Installs Quarter of a Million Smoke Alarms Across U.S. Test smoke alarms when turning clocks ahead for Daylight Saving PROVIDENCE, RI (March 11, 2016)- The American Red Cross and thousands of Home Fire Campaign partners have helped save at least 77 lives and installed more than a quarter of a million smoke alarms in homes […]readmore
EASY, NO COST PROGRAMS PROVIDING GREATER CONSUMER TAX SAVINGS Brand name tax software products made available by IRS, RI Free File Programs empower eligible Rhode Island residents to file their taxes online at no cost CRANSTON, R.I. – Today, Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02), along with U.S. Senator Jack Reed, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, and Attorney […]readmore
Washington, D.C. – In advance of oral arguments scheduled before the Supreme Court on April 18, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have joined more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the Obama administration’s executive actions […]readmore
Rhode Island – Dr Erika Werner is a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist helping pregnant women retain healthy weight in pregnancy and Dr Ken Chen is Director of obstetrical medicine at Women and infants and they both are staffing this Nutrition in Pregnancy Clinic. How do I limit how much weight I gain in pregnancy?readmore
Rhode Island – Jeannine Giovanni, MD is the director of bariatric surgery for Care New England. She is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced training in bariatric surgery. She did her surgery training at Boston Medical Center and completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. She has been practicing […]readmore
March 10, 2016 — PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Spring is just around the corner, and one sure sign is the start of Daylight Saving Time. This coming weekend, we’ll “spring forward” by turning clocks ahead one hour. It’s also an ideal time to spring into action for home safety, by changing the batteries in our carbon […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – The Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Harold M. Metts meant to ensure that all school bus drivers know how to safely adjust seat belts and secure equipment for students with special medical needs. Senator Metts introduced the legislation as a response to a situation brought to his attention by […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Drawing attention to the water crisis in the Dominican Republic, Sen. Juan M. Pichardo (D – Dist. 2, Providence) welcomed the members of the Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island to the State House Thursday. That same day, the Senate passed a resolution (2016-S 2665) introduced by Senator Pichardo proclaiming March 3 Nature […]readmore
*Construction on 36,000 square-foot center expected to be completed in the fall* Providence, R.I. – March 7, 2016 – Members of the Moses Brown School community joined together with the Shawmut Design and Construction project team for a “topping off” ceremony held on March 2. The final beams were placed on the new 36,000 square-foot […]readmore
Smithfield, RI- March 7, 2016 – Navigant Credit Union announced today that it has agreed to merge Dexter Credit Union into Navigant Credit Union. Navigant Credit Union will be the surviving credit union. The legal merger will occur on April 10, 2016 and it is expected that all operations will be fully integrated by year-end. […]readmore