On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of Roberto Clemente, we present this article that was originally published on Dec. 31, 2021. Roberto Clemente made his Major League debut on April 17, 1955, batting third and playing right field for the Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader against the Dodgers. […]Read More
Beginning on Tuesday, January 3, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make a series of additional changes to ease congestion caused by the reconstruction of the Pell Bridge Ramps in Newport, in order to improve traffic flows through the project. During the last week, RIDOT made changes to further mitigate delay and is […]Read More
With the incoming winter months, the city of Pawtucket has provided rules for a snow ban parking advisory that will take effect in the event of a snowstorm, including a list of public parking locations where residents may leave their vehicles while on-street parking bans remain in effect. The city will typically declare a winter […]Read More
The City will be collecting Christmas trees for disposal January 1 – 31. Place your Christmas tree out on your regular trash day. The Christmas trees will be collected separate from the regular trash. Residents are required to remove ornaments, lights and other wrapping, to allow for safe collection. Wreaths, garland, roping and artificial trees […]Read More
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WBSC World Rankings 2022 Argentina, Japan, USA top men’s softball,
PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled the 2022 end-of-the-year Baseball and Softball World Rankings with Japan leading the Men’s Baseball World Ranking – a position it has held since 2014 – while for the first time in history, Argentina close the year as World No. 1 in the Men’s Softball World Ranking. […]Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the weekly COVID-19 community levels for Rhode Island’s counties. Three Rhode Island counties are designated as “medium” – Bristol County, Washington County, and Newport County. Two Rhode Island counites are designated as “high” – Providence County and Kent County. The relatively small increase in COVID-19 […]Read More
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RI Delegation Announces $2 million to Boost Local Vaccination Efforts
Community Health Centers receive grants from new HRSA imitative expanding access to updated COVID-19 vaccines PROVIDENCE, RI – Several Rhode Island community health organizations are getting a boost from a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program meant to increase vaccination rates for COVID-19 in underserved populations. In an effort to combat a winter surge of […]Read More
On Saturday, December 31, 2022, at approximately 2:34am, members of the State Police and Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 146 North, north of Route 116 in Lincoln. The operator was traveling north on Route 146 and lost control striking the attenuator head-on as they attempted to enter the […]Read More
Biden signs appropriations law with additional $1 billion in LIHEAP funding, which means RI is in line to get an extra $6.6 million in additional LIHEAP funding, on top of the $29.5 million the state was allocated in November WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the newly signed omnibus appropriations law […]Read More