«The entire world is threatened due to climate change and we must move away from fossil fuels. In Providence, we have set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and we are leading the way to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The proposed plant would process liquid natural gas that is extracted through hydraulic fracking, […]readmore
Central Falls, Exeter, and Woonsocket win federal grants for new pumper and ladder trucks to enhance public safety CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $1,601,344 in federal funding to help fire departments in Central Falls, Exeter, and Woonsocket purchase new, state-of-the-art […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the PARCC scores: «As we continue to focus on growing the Rhode Island economy and preparing young people for the challenging careers of the 21st-century, we have to develop and support great schools and a world-class public education system. Today’s PARCC results […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it will reopen the existing truck rest area along I-95 North, located between Exits 2 and 3. The rest area will provide additional safe parking for truck drivers, who must comply with federal regulations that limit the number of hours they can drive and establish minimum […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, along with Chief Sheriff David M. DeCesare, are pleased to announce the graduation ceremony of eighteen (18) new deputy sheriffs from the Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs Training Academy. The ceremony will take place […]readmore
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that two individuals pleaded nolo contendere yesterday to unemployment insurance benefit fraud with court-ordered restitution in excess of $34,000. «To date in calendar year 2016, we have successfully prosecuted 20 cases of unemployment insurance benefit fraud with court-ordered restitution of more than $240,000,» said Attorney General Kilmartin. «I am […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety along with Director Peter Alviti Jr., Director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation announces the Rhode Island Impaired Driving Summit presented by the Impaired Driving Prevention Alliance. This event will be held August 25th and 26th at the […]readmore
On August 24, 2016 at 4:59 pm Cranston Police and Fire were contacted through 911 for a missing swimmer. Fire and rescue responded to the Ark Wright Bridge spanning the Pawtuxet River. First responders were informed a 27 year old male was swimming with friends when he began to show distress. Friends attempted to assist […]readmore
Providence, RI- Today, at approximately 8:15 a.m. a pedestrian identified as Michelle Cagnon, age 30 of Cumberland, was walking easterly on Washington Street in Kennedy Plaza. As she was crossing the roadway of East Approach, within the crosswalk, she was struck by a Peter Pan bus. The bus was traveling easterly and turning northerly onto […]readmore
Pawtucket – City Councilor At-Large Sandra Cano hailed the recent approval of a $13 million federal grant for Pawtucket to build a commuter rail stop as the most recent sign of the economic progress Pawtucket is making. “One of my primary reasons for running for City Council two years ago was to be a strong […]readmore