Experts recommend flushing water left standing in household piping as a method of reducing trace amounts of lead in drinking water. PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Water has found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some area homes and buildings. While drinking water that leaves the treatment plant in Scituate and journeys through the […]readmore
Scituate, R.I. Rhode Island State Police have identified the pedestrian struck on Route 146 in the Town of North Smithfield as Raymond Mercier, age 57, of Attleboro, Massachusetts. On June 28, 2020 at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Lincoln Woods Barracks responded to a call for a pedestrian who had been struck by a motor […]readmore
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) provided details today on the state’s response to COVID-19. After announcing that Rhode Island will move into Phase 3 on Tuesday, June 30th, Governor Raimondo laid out the following guidance for Phase 3: Social gatherings: Social gatherings […]readmore
Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket and the Pawtucket Police Department have announced that it will be distributing 13,000 free blue medical masks to Pawtucket residents and businesses on Saturday, June 27th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot across from Pawtucket City Hall in anticipation of warmer weather and 4th of […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening North Kingstown Town Beach for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality regularly to ensure safe bathing throughout the summer. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Willow Lake in Roger Williams Park in Providence due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. People should […]readmore
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association (RIPCA) Executive Director Sidney Wordell and President Brian Sullivan, and Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy (RIMPTA) Executive Director Lt. Christopher Zarrella are pleased to announce a donation made last week to the Academy by the 100 Club of Rhode Island. The donation, which totals $29,985.95, was voted […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS- Mayor James A. Diossa has signed on to the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and the Obama Foundation’s Commit to Action campaign which calls for elected officials and police oversight bodies to address police use of force policies. The call to action cites the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. People should also be careful not […]readmore
Voz de America Por Rafael Salido WASHINGTON – El doctor Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas y principal experto del equipo designado por la Casa Blanca para gestionar la pandemia de coronavirus, reconoció el martes que Estados Unidos ha sido impactado «malamente» por la COVID-19. «Si nos fijamos en cómo hemos […]readmore