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Mayor Smiley, Colonel Perez Announce Providence Police Department Recruitment Drive
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Mayor Smiley, Colonel Perez Announce Providence Police Department Recruitment Drive

LPR News September 17, 2024

The PPD is accepting applications for the 73rd Providence Police Department Training Academy Providence, RI – Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Chief of Police Colonel Oscar L. Perez, Jr. announced this morning that applications for the hiring process for the 73rd Providence Police Department Training Academy are now being accepted. All those interested in a […]Read More

Rhode Island Becomes First New England State to Announce the Launch of $31 Million Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program
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Rhode Island Becomes First New England State to Announce the

LPR News September 17, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, joined by Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER), announced the launch of the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program. The HEAR program, administered by OER, will support the adoption of ENERGY STAR certified heat pump clothes dryers, electric […]Read More

Peruvian National Involved in Distraction Theft and Identity Theft Scheme Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison
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Peruvian National Involved in Distraction Theft and Identity Theft Scheme

LPR News September 17, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL EUGENIO BANCES CHAPONAN, 60, a citizen of Peru last residing in Queens, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment for his participation in a distraction theft and identity theft […]Read More

CCRI Turns 60! 92 PRO-FM Joins CCRI in Celebrating College’s 60th Anniversary on September 24
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CCRI Turns 60! 92 PRO-FM Joins CCRI in Celebrating College’s

LPR News September 16, 2024

Warwick, RI – Sixty years to the day it opened its doors for the first time, the Community College of Rhode Island will co-host a special 60th Anniversary Celebration Tuesday, September 24 with Today’s Hit Music 92 PRO-FM at its Warwick Campus.   The event begins at 11 am and launches a year-long celebration of CCRI’s 60th anniversary dating […]Read More

RIPTA, Federal, State, and Local Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of New Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center Passenger Facility
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RIPTA, Federal, State, and Local Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of New

LPR News September 16, 2024

New amenity building will feature public restrooms and indoor waiting area Providence, Rhode Island – Governor McKee, members of the State’s Congressional delegation and General Assembly, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), municipal leaders, and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) gathered today to celebrate the start of construction on a new passenger amenity building at the […]Read More

State Leaders and ‘YES on 4’ Coalition Held Kickoff Event to Support 2024 Green Bond
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State Leaders and ‘YES on 4’ Coalition Held Kickoff Event

LPR News September 13, 2024

Rhode Island leaders voice their support for investments in clean water, climate resilience, outdoor recreation, farmlands and open space Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and RI House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi joined the Yes on 4 Coalition in support of the 2024 Green Bond on Friday, September 13, at 11 a.m. at the Save The Bay […]Read More

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island employees lend a hand to nonprofits during annual day of service
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island employees lend

LPR News September 13, 2024

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Sept. 13, 2024) – Today, more than 550 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) associates fanned out across the state to participate in Blue across Rhode Island, an annual company-sponsored day of service when employees come together to volunteer at local community- based organizations.   The theme of this year’s […]Read More

Planning Board Recommends Mayor’s Proposed FY 2024/2025 Capital Budget
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Planning Board Recommends Mayor’s Proposed FY 2024/2025 Capital Budget

LPR News September 13, 2024

Mayor allocates an additional $1.3 million for roads and sidewalks EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – During an City of East Providence Planning Board meeting in August, the board voted unanimously to recommend the Fiscal Year 24/25 Capital Improvement Budget for this year’s upcoming fiscal year, along with providing an advisory recommendation to the City Council.   […]Read More

BCBSRI wins Brand Excellence award for member retention
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BCBSRI wins Brand Excellence award for member retention

LPR News September 13, 2024

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has received a Brand Excellence Award for outstanding performance in member retention in 2023. BCBSRI garnered top honors for attaining a member retention rate of 96.4%. Brand Excellence awards are presented by the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association to independent, community-based and […]Read More

Mayor Smiley Announces $870k Investment in Overdose Prevention
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Mayor Smiley Announces $870k Investment in Overdose Prevention

LPR News September 13, 2024

City also to receive new $2.3M federal grant to continue prevention efforts  PROVIDENCE, RI – As part of National Recovery Month, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Chief of Policy and Resiliency Sheila Dormody and Providence Director of Housing and Human Services Emily Freedman today announced major investments to support the ongoing implementation of the City’s Overdose […]Read More

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