After two weeks of educational programming, local elementary and middle school students will present their final projects UMass Dartmouth’s STEAM Your Way 2 College summer camp is holding its final presentations on Friday, July 19 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Grand Reading Room in the Claire T. Carney Library. The event is the culmination of two […]readmore
Legislation extends National Flood Insurance Program for 5 yrs., institutes reforms to make it more affordable, efficient & sustainable WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others in introducing the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019. The bipartisan […]readmore
VOA News By Brian Padden YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – The growing U.S. economy is creating new manufacturing jobs in northeastern Ohio, part of the country’s once vibrant industrial heartland, but these new jobs pay about half of what union workers made in the past. This region, sometimes called the Rust Belt, has struggled economically as automobile and steel plants […]readmore
By VOA News Nearly one in every four Americans say they never plan to retire. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey released Sunday found 23% of Americans have no plans to stop working. Another 23% say they expect to have to work well beyond their 65th birthday. Financial instability is the major reason for Americans […]readmore
By VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump is warning Iran in «better be careful» after Tehran said Sunday it was boosting uranium enrichment beyond the limits set in the 2015 nuclear deal. He did not specify to reporters any specific reactions his administration was considering, but reiterated the position that «Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.» Trump made […]readmore
By VOA News Lisa Bryant contributed to this report from Paris. The heavily favored United States team defeated Netherlands 2-0 in the women’s World Cup soccer final in Lyon, France, on Sunday to secure its fourth title and win back-to-back tournaments for the first time. The Americans defeated four other European teams — Sweden, Spain, France […]readmore
Warning comes after several people report jellyfish stings The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising members of the public to take precautions when in Potter Pond in South Kingstown after five people were treated in the emergency department over the past three days for jellyfish stings. Patients’ symptoms and their descriptions of the […]readmore
JOHNSTON, RI ) – The American Red Cross is helping one family – four adults – three children after a fire Friday on Greenville Avenue, Johnston. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the family’s immediate needs. Responders included: Robert Partington and Jamie Lynch Jr. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other items a resident might […]readmore
BRISTOL, R.I., July 9, 2019 – The 11th Annual Rhode Island State Victim Assistance Academy, conducted by Family Service of Rhode Island and hosted by the Roger Williams University’s Justice System Training & Research Institute, will be held at the Roger Williams University Baypoint Residence & Conference Center in Portsmouth, R.I. It will be held […]readmore
El Departamento de Correcciones de Rhode Island está aceptando solicitudes para Oficiales Correccionales. El salario inicial es $52,656 al año, con buenos beneficios y oportunidades de progreso profesional. Los candidatos deben leer, hablar y escribir inglés con fluidez, y pasar un proceso comprensivo de selección y entrenamiento. Se les exhorta a las mujeres y las […]readmore