PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced Dr. Ken Wagner as her choice to lead the Rhode Island Department of Education. Wagner, who is stepping down as the senior deputy commissioner for education policy for the New York State Department of Education this month, served several years as a middle school assistant […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Elorza today announced a citywide sustainability initiative to make Providence a greener, healthier and more livable city by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping to address climate change. “Climate change poses significant challenges to Providence in terms of its effect on our waterfront, the impacts of extreme heat, and especially on vulnerable populations,” said Mayor Jorge Elorza. […]readmore
Rhode Island – The former Speaker of the House Gordon Fox arrived in Canaan federal prison in Waymart , Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon to begin serving his sentence of three years on charges of bribery and mail fraud . The prison houses 131 prisoners and is about 400 miles from Providence . At once powerful politician […]readmore
Providence, RI- On March 31, 2015 members of the Providence Police and Fire Departments responded to the 3rd floor of 216 River Avenue for a check of well-being. Officers located Ashley Masi, age 24, unresponsive in her bedroom. Masi was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where she was pronounced deceased by way of strangulation. […]readmore
Rhode Island – The smokers who choose to walk Newport’s iconic Cliff Walk route can no longer light up. A new ban instituted last month applies to the 3½-mile public walkway that runs between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the city’s most spectacular Gilded Age mansions. Attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, […]readmore
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island beach pavilion renovated after the destruction of Superstorm Sandy in October 2012 was dedicated this week. The Frank “Shorty” Comforti Pavilion at the Town Beach in Westerly has been open about six weeks, but the official ribbon-cutting attended by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse was held Monday. […]readmore
VIENNA, AUSTRIA —Discussions to reach a nuclear agreement between Iran and six major powers will be extended through Friday to provide more time to work out a final deal the United States said Tuesday. «We’ve made substantial progress in every area, but this work is highly technical and high stakes for all of the countries […]readmore
All eyes in debt-ravaged Greece and beyond are riveted on a European Union summit set to convene Tuesday in a showdown likely to determine whether Greek banks open later this week or remain shut.Pressure mounted Monday on Athens, as one of its key lenders, the European Central Bank, decided not to boost emergency credit to […]readmore
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is beginning a trial of an experimental new vaccine designed to protect against West Nile Virus. The virus, spread mostly through mosquito bites, led to nearly 100 deaths in the United States last year, and over 2,200 cases. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of NIH, […]readmore
The Rhode Island General Assembly today passed legislation by Sen. Erin P. Lynch and Rep. Arthur Handy to establish state standards for freshwater buffers and setbacks within Rhode Island’s wetlands The legislation (2015-H 5962 <http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText15/HouseText15/H596 2A.pdf> / 2015-S 0737A <http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText15/SenateText15/S07 37A.pdf> ) will streamline permitting processes and address gaps in wetland protections. The bill requires the establishment […]readmore
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