By VOA News Americans are commemorating Presidents Day Monday, a federal holiday honoring all U.S. presidents. The holiday is observed on the third Monday of February, the birth month of two of the country’s most prominent presidents – George Washington, the nation’s first president, and Abraham Lincoln, who led the country through the Civil War. While some U.S. […]Read More
Michael S. Van Leesten: Bridge Builder Providence RI, (February 12, 2020)… Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11) and the Providence City Council has teamed up with the Providence City Archives to create a Black History Month Online Exhibit and online panel discussion to honor the life and legacy of Michael S. Van Leesten entitled […]Read More
Pawtucket – The Cities of Pawtucket and Central Falls have announced the selection of McCabe Enterprises as the consultant to produce a joint economic development plan, workforce and business development assessment, and feasibility study for a training and innovation center. “We welcome McCabe Enterprises and are pleased to continue moving forward on developing future economic growth […]Read More
Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket announces the launch of a contest and event Honoring Black History Month geared towards Pawtucket middle school aged students to submit a piece of their work – art, poetry, a paper, presentation, or other artistic expression – on what they feel best represents Black History Month. The topic could be […]Read More
Mayor Don Grebien: The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging across the country. I want to thank you, the residents, for your continued patience and support as we navigate through these unprecedented times together. The City is pleased to announce that dates and times have been selected for upcoming vaccination clinics. Pawtucket residents that are 75 […]Read More
By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone late Wednesday, the first call between the two since Biden’s November victory in the U.S. presidential election. Biden “affirmed his priorities of protecting the American people’s security, prosperity, health, and way of life, and preserving a free and open […]Read More
By VOA News German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday defended her decision to extend the nation’s COVID-19 lockdown, saying the variant strains of the virus pose a threat and she does not want to make the mistakes that led to a second surge last year. Following a meeting Wednesday with Germany’s 16 state governors, Merkel announced they […]Read More
By VOA News The number of people in the United States applying for unemployment benefits last week dropped slightly, the Labor Department reported Thursday, but remained historically high, despite a significant easing of a coronavirus pandemic that continues to weaken the world’s largest economy. The government said 793,000 workers filed for benefits last week, down 19,000 […]Read More
he Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting certain customers of the City of Newport Water System that they should boil their water before consuming it because of loss of water pressure in multiple areas of the water system. This was because of a water main break. This Boil Water Advisory applies to most […]Read More
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