PROVIDENCE, RI- Today, Mayor Brett Smiley announced his recommendation of four new members to the Providence School Board, who will be critical partners in Mayor Smiley’s vision of improving the Providence education system. “I am excited to recommend a strong slate of candidates to be a part of our school board,” said Mayor Brett Smiley. “Each […]Read More
The inauguration of Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee was held today, Tuesday, January 3, at noon inside the Rhode Island Convention Center. Governor McKee was ceremonially sworn in for his first full term as Governor by Attorney General Peter Neronha using the McKee family Bible. The Governor’s wife, Susan McKee, held the Bible. She and […]Read More
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of Roberto Clemente, we present this article that was originally published on Dec. 31, 2021. Roberto Clemente made his Major League debut on April 17, 1955, batting third and playing right field for the Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader against the Dodgers. […]Read More
Beginning on Tuesday, January 3, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make a series of additional changes to ease congestion caused by the reconstruction of the Pell Bridge Ramps in Newport, in order to improve traffic flows through the project. During the last week, RIDOT made changes to further mitigate delay and is […]Read More
With the incoming winter months, the city of Pawtucket has provided rules for a snow ban parking advisory that will take effect in the event of a snowstorm, including a list of public parking locations where residents may leave their vehicles while on-street parking bans remain in effect. The city will typically declare a winter […]Read More
The City will be collecting Christmas trees for disposal January 1 – 31. Place your Christmas tree out on your regular trash day. The Christmas trees will be collected separate from the regular trash. Residents are required to remove ornaments, lights and other wrapping, to allow for safe collection. Wreaths, garland, roping and artificial trees […]Read More
PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled the 2022 end-of-the-year Baseball and Softball World Rankings with Japan leading the Men’s Baseball World Ranking – a position it has held since 2014 – while for the first time in history, Argentina close the year as World No. 1 in the Men’s Softball World Ranking. […]Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the weekly COVID-19 community levels for Rhode Island’s counties. Three Rhode Island counties are designated as “medium” – Bristol County, Washington County, and Newport County. Two Rhode Island counites are designated as “high” – Providence County and Kent County. The relatively small increase in COVID-19 […]Read More
Community Health Centers receive grants from new HRSA imitative expanding access to updated COVID-19 vaccines PROVIDENCE, RI – Several Rhode Island community health organizations are getting a boost from a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program meant to increase vaccination rates for COVID-19 in underserved populations. In an effort to combat a winter surge of […]Read More
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