teamed up to install FREE smoke alarms for local families during a Sound the Alarm event in Central Falls and Pawtucket. Two minutes may be all a person has to safely escape a home fire. Working smoke alarms help save […]Read More
$1.2 million in new federal funding will help RI plant more trees in urban areas; Lots of opportunities for RIers to volunteer for Earth Day cleanups in their community PROVIDENCE, RI — With the ceremonial planting of a new dogwood tree along the Woonasquatucket River, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley celebrated […]Read More
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BankNewport to Sponsor The Ocean Race Newport Stopover with Interactive
NEWPORT, RI (April 21, 2023) – Sail Newport announces that BankNewport will be the Presenting Partner of the Exploration Zone at The Ocean Race Newport stopover, May 13-21. The interactive exhibit for all ages will feature sailing, ocean health, coastal sustainability, marine science, technology, and art. “We are thrilled to be the presenting partner of the […]Read More