Cranston’s 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) will join the Afterschool Alliance in this year’s Lights On Afterschool, a nationwide series of events celebrating and supporting afterschool programs, on October 20. Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide rally for afterschool programs. More than 8,000 events are expected to take place this year across […]readmore
Aerial image of the McCoy Stadium located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The project to build the stadium began in 1938 and was championed by then-Pawtucket Mayor Thomas P. McCoy. It was to be built on a swampy piece of land known as Hammond’s Pond and, to this day, the stadium sits at the end of […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – As part of her continued efforts to grow Rhode Island’s green economy, Governor Gina Raimondo joined First Gentleman Andy Moffit, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and other partners today at a rally in support of the Green Economy Bond. The $35 million bond on November’s ballot provides funding to improve […]readmore
RI – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, announces that the Rhode Island State Police will host Project 3.8, the Dorian Murray Foundation on: Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Rhode Island State Police Headquarters Colonel Walter E. Stone […]readmore
Prepare RI program doubles in first year, state covers cost PROVIDENCE, RI – Thanks to the Prepare RI initiative that Governor Gina M. Raimondo launched last year, the number of students enrolled in courses that earned both high school and college credit more than doubled in the 2015-16 school year, with 3,807 students participating. Participating […]readmore
Providence, RI- Beginning today, Certified Crisis Response Trainers from the Providence Police Department, in partnership with mental health trainers from Community Care Alliance and The Providence Center, will launch a joint training initiative aimed at teaching Crisis Responder Training (CRT) basics and crisis intervention techniques to all Providence Police Department personnel. Trainings will be held […]readmore
Three students with distinct academic interests but a shared sense of duty are the first to engage in the renewed Air Force and Naval ROTC opportunities, which the University and military leaders announced Friday. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — With goals to excel as leaders in public service, the law and cybersecurity, three incoming students […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and CCRI College President Dr. Meghan Hughes kick off the orientation of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Rhode Island. As part of the initiative’s first ever statewide launch, small business owners will have access to a no-cost practical business education and business support services, and […]readmore
Providence – Governor Raimondo; Hasbro CEO and president Brian Goldner; and Ellie Hollander, head of Meals on Wheels America, visited Ann Kondos in her Providence House. Kondos name the Cat Rusty Raimondo Facebook post, more than 1 in 4 RI seniors lives alone. Yesterday I joined Hasbro, Inc. andMeals on Wheels of Rhode Island to […]readmore
Providence, R.I. (Sept. 15, 2016) - The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation has announced plans to renew its Make It Yours (MIY) ad campaign for a fall run, set to launch in mid-October. The second phase of the campaign will build on the success of the digital ads the state ran over the summer. The authentic, […]readmore