Category : Politics

Cristian Carretero and Lorraine Jones Molina’s arresting debut is the first Puerto Rican film to ever win a Spirit Award   The award-winning Puerto Rican film ESTA ISLA, which made history as the first-ever Puerto Rican film to win a Spirit Award, continues its ground-breaking run, expanding to Los Angeles, where it will open at […]Read More

Washington, D.C. — Congressional candidate Vic Mellor continues to build momentum on the national stage, meeting with top Republican leadership and advancing bold healthcare reform initiatives aimed at lowering costs for Rhode Islanders. As a founding member of the Great American Health Alliance (GAHA), Mellor is helping lead a transformative effort to overhaul the nation’s […]Read More

Starting on Thursday, April 9, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin a series of brief, temporary highway closures associated with blasting activities at the ongoing Route 4 “Missing Move” project. The closures will affect Route 4 South at its ramp from I-95 South (Exit 24B) and last approximately 10 minutes each day, […]Read More

PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to fraud offenses, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. William Jose Alejandro Arias Amador, 45, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Providence, pleaded guilty to false representation of a Social Security number, health care and wire fraud. Arias Amador was […]Read More

PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket man who pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography was sentenced today in federal court, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Gary Ethier, 60, was sentenced by U.S District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose to 15 years of imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised release.  […]Read More

Proposal increases state funding from $1 million to $2 million PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee was joined by RI Community Food Bank CEO Melissa Cherney, along with state and local leaders, to highlight the need for the Governor’s FY27 budget proposal that would double the state grant to the RI Community Food Bank.   The […]Read More