Convicted murderer and former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has committed suicide, a Massachusetts Department of Correction spokesman said Wednesday. Hernandez’s death comes just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case. Here is the message just sent out by Christopher Fallon, the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Communications of the Massachusetts Department of Correction: On April […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined elected officials, Director of Economic Opportunity Brian Hull, representatives from Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston (WSPC), OpenDoors Executive Director Sol Rodriquez, Providence Housing Authority Executive Director Paul J. Tavares, and Providence Public Safety officials to highlight the RHODES to Employment Program managed by OpenDoors. The program, made […]readmore
«TOP 50 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS TO STUDY GAME DESIGN» East Greenwich, RI – Dr. Douglas H. Sherman, Senior Vice President and Provost at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT), announced that the university has earned a coveted spot on the list of top 50 undergraduate schools to study game design for 2017 by the highly respected […]readmore
NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg, Southern Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees, MacArthur Foundation Managing Director Cecilia Conrad to be awarded honorary degrees. Obama White House Chief Photographer and Dartmouth native Pete Souza, author and LGBT activist Jennifer Finney Boylan to receive Chancellor’s Medals. UMass Dartmouth announced today that National Public Radio Legal Affairs […]readmore
Points to research showing value of training wages that keep career pathways open for young jobseekers Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced support for legislation that would greatly-expand the training wage in Rhode Island, to keep career pathways open for young jobseekers. Rhode Island State Representative Kenneth J. Mendonça is testifying […]readmore
Highlights $4.3 million in funds for revitalization including bike & pedestrian safety improvements, cultural tourism initiatives PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined elected officials, staff from the City’s Planning and Development Department, Department of Public Works, and Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, as well as Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA) Executive […]readmore
In court brief, RWU School of Law professors argue for release of 38 Studios grand jury records ACLU of RI files «friend of the court» brief backing Governor Raimondo’s petition for documents, saying «The people of Rhode Island have a right to know.» BRISTOL, R.I., April 13, 2017 – Two Roger Williams University School of […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – The Division of the State Fire Marshal has four new specialty trucks that designed to help fire investigators respond more quickly and efficiently to fires, arson and explosive incidents, while also helping protect them from contaminants after a fire or explosion. Fire Marshal John Chartier said the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty […]readmore
Nine Dominican nationals face deportation proceedings, including three previously deported brothers alleged to have run the drug trafficking operation PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Stephen G. Dambruch, and Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Field Division, today announce […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI—Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) today hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Mount Pleasant High School to celebrate the school’s new athletic complex and kick off the first baseball game of the season. The event marked the first time the Mount Pleasant Kilties baseball team has hosted a game on their home turf in […]readmore