The following road and lane closure notices are effective for the week of February 12-18, 2022. All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. Visit RIDOT’s Travel Advisories website for a full listing of statewide lane closures. Interstate Highway Restrictions I-95 North Viaduct, Providence Providence: I-95 North, Exit 22 will be closed for construction, Sun.-Fri. nights, 9 p.m.-6 […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Public Schools today announced that as part of a strategy to welcome students back safely for in-person learning after the February break, it is providing families and staff with tools and opportunities to improve vaccination rates and testing over the vacation week, and will have a staggered return schedule the week of […]Read More
Providence, Rhode Island, February 11, 2022 — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will celebrate Transit Equity Day today, along with transportation and climate organizations. Organized by the Labor Network for Sustainability, this initiative advocates for nationwide accessible, environmentally-sustainable, and equitable public transportation. Chief Executive Officer Scott Avedisian, along with other RIPTA officials and members […]Read More
Written comments will be accepted through tomorrow, February 11, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Attorney General and the Rhode Island Department of Health will hold the third and final virtual public comment meeting concerning the proposed merger of Lifespan and Care New England (CNE) tonight from 6pm-8pm. More than 500 people combined virtually attended the first […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 37 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to possessing an illegal handgun and leading police on a vehicle chase through Pawtucket and Providence in 2020. Justin Denson (age 38) entered […]Read More
Ortiz will conduct research on Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and address legislators about amending the bill. Alex Ortiz, president of RIC’s Student Veterans Organization, is among five student veterans across the country awarded the 2022 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Student Veterans of America (SVA). A senior accounting major, […]Read More
McKee and Health Officials Also Announce that the Statewide Executive Order on Indoor Masking will Lift on Friday, February 11 PROVIDENCE, RI – With COVID-19 case and hospitalization data continuing to improve, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced plans to lift the statewide school mask mandate on March 4, […]Read More
NEW YORK —Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywood’s top honors. In nominations announced Tuesday, Campion’s film landed a leading 12 nominations, including nods for best picture, best director and all of its top actors: Benedict […]Read More
The third award in as many years from the Office of Naval Research will further the University’s research efforts in the blue economy and offshore wind sectors On February 8, 2022, UMass Dartmouth and Congressman William Keating announced a $4.3M grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to research projects through the Marine and […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Royal Ice Cream Company is recalling specific lots of Batch Ice Cream because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune […]Read More
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