Providence Children’s Museum announces the expansion of its annual Play at the Park series to include daytime and evening events in the cities of Central Falls, Pawtucket and Providence. Providence Children’s Museum AmeriCorps members will bring playful, hands-on activities to select parks all summer long, building on the Museum’s commitment to advocate for and raise awareness […]readmore
Representative Robert B. Lancia (R-Dist. 16, Cranston) will be hosting Indian consulate General Sandeep Chakrovarty on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Rep. Lancia is welcoming Mr. Chakrovarty along with the Indian Association of Rhode Island, an organization he is proud to have championed for years. Mr. Chakrovarty is a member of the Indian Foreign Service […]readmore
Today the Democratic Governors Association announced that it has invested $1 million in the Alliance for a Better Rhode Island PAC to support the campaign for governor in Rhode Island. Alliance for a Better Rhode Island is an Independent Expenditure PAC. «Under Governor Raimondo’s leadership, Rhode Island is moving forward in building an economy that […]readmore
Neighborhood cookouts to be held at recreation centers from 6:00pm-8:00pm throughout the summer, offer free food and family-friendly activities PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Providence Parks and Recreation, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and the Healthy Communities Office to announce the schedule for citywide summer cookouts which will […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Kingston Camp Beach for swimming because of high bacteria counts. RIDOH also recommends reopening Camp Grosvenor beach in North Kingstown, based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. Goddard State Park beach in Warwick remain closed for swimming. RIDOH will continue […]readmore
Raimondo, Coit to kick off Summer Hours at Scarborough Beach on Monday; Governor to sign Executive Order to reduce reliance on single-use plastics PROVIDENCE, RI – The Governor’s Office announced today dates for Governor Raimondo’s Summer Office Hours at state beaches and parks. The first open Summer Office Hours is scheduled for Monday, July 16 at […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed an Executive Order announcing that the 30th Governor’s Bay Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Governor’s Bay Day will include free parking at all Rhode Island state beaches, as well as fishing in Rhode Island’s saltwaters without a fishing license. The Rhode Island Public Transit […]readmore
Providence, RI (July 12, 2018) – Providence City Council President David A. Salvatore participated in National Summer Learning Day today at Young Woods Elementary Schools’ Bell Summer Learning Program. «The summer is a great time for Providence youth to enjoy our parks and recreation centers, but it is also a time to remind students to […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of the upcoming NATO Summit in Brussels and the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, the U.S. Senate today voted 97-2 to pass a motion to instruct authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to reaffirm the ironclad U.S. commitment under Article 5 to […]readmore
First of Three-Phase Lane Shifts to Start Friday morning, July 13 As part of ongoing bridge deck and joint repairs at the South County Freeway Bridge in Warwick, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a three-phase lane shift on I-95 North over Route 4 South, with all traffic shifting to the left […]readmore