HealthSource RI offers the cheapest insurance in RI, nearly half of customers pay less than $100 per month for coverage EAST PROVIDENCE, RI (October 29, 2018) – Rhode Islanders: it’s time to put health insurance on your shopping list. Individuals and families looking for coverage starting January 1, 2019 should pick and pay through HealthSource […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a presidential proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo is directing U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state agencies and buildings to be flown at half-staff until sunset on October 31, 2018 in honor of the victims of yesterday’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. «No […]readmore
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Joseph M. McNamara issued the following statement in response to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. “We are heartbroken for Pittsburgh and the congregation at the Tree of Life synagogue today,” said Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Joseph M. McNamara. «Our places of worship should be safe and welcoming, […]readmore
“Gov. Raimondo is by far the best candidate for governor of Rhode Island” PROVIDENCE, RI – The Providence Journal “enthusiastically” endorsed Governor Gina Raimondo today for reelection, citing her focused and successful efforts to strengthen Rhode Island’s economy and fix the state’s roads and bridges. “Gov. Gina Raimondo is by far the best candidate […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A Colombian national living in Central Falls, RI, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to false statements in a passport application. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Carlos Tabares, 55, admitted to the Court that he knowingly and willingly made false statements on a U.S. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A 57-year-old man from Fairhaven, MA, was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor. Robert F. Eccleston, a registered sex offender, admitted to the Court that on July 12, 2016, he traveled from Massachusetts to East Providence, RI, […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – The second of two Florida men charged with trafficking more than 5 kilograms of cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Gabriel Conception, 28, of Kissimmee, FL, pleaded […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to charges that he participated in conspiracies to operate large-scale, sophisticated marijuana grow facilities inside a converted Providence mill building. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Irwan Anwar, 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture […]readmore
Admits to transferring obscene materials to a minor PROVIDENCE – A Westerly man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography, and to transferring obscene material to a minor. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Jonathan Breslin, 33, admitted to the Court […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – A previously deported Dominican national pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to charges that he reentered the country illegally, and then used the identities and Social Security numbers of others without their knowledge to fraudulently obtain health care and welfare benefits. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John […]readmore