Funding targets residents of Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, South County, West Warwick and Woonsocket PROVIDENCE, RI (Oct. 19, 2018) – The Rhode Island Foundation today announced that it has awarded $3.6 million in grants to reduce chronic disease and health disparities in more than a dozen cities and towns. “Roughly 75 percent of your health status […]readmore
As Congressional Republicans repeatedly vote to weaken coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, Rhode Island’s Senators work to ensure that people with preexisting health conditions can get and keep health insurance; strengthen protections for all patients; and help lower health care costs CRANSTON, RI – As Republicans sue in federal court to invalidate the Affordable Care […]readmore
October 15 is also extended due date for calendar-year C corporations PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds tax professionals and taxpayers that Monday – October 15 – is the deadline for filing Rhode Island resident and nonresident personal income tax returns on extension. Rhode Island personal income tax returns for tax […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Raimondo today joined small business leaders to discuss how Rhode Island’s new regulatory system–which won an Innovation Award from the National Association of Secretaries of State–is helping businesses succeed in Rhode Island. Led by the Office of Regulatory Reform, Rhode Island’s executive branch agencies have undertaken the single largest effort to cut regulatory red tape […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A Colombian national living in Central Falls, RI, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to false statements in a passport application. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Carlos Tabares, 55, admitted to the Court that he knowingly and willingly made false statements on a U.S. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A 57-year-old man from Fairhaven, MA, was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor. Robert F. Eccleston, a registered sex offender, admitted to the Court that on July 12, 2016, he traveled from Massachusetts to East Providence, RI, […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – The second of two Florida men charged with trafficking more than 5 kilograms of cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Gabriel Conception, 28, of Kissimmee, FL, pleaded […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to charges that he participated in conspiracies to operate large-scale, sophisticated marijuana grow facilities inside a converted Providence mill building. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Irwan Anwar, 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture […]readmore
Admits to transferring obscene materials to a minor PROVIDENCE – A Westerly man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography, and to transferring obscene material to a minor. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Jonathan Breslin, 33, admitted to the Court […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – A previously deported Dominican national pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to charges that he reentered the country illegally, and then used the identities and Social Security numbers of others without their knowledge to fraudulently obtain health care and welfare benefits. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John […]readmore