NEWPORT, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo was joined at Newport Hospital today by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Executive Director Joseph Reposa and Lifespan CEO Tim Babineau for the official reboot of RI Resource Recovery’s ‘Let’s recycle RIght®!’ public education campaign. With the U.S. recycling industry facing new challenges and the state’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 p.m., Mayor James A. Diossa, Council President Maria Rivera, the Central Falls Police Department and local city officials will be bidding farewell to longtime Central Falls Police Chief Colonel James Mendonca. Colonel Mendonca will be leaving his current position to head the Rhode Island College campus […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will join state officials, the City of Woonsocket, RI Tree Council, American Forests, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, National Grid, and other partners tomorrow morning to announce forestry grant awards and celebrate the 132nd anniversary of Arbor Day in Rhode Island. The event will include a ceremonial planting of a […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, R.I.: All of those seeking new employment or additional job opportunities are invited to attend a job fair which will feature over 25 employers from the U.S. Census Bureau, the military and Woonsocket-based proprietors scheduled at City Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the third floor in […]readmore
TAIWAN – The Rhode Island Delegation, led by Lt. Governor Dan McKee, attended a donation ceremony for the gift of Dragon Boats to the City of Pawtucket. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office donated the boats as a continuation of their ongoing partnership in support of Pawtucket’s Taiwan Day Festival, which brings thousands of people […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, R.I.— Courtenay Good has been named the Youth & Childcare Director at the Pawtucket Family YMCA, where she will oversee childcare sites, programming, and youth sports. With nearly a decade of experience in academic and childcare settings, Good will support the Y’s overarching mission to improve the health of kids and support their educational development. “Courtenay has […]readmore
Event encourages kids to stay active all summer long PAWTUCKET, R.I. (April 17, 2019) —On Saturday, April 27, several YMCA of Pawtucket branches, including Pawtucket Family YMCA, MacColl YMCA in Lincoln and Woonsocket YMCA, will be hosting a free community event as part of the Y’s Healthy Kids Day®, a national initiative to help kids […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – Join the City of Central Falls on Saturday, April 20th from 1 to 2:30 pm for their annual Easter event at Jenks Park. This family-friendly event will feature an egg hunt for children 2-7 years old, the roaming railroad, face painters, balloon twisters, bouncy houses, and plenty of activities for both the […]readmore
New federal funds will help Cranston, East Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, Woonsocket and other communities address pressing challenges – from housing and homelessness to increasing opportunities for economic development WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help revitalize local neighborhoods and support economic development and affordable housing programs throughout the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode […]readmore
Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, announces that additional troopers have been assigned to special patrols next week to enforce the state’s texting-while-driving and hands-free cell phone use laws as part a national highway safety campaign called U Drive. U Text. […]readmore