The Shelter Had Been Patching Siding with Tape MIDDLETOWN, RI— Lucy’s Hearth, a shelter for homeless Rhode Island families, will be improving the exterior of its building on Valley Road in Middletown, mitigating flooding from a nearby brook, and replacing flooring affected by the flooding, thanks to a recent $98,574 grant from the Champlin Foundation. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Courtney Hilaire, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fourteen counts of wire fraud, two counts of […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve three and a half years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) stemming from his arrest by the Providence Police Department for possessing an illegal pistol and MDMA (ecstasy/molly). Jonathan Mercado (age 32) waived […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor McKee today announced that the Administration’s Housing Resources Commission yesterday approved nearly $31 million in awards through the Building Homes Rhode Island (BHRI) program to support 23 affordable housing projects. These awards will produce or preserve more than 600 units of affordable housing in 13 cities and towns across Rhode Island. This […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that two individuals from Pawtucket have been charged by way of criminal information in Providence County Superior Court with 36 felony counts alleging the pair trafficked multiple illegal firearms and possessed several others, including a ghost gun with a large capacity magazine, between 2020 and 2021. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Central Falls man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of the murder of Joel Rosario during a roadside confrontation in Pawtucket in 2020. On November 29, 2021, following the conclusion of an 11-day trial before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause, a […]Read More
Senate Courts Subcommittee Chairman: Dobbs case “aims a torpedo at the core of Roe, Casey, and nearly fifty years of precedent” Washington, DC – Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, released the following statement on oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a direct challenge […]Read More
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) today reminded motorists that the cost of a mailed toll invoice increases today, December 1, 2021. With all-electronic tolling at the Claiborne Pell Bridge, tolls collected through RITBA-issued E-ZPass transponders are charged at the published discounted rates. If a vehicle is not equipped with a valid transponder, […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Chair of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, today joined with President Joe Biden at the White House to mark World AIDS Day. “This World AIDS Day, as we remember those lost to this awful disease, we must recommit ourselves to ending the stigma, to ensuring health equity, and leading […]Read More
At tonight’s Providence City Council meeting, Councilors will honor three individuals for their service to our country. Retired Providence Fire Chief George Farrell will be recognized for his work as the chairman of the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub which is dedicated to honoring veterans by offering World War II and Korean War […]Read More
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