The Rhode Island State Police today report six out of state residents were arrested and numerous motor vehicle summons issued after the first week of stepped-up enforcement on Block Island. Additional Troopers, including members of the Division’s Traffic Safety Unit, were deployed to Block Island for enhanced traffic enforcement on Friday, August 21, and ended the first of three weeks with six […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island’s Crime Victim Compensation Program (CVCP) made over 1,100 payments to victims of violent crimes, including 135 payments to minor children, during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2020. Collectively, the CVCP provided victims with over $1 million in financial support during the year. Among the Rhode Islanders that received […]readmore
On 8/21/20, Pawtucket Police responded to the area of the Mutual Mart on Lonsdale Ave where a shooting had occurred. A male victim sustained a non-life-threatening injury as a result of the shooting. A suspect vehicle fled the scene toward Providence. Detectives furthered the investigation which resulted in the arrest of Fabio De Almeida (28) […]readmore
Central Falls Receives $209,810 to Assist Fire Department in Latest Round of Grants BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today $42.4 million in direct assistance grants to 221 fire departments nationwide through the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Additional phases will soon be announced. The Assistance to […]readmore
Federal fire grants will help 17 local fire departments enhance public safety PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $3,884,710 in new federal funding for seventeen fire departments across the state. The delegation says the cities, towns, and fire districts are receiving federal funds […]readmore
Regarding the Recent Uptick in Crime in the City Of Providence: Our City has suffered five homicides in the last two weeks alone. In the throes of a global pandemic, as we as a City wrestle with the resulting economic fallout, and as we as a nation confront centuries of systemic racism, we are witnessing […]readmore
Nominal Changes in Flight Path Volume Expected From September to January WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) today announced that federally funded upgrades to T.F. Green Airport’s secondary Runway 16/34 are scheduled to begin the first week of September. During the period in which T.F. Green Airport’s secondary or “crosswind” runway is out of […]readmore
Rhode Island’s arts sector lost over 10,000 jobs and sales of over $436 million during the months of April to July of this year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a report recently issued by The Brookings Institution. The report, “LOST ART: MEASURING COVID-19’S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON AMERICA’S CREATIVE ECONOMY”, documents the […]readmore
USPS is the only mail service that can deliver to our military overseas “Making absentee voting more difficult disenfranchises the very Americans who serve and sacrifice on the front lines in defense of our right to vote.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, and Richard […]readmore
Algunos negocios reciben puntajes perfectos; otros reciben órdenes de cumplimiento De acuerdo con el grupo encargado de hacer cumplir las regulaciones del COVID-19, más de 250 negocios s en sectores de salud, hospedaje y minoristas, recibieron puntuaciones perfectas en sus inspecciones. El grupo es parte de una colaboración entre el Departamento de Salud de Rhode […]readmore