Grant to support professional development for K-3 teachers serving English Language Learners in five area elementary schools BRISTOL, R.I., March 19, 2014 – The Rhode Island Office of Higher Education has awarded a $145,000 grant to Roger Williams University<http://rwu.edu/> (RWU) for the first year of a new collaborative program in partnership with the Providence Public […]Load more...
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AG Kilmartin Submits Legislation Requiring National Background Checks for Personal
Citing patient safety and the need for the proper tools to fight Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has submitted legislation that would require national background checks and licenses for personal care attendants. The legislation – H7442, sponsored by Representative Eileen Naughton (D-District 21, Warwick) is scheduled to be heard before the House Committee […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, announces that through funding obtained by the Department of Transportation Office on Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Rhode Island State Police will be joining with state and local law […]Load more...
With the first-ever Rhode Island Zombie Walk, the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Program, Tobacco Free Rhode Island, Tobacco Free Providence, and local teens affirmed their commitment to finding innovative ways to reduce tobacco use. Dozens of teens from across Rhode Island gathered to motivate smokers to quit—zombie style! Dressed as the zombies […]Load more...
Movoto.com cites young population and artistic and culinary assets PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence has a new distinction to add to its list of honors: Rhode Island’s Capital City has been ranked the ‘Most Exciting Mid-Sized City’ in the United States by Movoto.com. Real Estate website Motovo.com cited Providence’s youthfulness, live music, nightlife, restaurants and outdoor […]Load more...
Quonset, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee and the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) announced today that its Board of Directors is set to approve a 50-year lease that would make Greencore USA a new tenant at Quonset Business Park. Greencore, a convenience food manufacturer, plans to build a 107,000-square-foot facility, which would house more than […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of a subject this morning, who was wanted on a felony warrant and had barricaded himself in a relative’s apartment in Scituate, Rhode Island. On March 16, 2014, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that as a result of our efforts to continue to make our highways safer, members of the Rhode Island State Police have arrested thirteen (13) subjects for Driving While Intoxicated during over the St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. In addition to […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Rhode Island State Police announced the arrest of two men from Massachusetts for heroin trafficking. Gary Couto of Somerset and Steven M. Bush of Fall River were arrested during a vehicle stop on Interstate 95 in East Providence. There a police dog detected drugs in the vehichle. Police said they found and seized […]Load more...
Rhode Island – The Finance Committee of the House of Representatives will be reviewing the controversial measure on the payment of tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge this week. Lawmakers will consider a proposal to use State funds and raise the rates of vehicles to maintain the new section. Residentes of the East Bay and […]Load more...