The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the recreational advisories at Spectacle Pond in Cranston, Roger Williams Ponds in Providence, and Melville Upper and Lower Ponds in Portsmouth. Two recent surveys conducted at these sites found no evidence of cyanobacteria blooms. The recreational advisories […]Read More
PAWTUCKET- Following significant winds on Sunday, December 19th, the lights on the Fairlawn Christmas Tree at Nathanael Green Elementary were damaged beyond repair. Pawtucket Public Works crews worked on Monday to see if the lights were able to be repaired or salvaged, however they found that the system was unable to be fixed. “We know how […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI- General Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Seth Magaziner today issued the following statement regarding the measures Governor McKee took today to address the hospital staffing shortage: “Yesterday, I proposed a plan to address the staffing crisis in Rhode Island emergency rooms. Today, Governor McKee adopted some of my suggestions, specifically to allow out-of-state […]Read More
Estimates show the slowest population growth in the country on record DECEMBER 21, 2021 – According to population estimates and components of change from the 2021 edition of the U.S. Census Bureau released today, last year the population of the United States grew by 392,665, or 0.1%, the lowest rate since the country’s founding. This […]Read More
Completes Acquisition of Alpine Insurance Agency and Capuano Insurance Agency Both of Cranston PAWTUCKET, RI (December 21, 20201) – Butler & Messier Insurance announced it has recently acquired two, well-established Cranston, RI insurance agencies to add to their expanding statewide footprint. Effective October 1st, Butler & Messier successfully closed on the final purchase of the Alpine Insurance Agency, […]Read More
The Shelter Had Been Patching Siding with Tape MIDDLETOWN, RI— Lucy’s Hearth, a shelter for homeless Rhode Island families, will be improving the exterior of its building on Valley Road in Middletown, mitigating flooding from a nearby brook, and replacing flooring affected by the flooding, thanks to a recent $98,574 grant from the Champlin Foundation. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Courtney Hilaire, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fourteen counts of wire fraud, two counts of […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve three and a half years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) stemming from his arrest by the Providence Police Department for possessing an illegal pistol and MDMA (ecstasy/molly). Jonathan Mercado (age 32) waived […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor McKee today announced that the Administration’s Housing Resources Commission yesterday approved nearly $31 million in awards through the Building Homes Rhode Island (BHRI) program to support 23 affordable housing projects. These awards will produce or preserve more than 600 units of affordable housing in 13 cities and towns across Rhode Island. This […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that two individuals from Pawtucket have been charged by way of criminal information in Providence County Superior Court with 36 felony counts alleging the pair trafficked multiple illegal firearms and possessed several others, including a ghost gun with a large capacity magazine, between 2020 and 2021. […]Read More
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