State House, Providence – In light of Governor Raimondo calling for the convening of the first meeting of the Disaster Emergency Funding Board (DEFB), House Minority Leader Blake Filippi has raised concerns about the process by which legislative leaders will make fiscal decisions that would typically be made by the full House and Senate. “If […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI—In his role as Chair of Rhode Island’s Small Business Advocacy Council, Lt. Governor Daniel McKee today joined Justin Gontarek and Nicholas Rego, founders of Oceanside Graphics RI, to announce Gift it Forward, a new website that makes it easier for Rhode Islanders to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The website, RIsmallbusiness.org, was announced during […]readmore
Providence Police are seeking assistance from the public regarding the breaking and entering that occurred at the Champs Sports in the Providence Place Mall on March 22nd at approximately 1649 hours. Anyone with information regarding this incident or the subjects in the photos attached are asked to please contact Detective Troy Lambert at (401) 243-6330 […]readmore
Los alemanes compran mucho y almacenan. Con la crisis del coronavirus aparecen ciertos comportamientos extraños, como la compra indiscriminada de papel higiénico. ¿Por qué? La red está, desde hace semanas, repleta de bromas sobre un fenómeno sorprendente: el papel higiénico. Es uno de los productos más solicitados. Está agotado en muchos supermercados e incluso ha […]readmore
Además de exigir este aislamiento, también ha prohibido la entrada a quienes hayan estado en ciertas zonas de China, Corea del Sur, Irán, Italia, San Marino, España, Suiza e Islandia. Japón exigirá a todas las personas que lleguen desde Estados Unidos que se sometan a una cuarentena de 14 días como medida para contener la […]readmore
Mientras los contagios se disparaban en Europa y Estados Unidos y la economía mundial seguía cayendo, Japón insinuó el lunes que la próxima víctima de la pandemia del coronavirus podrían ser los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio de 2020.readmore
VOA Millones de personas en la región y el mundo vieron de un día para otro cambiar sus vidas. Quedarse en casa para parar la pandemia genera estrés, sostienen los especialistas, pero ciertas rutinas pueden atenuarlo.MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA — No existen recetas mágicas, ni universales, para derrotar la angustia colectiva. Es la primera acotación de los […]readmore
17 additional cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo today made several announcements about the state’s response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Groups: Today the Governor reiterated that Rhode Islanders should avoid any non-essential gathering, and no gatherings should have more than 10 people. This is more than a guideline – it […]readmore
SMITHFIELD, RI (March 22, 2019) – The American Red Cross is helping one family – four adults– no children after a fire today on Walnut Lane, Smithfield. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the family’s immediate needs. Responders included: Jamie Lynch, Steven Pechie, Serge Mckenna and Amy Rodenbaugh. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies […]readmore
Pawtucket –Due to a lighter winter and extra time for yard work while social distancing, Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Pawtucket City Council have announced that yard waste collection will begin a week earlier on Monday, March 22, 2020. Residents are asked to place leaf bags out on their normal trash pickup day. “Everyone wants […]readmore