Providence, R.I. – The Providence Public School District has extended the hours of its Student Registration and Placement Center, 325 Ocean St., Providence, between now and Sept. 10 to accommodate the annual influx of new school registrations. The extended hours are as follows: * Mondays – Thursdays, Aug. 1 – Sept. 8: 7 AM – […]readmore
Pawtucket’s sound financial management, significantly improved finances, growing reserves, balancing of school budget and pension-OPEB reforms all major factors in upgrade to first A category rating since 2010. PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien today announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the City of Pawtucket’s outstanding General Obligation (GO) Bonds to ‘A+’ and has assigned […]readmore
Central Falls – As part of statewide efforts to build healthier communities and help Rhode Islanders develop skills that matter for jobs that pay, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today joined partners in government, higher education, and community organizations in celebrating new certification opportunities for Community Health Workers through the Rhode Island Certification […]readmore
Anticompetitive conduct delayed generic competition causing Rhode Island and Rhode Island’s consumers to pay more for Provigil State of Rhode Island to Receive $886,693 and Consumers to Receive $193,031 Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a $125 million, 48 state settlement with Cephalon and affiliated companies («Cephalon»). The settlement ends a multistate investigation into […]readmore
Project wraps up more than a month early; finishes under budget Governor Gina Raimondo, Congressman David Cicilline, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti Jr. today celebrated the completion of the much needed facelift for Dexter Street in Central Falls and Pawtucket, a […]readmore
Installation of prototype and crowdfunding kick-off party mark the arrival of Off-Grid on Hope Providence, RI – A neighborhood improvement project that the Hope Street Merchants Association (HMSA) has been working on for more than two years has now taken tangible form – and they’re launching a crowdfunding campaign to build on that success. Off-Grid […]readmore
$1.25 Million Available to Clean Up Contaminated Land, Spur Economic Growth, and Create Jobs PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced $1.25 million is available in matching grant funds to support the cleanup of contaminated properties, known as «brownfields,» and create jobs in Rhode Island. A Request for Proposals opens […]readmore
La sucursal anterior de Dexter Credit Union localizada en la 934 Dexter Street se estará cerrando. Interview NCU LPR NEWS NCU Smithfield, RI – Navigant Credit Union cerrará la sucursal antigua de Dexter Credit Union en Central Falls el Miércoles 7 de Septiembre para servir mejor a sus miembros en las sucursales de Navigant Credit […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today swore in Brian A. Goldman, the new Judge of the state District Court. «I am happy to be appointing a Judge who is not only a skilled and experienced lawyer, but is also a veteran who has served his country,» Raimondo said. «Judge Goldman will serve all […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined other Senate Democrats in writing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, urging them to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency funding legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. In the letter, the Senators note that […]readmore