Providence, RI – The Bristol-Warren and Cranston School Committees voted unanimously last night to approve resolutions in support of the proposed school construction plan, which includes a $250M State GO Bond to make a once-in-a-generation investment in Rhode Island’s public school buildings. Bristol-Warren School Committee Member Adam Ramos said, “I am proud to have been […]readmore
PAWTUCKET - Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Northern Rhode Island Chamber President John Gregory welcomed White Dog Distilling to Pawtucket today. Based in the mill complex at 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, White Dog Distilling produces rum, corn whiskey, moonshine, gin and bourbon. Owners, Carlo Catucci, Alecia Catucci, Eric Sylvestre and Vincent Greene, plan to […]readmore
Yesterday I welcomed Mayor Elorza into the Council Chambers to offer his proposed budget for the City of Providence. I look forward to working with the Mayor and my colleagues on the Council to ensure a budget that is both fiscally responsible and addresses some of the most critical issues facing our city. The City […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – On Saturday, April 28, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across Rhode Island. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in Warwick. This informational seminar is […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Board of Directors for the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation tonight approved three Innovation Vouchers, bringing the total amount of Innovation Voucher recipients to 50. All three award recipients are in the manufacturing industry, utilizing the program’s recent expansion which allows Rhode Island manufacturers to conduct […]readmore
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that members of the State Police Financial Crimes Unit today arrested a Warwick lawyer who had been disbarred last summer after self-reporting the theft of more than $1.2 million from clients. Vincent J. Mitchell, age […]readmore
Rep. Robert Nardolillo III (R-Dist. 28 Coventry) is upset over the recent court case involving an Exeter man convicted on two counts of animal cruelty. Police raided the home of an Exeter man in December and found nearly 100 animals living in unsanitary conditions including dogs, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and goats. Last week the man […]readmore
STATE HOUSE — House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan (R-District 26 Coventry, Warwick, W. Warwick) continues to call on the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General to release nearly $23 million in Google settlement funds to upgrade security in Rhode Island schools. “The Office of Attorney General was given $60 million in 2012 as part of […]readmore
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Robert Lancia (R-Dist. 16, Cranston) is alarmed about plans to move some of the most dangerous psychiatric patients in Rhode Island to the Training School in Cranston. The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) has been renovating the Roosevelt Benton Center at the Training School with plans to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Education announced today that the 2017 four-year graduation rate rose to 84.1 percent, a 1.3 percentage point increase over 2016, and an 8 point increase since 2010. Rhode Island saw slight improvements among certain student subgroups in the Class of 2017, as well, including a 4.1 […]readmore