LPR News Podcast Press Conference NEWS 1 NEWS 2 Explanation and purpose of Question 3: These bonds will allow the State to complete a new Veterans Home that is already under construction and to borrow less money than the $94 million voters previously approved for the new Veterans Home in 2012. While voters originally authorized […]readmore
Decades-Old Tradition Features Hundreds of Ghouls and Goblins Trick-or-Treating with Meeting Street Staff, Donors and Supporters Providence – Meeting Street held its annual Halloween parade on Halloween morning, Monday, October 31st. Hundreds of children dressed in costumes paraded from their classrooms to the gym, where Meeting Street faculty, staff, and supporters dressed in costume distributed […]readmore
«The eco-haven of downtown Warren is ideal for bikers and foodies alike. The tiny downtown area and its highly involved community have set the green standard for active living, while local foods have set the stage for a story of urban renewal» Press Conference Downtown Warren honored as one of USA’s ‘great neighborhoods’ La Historia […]readmore
Motorists reminded to stay in their lane These changes begin at 9 p.m. on Friday The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists about the second phase of traffic pattern changes on I-95 South near Exits 22 (Routes 6/10; Downtown) and Exit 21 (Atwells Avenue) in Providence. RIDOT is shifting the lanes one […]readmore
The Transformative Researchers and Educators for Democracy (TRED) will hold its 5 th annual UMass Dartmouth Graduate Students Conference , Friday, November 18, 6-8 p.m., through Saturday, November 19, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5.p.m, at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The theme of the 2015 conference, «Rethinking Public Schools: Education, Immigration, and Economic Development,» aims to provide […]readmore
The City of Pawtucket, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, the City of Central Falls, Mayor James Diossa, Director Peter Alviti of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and Jan Brodie of the Pawtucket Foundation will unveil the RIDOT RhodeWorks sign at the site of the Pawtucket Central Falls Commuter Rail Station. The rail station, which is […]readmore
GLENDALE , R.I. — Author Forshia Ross announces the nationwide release of her encouraging new book, “No Secondhand Rose, My Name Is Forshia: Who Are You?” “No Secondhand Rose, My Name is Forshia” is written for those who question their existence in the world, who struggle to live up to their own and loved ones’ […]readmore
BOSTON – A Providence, R.I. organization that will involve students in becoming smarter and better stewards of the environment was awarded $91,000 for environmental education by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Groundwork Providence in Rhode Island was given the funds f or two-year project called “Building Capacity for Urban Environmental Education.” The grant for Groundwork […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – Mayor James Diossa, alongside Council President Robert Ferri, Senator Elizabeth Crowley, and Representative Shelby Maldonado, broke ground on renovations to Crossman Street Park at a ceremony on Friday. Slated to be completed in April 2017, the renovations to the park will convert the old playground to an outdoor fitness park. Construction for […]readmore
News Press Conference Governor Gina M. Raimondo Peter T. Gaynor Director of RIEMA Peter Woodberry, Ph.D. Dean of Business, Science & Technology CCRI PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), in partnership with the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), the Rhode Island State Police (RISP), the […]readmore