Homewood Suites by Hilton Providence Downtown, located in the heart of the Capital City’s Financial District, will celebrate its official opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony with State and local officials on Monday, April 8th. A joint venture between First Bristol Corporation and Paolino Properties, Homewood Suites is the city’s first “all-suites” hotel. With 120 […]readmore
Span will be closed until Fall 2019 The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that on Monday, April 15, it will close the Geneva Pond Bridge, which carries Route 7 (Douglas Avenue) over the West River at the Providence/North Providence line. As part of this $5.2 million project, RIDOT will completely replace the […]readmore
Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, announces that additional troopers have been assigned to special patrols next week to enforce the state’s texting-while-driving and hands-free cell phone use laws as part a national highway safety campaign called U Drive. U Text. […]readmore
Bill adds stronger protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement today after voting to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), legislation that improves services available to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking . It passed the House of Representatives by […]readmore
Community groups and indigenous leaders rejoice as the mayor, responding to public opposition, cancels plans to privatize the regional water system On Thursday, March 4, 2019, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced that he is backing away from a plan to privatize the city’s water system. The Land and Water Sovereignty Campaign, along with community activists […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, R.I.: Spring has sprung and the City of Woonsocket is excitedly ushering in the season with the launch of its Annual Street Sweeping Program on Monday, April 8, 2019 beginning in the North End. District sweeping is on a rotating basis. As the City works to officially clear away winter and remnant traces of […]readmore
After Reed-Langevin Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act signed into law last month as part of public lands package, conservation, community, and volunteer groups come together to celebrate ‘Wild and Scenic’ designation for segments of the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed and protections and opportunities that come with it Federal designation could help federal funds flow for […]readmore
At the time of year when colleges are sending out financial aid packages, the Rhode Island Foundation is offering students and their families more than $2 million in scholarships. Dozens of individual, family, corporate and organizational donors have established scholarship funds at the Foundation to help students defray educational expenses such as tuition, fees and […]readmore
Cada Rhode islander cuenta La semana pasada, nuestra junta directiva votó para enviar un mensaje claro: cada Rhode Islander cuenta, por lo que cada Rhode Islander debe contarse. La Fundación Rhode Island está comprometiendo $ 250,000 para los esfuerzos locales de educación y alcance destinados a garantizar un recuento justo y preciso de todos los […]readmore
Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults The U.S. Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) has become aware that some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures, with most reports involving young people. The FDA and poison control centers receive voluntary adverse experience reports about tobacco products. After examining reports between 2010 and early 2019, […]readmore