North Smithfield, R.I. – Banneker Industries, Inc. is pleased to welcome Nadia Redder as its new Supply Chain Manager. Ms. Redder brings more than 15 years of extensive experience in and knowledge of the supply chain and logistics industry. Prior to starting with Banneker, Ms. Redder held diverse roles, including Special Projects Manager for a […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt in collaboration with the United Veterans Council of Woonsocket announced that a community observance in honor of Veterans Day will be held on Friday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. at the United Veterans Armed Forces Park on Davison Street. Participants in the morning’s ceremony will include local Veteran’s Organizations, Woonsocket […]readmore
RI – Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Acting Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of three New Jersey residents after Troopers seized forty-nine (49) glass vials containing MDMA (Molly) during a motor vehicle stop. On Saturday, November 5, 2016, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Troopers […]readmore
CRANSTON, RI—On the heels of a successful first performance at Cranston Stadium this past summer, the annual Fourth of July Drum and Bugle Corps Competition Summer Music Preview will return to the city once again in 2017, Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung announced Monday. The 28th annual show, which features drum and bugle corps from […]readmore
Groundbreaking ceremony at the WaterFire Arts Center Providence, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo We all know how special WaterFire Providence is to Rhode Island. It’s a shining example of how the arts can be an economic driver and create jobs. Everywhere I travel, people bring up WaterFire- I tell them, come visit Rhode Island and […]readmore
Cranston – On November 2, 2016 the Cranston Police Department Detective Division received information that a male subject would be selling a large quantity of counterfeit merchandise at a yard sale on November 4, 2016 in the City of Cranston. Detectives identified a suspect and located the yard sale as 45 Cliffdale Avenue. Upon further […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today appointed Tina Cane of Rumford as Rhode Island Poet Laureate. Cane replaces Rick Benjamin, who resigned late last year to accept a teaching and administrative position at the University of California, Santa Barbara. «I am thrilled to have Tina serve as our new State Poet Laureate,» said […]readmore
Palm Beach Gardens, FL – November 4, 2016 – NTB® Tire & Service Centers (http://www.ntb.com/) is pleased to announce the opening of its newest location in East Providence, RI. This is the first NTB location in the state. The store is located at 520 Taunton Avenue. The store is equipped with eight service bays and […]readmore
PODCAST LPR NEWS Warwick – U.S. Senators Jack Reed joined, Governor Gina Raimondo U.S. Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin, state and community leaders at the grand opening of the new Marine Trades, Shipfitting and Welding Program at the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center (WACTC). The new training being offered will build on the […]readmore
NARRAGANSETT, RI – Four years after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast in October 2012 and damaged several coastal wildlife refuges and marshes in Rhode Island and other communities, a new, federally-funded saltmarsh restoration project is underway within the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge on the Narrow River. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined […]readmore