PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered all Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings beginning at sunrise on Thursday, September 1, 2016. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunrise on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, in memory of former Pawtucket Mayor James E. Doyle, who […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: Today, Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced plans for the City of Woonsocket to dedicate the new Little League field at World War II Veterans Memorial Park in honor of Woonsocket native and National Baseball Hall of Famer, Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie at a ceremony scheduled for 3 pm on September 5. Monday’s dedication ceremony on […]readmore
Providence – Students, staff and families of Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School attended the third Annual Back to School Bash held in the school yard, where they enjoyed carnival games and met their new teachers and Principal Courtney Monterecy. Mayor Elorza welcome students and famikies back to another school year. This event aims to provide […]readmore
Providence – The Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, and Rhode Island Department of Attorney General, in conjunction with federal, state and municipal law enforcement agencies throughout the state, and Rhode Island corporate sponsors including Ocean State Job Lot, Benny’s Home and Auto, Samsonite, and Walgreen’s Pharmacy are donating backpacks and school […]readmore
BOSTON – August 25, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced Massachusetts’ Energy Efficiency Program Administrators set an annual record for energy savings in 2015 and exceeded the energy savings benchmarks set by the 2013-2015 Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan by 20% for the electric goal and 9% of the gas goal. The energy efficiency plan, […]readmore
Central Falls, Exeter, and Woonsocket win federal grants for new pumper and ladder trucks to enhance public safety CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $1,601,344 in federal funding to help fire departments in Central Falls, Exeter, and Woonsocket purchase new, state-of-the-art […]readmore
August 25, 2016 — Waltham, MASSACHUSETTS – The Vermont Green Line today announced a new partnership with Citizens Energy Corporation to assist low-income Vermont residents with their energy needs. By becoming an owner in the Vermont Green Line alongside National Grid, Citizens Energy will finance its share of the line and use its profits, in […]readmore
Farmers from Sharon, N. Easton, Tewksbury, Holliston and Pepperell take top honors at 32nd annual event BOSTON – August 24, 2016 – Massachusetts environmental officials joined tomato farmers from across the state today at the KITCHEN at Boston Public Market for the Commonwealth’s 31st Annual Tomato Contest. Designed to increase awareness of locally grown produce, […]readmore
PLYMOUYH – August 24, 2016 – State wildlife and transportation officials gathered today at the Route 3, Exit 5 Rest Area in Plymouth to announce a $21,500 grant from the US Fish & Wildlife Service to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) to restore populations of monarch butterflies and other native and rare […]readmore
Event Marks Statewide Effort to Clean Up Trash From Beaches, River Banks, Marshes and Seafloor GLOUCESTER – August 24, 2016 – Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton today joined local officials, campers, interns and volunteers from the Cape Ann YMCA and Maritime Gloucester at Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park to kick off COASTSWEEP. […]readmore