Dear Valued Showcase Customer: At Showcase Cinemas, the health and safety of our staff and audiences is of the utmost importance to us, and we are closely monitoring the evolving coronavirus/COVID-19 situation. Following the guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Ohio Departments of Public […]readmore
GoLocalProv News Team Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is issuing his own declaration of emergency — and the impact of the order is far greater reaching than the State of Rhode Island’s. “We are going up and beyond the state,” said Elorza on Thursday. As part of the declaration he is revoking all event entertainment licenses […]readmore
Out of concern for the safety and well-being of all of the cherry blossom princesses nationwide, the National Cherry Blossom Princess Program has been postponed until 2021. From this, the 2020 Rhode Island Cherry Blossom Princess crowning ceremony of Kelley Ann Babphavong scheduled for 10 AM on Friday, March 12th at Woonsocket’s Harris Hall has been […]readmore
To the Providence Community,We are a resilient and caring community which has allowed us to come together through difficult and challenging moments. This is another such moment for the City of Providence, for our State of Rhode Island, for our country and the world. And it’s at times like this that we will rely on […]readmore
Households will begin to receive notices by mail this monthIt is critical that every Rhode Islander is counted Beginning this week, every household in Rhode Island will receive a notice by mail to complete the 2020 Census. Rhode Island receives $3.8 billion in federal funding each year based on census results. These funds support healthcare, […]readmore
Providence, RI – – Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Trillium Asset Management announced today that investors have secured an agreement from SBA Communications Corporation (SBA), a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, to expand disclosures relating to its commitment to diversity, inclusive of gender race and ethnicity, and publish a […]readmore
The Rhode Island State Police announce that members of the Rhode Island State Police/Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested a previously registered sex offender on multiple charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child. Rodney Ootton, age 53, of 47 Greenslitt Avenue, Floor 1, Pawtucket, Rhode Island was arrested yesterday, March 11, […]readmore
By CDC This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance. Background CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in more than […]readmore
El presidente estadounidense culpó a los países europeos de la propagación del COVID-19 a Estados Unidos. El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, anunció el miércoles (11.03.2020) la suspensión de todos los viajes desde los países de Europa a Estados Unidos con la excepción del Reino Unido para prevenir la propagación del coronavirus. La suspensión entrará en […]readmore
Attorney General Peter Neronha reminds Rhode Island residents to watch out for potential scams or instances of price gouging stemming from the outbreak of COVID-19. “These are unique and uncertain circumstances,” said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. “The focus here has to be on public health, not profit. This Office is going to make sure […]readmore