VOA News – Katherine Gypson & Myroslava Gongadze WASHINGTON — While U.S. lawmakers have come together to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, their response to the Biden administration’s latest sanctions remains divided along party lines. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised U.S. President Joe Biden’s Thursday remarks responding to the largest military offensive […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close Route 6 East at the Glenbridge Avenue Bridge in Providence overnight during the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 8. The closure will allow RIDOT to remove a beam damaged by a truck last year and replace it with a new […]Read More
Warwick, R.I. — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), today released the following statement after President Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court: “I applaud President Biden’s decision to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. A former clerk for Justice Breyer, Judge Jackson has spent […]Read More
Providence Public Schools will host two COVID-19 vaccination family events from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Sunday, February 27 in effort to increase vaccination rates among younger learners The clinics will feature children’s entertainment and Hasbro toy giveaways for newly vaccinated children ages 5 to 11. Registration is available at https://www.providenceschools.org/vaxboost. Currently, the average […]Read More
CRANSTON, RI (February 25, 2022) – The American Red Cross is helping six families – 13 adults – four children after a fire today on Lincoln Avenue, Cranston. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Sheri McKenzie, Ginger Flynn, Laura Callahan, Tom Perrin, and Ernie Labbe. The Red Cross also provided a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus marks one year since the historic House passage of H.R.5, the Equality Act, and urges the Senate to take action on this vital legislation. The Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend non-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ+ community. “On today’s one-year anniversary of House passage of the Equality Act, I call on the […]Read More
COVID-19 Vaccines and Booster Doses Available at Local Clinics Throughout Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced the community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27. Community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held Saturday, February 26 in Central Falls, Lincoln, Newport, Warwick, Providence, South Kingstown, East Providence, […]Read More
If she is confirmed by the full U.S. Senate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Biden announced he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI.— Congressional candidate Seth Magaziner today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Justice: “I commend President Biden for his historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is an experienced jurist and former public defender who has spent […]Read More
According to Mayor Kenneth Hopkins, the fire was likely ignited by an outside heater warming up cages of animals. Several cats rabbits and ferrets were lost in the fire. “I do have a concern for the people in the neighborhood because we had to shut off the electricity and gas, so they’re kind of cold […]Read More
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