CENTRAL FALLS MAN SENTENCED TO THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. PROVIDENCE – A Central Falls man who admitted to repeatedly abusing a toddler that he photographed and filmed in various stages of undress, displaying her genitalia, and of him engaged in sexually explicit conduct with her, was sentenced today […]Read More
2021 survey continues to target issues related to health inequities in BIPOC communities after 2020 survey starkly highlighted that Black and Latinx Rhode Islanders perceive greater challenges in their pursuit of health and well-being PROVIDENCE, RI (March 31, 2021) – Beginning April 5, Rhode Islanders will be asked at random to participate in the RI Life Index via […]Read More
BCBSRI board selects Martha L. Wofford, group vice president at Denver healthcare company PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 23, 2021) – After a national search, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has announced the appointment of Martha L. Wofford, group vice president at DaVita, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, as the president and CEO of the local, nonprofit […]Read More
Second defendant pleads guilty in schemes to steal and sell construction equipment, sport vehicles, and boats. PROVIDENCE – A Providence man, one of nine individuals indicted by a federal grand jury for participating in schemes in several states to steal and sell nearly $700,000 worth of excavators, sport boats, jet skis, all-terrain vehicles, and trailers, […]Read More
The Councilwoman Urges Residents to Respond and Share Survey through Social Media with Friends and Family PROVIDENCE, RI (March 29, 2021)…Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3) today has launched a survey requesting input from Providence residents on the use of $130 million in federal stimulus funds expected to be delivered to the City. The survey, created in both English […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today following the Supreme Court Order denying the Joint Motion in Champlin’s Realty Associates v. the Coastal Resources Management Council: “I am pleased with the Court’s decision to refuse to ratify and enter as an order of the Court an agreement resulting from a […]Read More
Division reminds taxpayers and tax preparers about existing Rhode Island statute PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Division of Taxation today provided guidance explaining that Rhode Islanders will be able to deduct up to $10,200 of unemployment compensation on their federal personal income tax returns under a recent federal law change, but must include that […]Read More
CUMBERLAND, RI – Governor Dan McKee today swore-in R. David Cruise, the newest Rhode Island Superior Court Judge. The ceremony took place at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island’s Cumberland-Lincoln Clubhouse where McKee and Cruise both spent countless hours growing up. “David is an honest, fair and thoughtful leader who brings decades of […]Read More
Block Island Community Seeking Halt of Environmental Harm to Great Salt Pond PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In the latest successful effort by a coalition of opponents to stop a major expansion of Champlin’s Marina in the Great Salt Pond on Block Island, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has rejected a motion by Champlin’s and the state […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – As Providence Public Schools undergoes a comprehensive turnaround effort, the district today issued displacement notices for 270 employees based on staffing consolidations, the ending of one-year positions, and failure to meet certification requirements. This process is based on programmatic and enrollment changes at the elementary, middle and high school levels and ensures that […]Read More
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