WPD K-9 unit returns after 25-year hiatus WOONSOCKET, RI: Chief Thomas Oates announced today, at an afternoon press conference, the launch of the Woonsocket Police Department’s new K-9 unit. Chief Oates, Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and K-9 officer Jason Berthelette participated in the introduction of the department’s police dog, Aspen. «I made a commitment to this […]readmore
JPMorgan Chase and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Award $2 Million New Skills for Youth grant to improve access to skills-based education and training for high-skill, well-paying careers Providence, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and the Office of the Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced that the state […]readmore
Two hundred and fifty Providence public high school students received free devices and high-speed Service as Part of the Sprint 1 Million Project Providence is one of 11 pilot markets to test program helping to close the “Homework Gap” Press Conferencereadmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I.* [Brown University] — Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform has reached an important moment as it approaches its 25th anniversary in 2018. As the University prepares to launch a search for the institute’s next director, Annenberg will refocus its mission and add strength to its capacity to serve the community, the region […]readmore
7.4% Net Investment Return is Highest Since 2013; Plan Beats Benchmarks PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The state’s pension fund earned more than $530 million in investment gains in 2016, the most in the past three years, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner told members of the State Investment Commission at their monthly meeting this morning. The state’s 7.4% […]readmore
Washington, DC – Following a business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse released the following statement with regard to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to be U.S. Attorney General: «I have reviewed Senator Sessions’s career as an attorney and in public office, as well as his testimony before the Judiciary […]readmore
Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11) today issued the following statement regarding developer Joseph Paolino’s plans to convert the former St. Joseph’s Hospital into a housing complex for the homeless: «Although I want the St. Joseph’s campus to become more fully utilized, I am not in agreement with or in support of the proposal that […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will talk with students about the Rhode Island’s Promise free college proposal at a Johnston Senior High School pep rally tomorrow morning. Johnston Mayor Joe Polisena will join the Governor. Raimondo’s plan guarantees two years of free college for every Rhode Island student at who graduates on time […]readmore
Spark Grants promote reading and classroom innovation Dozens of teachers in communities across Rhode Island will receive nearly $190,000 through the Spark Grants program at the Rhode Island Foundation. Launched by philanthropists Letitia and John Carter in 2013, the program offered school-wide reading grants of up to $10,000 for the first time this year. Elementary […]readmore
Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News – – Rhode Island State House January 17, 2017 Introduction Good evening. Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed, and Members of the General Assembly; Our distinguished guests: our mayors and municipal leaders, our judiciary, our college presidents, members of my Cabinet: We come together this evening to continue a […]readmore