The City of Pawtucket, Division of Senior Services at the Leon Mathieu Senior Center announces their weekly schedule of programs. The programs are held at the Center’s location, 420 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI. Adults 55 and above are invited. Membership is $7 a year for Pawtucket residents and $10 a year for non-residents. Call the Senior Center […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – For many Americans, independence and mobility go hand-in-hand. But not every senior citizen has easy access to reliable transportation options that meet their needs. For those living in Newport’s North End, a new senior-friendly transportation option will soon launch. In an effort to expand public transportation options for older adults and people with […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, Representative Seth Magaziner today announced that he has joined the House Pro-Choice Caucus. Magaziner, who campaigned as a fierce advocate for abortion rights, has been an outspoken champion for reproductive health care throughout his career in public service. “Abortion rights are […]Read More
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Executive Director Sid Wordell joined federal, state and public health officials last week to address the fentanyl crisis and the importance of provisions included in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) related to the fentanyl crisis. Wordell joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, […]Read More
Groups from across the state are celebrating McKee living up to his commitment to introduce an FY 24 budget that does not include bans on health coverage for abortion. [Providence, RI] – Statement from Steering Committee members of the Campaign for Equal Abortion Coverage on the release of Governor McKee’s FY 24 budget: “Earlier today, […]Read More
As deadly synthetic opioids poison communities nationwide, Reed, Neronha, RI Police Chiefs Assoc. & Brown University School of Public Health experts gather to discuss need for strategic, coordinated response Researchers at Brown’s testRI warn of animal tranquilizer street drug ‘tranq’ turning up often in RI & medications like naloxone have no effect to save […]Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the COVID-19 community levels for Rhode Island’s counties. All five counties are now at the “medium” level. (Providence County had the “high” designation previously.) Each week the CDC identifies the COVID-19 community level in every county in the country as “low,” “medium,” or “high” using case rates, […]Read More
2023 BlueAngel Community Health Grant program provides $335,000 to organizations launching programs at the intersection of housing and health and an additional $405,000 for 2022 grantees to continue successful initiatives begun last year PROVIDENCE, RI (January 17, 2023) — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) continues to address housing-related health inequities by awarding $740,000 in 2023 […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lifespan announces a fourth urgent care location will open in Johnston, Rhode Island on January 16th. This site at 11 Commerce Way, Unit #5 will provide the people who live and work in Johnston and the greater Providence County area with access to quick and convenient high-quality medical care for common medical conditions, […]Read More
Funding will support pilots in four local education agencies with demonstrated need: Coventry Public Schools, Johnston Public Schools, Exeter West Greenwich Regional School District, and the Segue Institute for Learning PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today announced the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has received a […]Read More
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