Pawtucket – The Dexter Street Bridge, one of the main arteries connecting Pawtucket and Central Falls, is getting a makeover. In a ceremony today, City, State and Federal officials gathered to celebrate the start of the project which will see $3.9 million in improvements made to the roadways from School Street in Central Falls, to […]Load more...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today, a Providence County Superior Court jury found Michael Patino (age 33) guilty of second degree murder in the 2009 beating death of six-year-old Marco Nieves. The jury returned the guilty verdict after deliberating for eight hours following a 11-day trial presided over by Superior Court Justice Netti […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced Dr. Ken Wagner as her choice to lead the Rhode Island Department of Education. Wagner, who is stepping down as the senior deputy commissioner for education policy for the New York State Department of Education this month, served several years as a middle school assistant […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Elorza today announced a citywide sustainability initiative to make Providence a greener, healthier and more livable city by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping to address climate change. “Climate change poses significant challenges to Providence in terms of its effect on our waterfront, the impacts of extreme heat, and especially on vulnerable populations,” said Mayor Jorge Elorza. […]Load more...
Rhode Island – The former Speaker of the House Gordon Fox arrived in Canaan federal prison in Waymart , Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon to begin serving his sentence of three years on charges of bribery and mail fraud . The prison houses 131 prisoners and is about 400 miles from Providence . At once powerful politician […]Load more...
Providence, RI- On March 31, 2015 members of the Providence Police and Fire Departments responded to the 3rd floor of 216 River Avenue for a check of well-being. Officers located Ashley Masi, age 24, unresponsive in her bedroom. Masi was transported to Rhode Island Hospital where she was pronounced deceased by way of strangulation. […]Load more...
Rhode Island – The smokers who choose to walk Newport’s iconic Cliff Walk route can no longer light up. A new ban instituted last month applies to the 3½-mile public walkway that runs between the Atlantic Ocean and some of the city’s most spectacular Gilded Age mansions. Attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, […]Load more...
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island beach pavilion renovated after the destruction of Superstorm Sandy in October 2012 was dedicated this week. The Frank “Shorty” Comforti Pavilion at the Town Beach in Westerly has been open about six weeks, but the official ribbon-cutting attended by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse was held Monday. […]Load more...
Providence, RI – The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) proudly celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Providence Restaurant Weeks July 12-25. Providence, voted #1 city in America by Travel + Leisure magazine in 2014, is one of the most sought after culinary scenes recently receiving accolades such as "10 Best New Food Cities" worldwide […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Elorza today announced the beginning of expanded Summer Recreation programs that including dozens of camp activities, the opening of municipal pools and water parks, the city’s summer meals program, basketball leagues –including the highly anticipated return of Midnight Basketball– and other summer recreation activities throughout the City of Providence. “I am […]Load more...
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