STATE HOUSE – The Rhode Island flag atop the State House and at all other state facilities will fly at half-staff this Friday through Monday to honor the nine people killed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. last week. Rep. Joseph S. Almeida, Rep. Aaron Regunberg and Rep. Grace Diaz asked Gov. […]readmore
Cranston – Following mandatory appellate court mediation in the Rhode Island Supreme Court on June 16, 2015, the City of Cranston and Police Captain, Stephen Antonucci have entered into an agreement for Captain Antonucci to resign his position and dismiss all pending legal actions against the City of Cranston. In exchange for which, the City […]readmore
Cranston-Mayor Fung today expressed his concern regarding the timing of the closure of the Park Avenue railroad bridge in Cranston and supports Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s call for a thorough investigation into circumstances surrounding the timing of its closure. Mayor Fung is particularly concerned by the fact that only nine months ago, the structure was […]readmore
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be given the opportunity to speak publicly Wednesday when a judge formally imposes the death sentence recommended by a jury for the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded 264 others. The sentencing hearing will feature statements by bombing victims on how the attack has affected them. […]readmore
On June 22, 2015, Cranston- Mayor Allan Fung kicked off the summer season for Cranston youth at the Doric Avenue Playground this morning. Mayor Fung was joined by Ward 2 Councilman Don Botts, as well as Parks & Recreation Director, Anthony “Tony” Liberatore as they welcomed young people from all over the city to […]readmore
Rhode Island – Starting Friday the University of Rhode Island police will began to carry firearms , after two years of training and preparation. Still the union that represents the faculty express their disagreement to the security guards on campus have firearms. URI is the last public university in the country to arm its agents. The move […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI - Mayor Jorge Elorza and Providence Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Lusi today joined with Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro to conduct a ceremonial signing of a new, three-year contract to move Providence Schools forward. The tentative agreement with the union that represents about 1,900 public school teachers in Providence includes provisions that […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Commissioner Steven M. Paré, Commander Thomas F. Oates III and Peg Langhammer; Executive Director of Day One today announced 13 new arrests in the ongoing undercover sting operation, “Operation Backpage.” This operation was first conducted during the month of March and led to the arrest of 22 men soliciting […]readmore
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 7 – Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) rounded off Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Thursday on a perfect, sun-bathed Newport morning with their heads held high, but a burning sense of what might have been. For so long in the 5,010-nautical mile (nm) leg to the American sailing capital […]readmore
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, USA, May 7 – Tired, a little disappointed, but still proud, Team Alvimedica (Charlie Enright/USA) savoured their home town welcome in the small hours of Thursday as Newport residents stayed out in bitterly cold conditions to cheer them in. Skipper Enright grew up in nearby Bristol, but learned much of his craft […]readmore