VOA News – Lisa Bryant PARIS — Just a couple of days ago, Severine Vilbert strolled by Notre Dame with her eldest daughter on a chilly but brilliantly sunny day. The blossoms were out and the cathedral glistened in the light. «We were looking at Notre Dame and saying, ‘Wow, it’s such a beautiful monument, […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET, R.I.— Courtenay Good has been named the Youth & Childcare Director at the Pawtucket Family YMCA, where she will oversee childcare sites, programming, and youth sports. With nearly a decade of experience in academic and childcare settings, Good will support the Y’s overarching mission to improve the health of kids and support their educational development. “Courtenay has […]Load more...
YMCA of Pawtucket Aims to Awaken Summer Imagination at Annual
Event encourages kids to stay active all summer long PAWTUCKET, R.I. (April 17, 2019) —On Saturday, April 27, several YMCA of Pawtucket branches, including Pawtucket Family YMCA, MacColl YMCA in Lincoln and Woonsocket YMCA, will be hosting a free community event as part of the Y’s Healthy Kids Day®, a national initiative to help kids […]Load more...
NEWPORT, R.I.– Newport Hospital has appointed Jeffrey Gaines, M.D., a veteran of the hospital’s emergency department, to serve as vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer, effective July 1. Hospital President Crista F. Durand announced on Tuesday, April 16 that Gaines will succeed Thomas M. McGue, M.D., who served as the chief medical […]Load more...
JAMESTOWN, R.I. – Starting this Spring, The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) will recommence the significant structural rehabilitation project on the Newport Pell Bridge. This is part of the multi-phase project which began in Spring 2017. The first phase in 2017 focused on the bridge’s east approach (Newport side) covering about 1,000 feet of the 11,247 […]Load more...
Partners with Community College of Rhode Island to Increase Access to Information Technology Education and Careers Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today joined Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to inaugurate its Digital Innovation and Design Center in Providence and announced a partnership with the Community College of Rhode Island […]Load more...
First mayoral portrait commissioned by a Latino artist PROVIDENCE – Governor Gina Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, elected officials, business, nonprofit and community leaders and Providence residents joined U.S. Congressman David Cicilline to unveil his official mayoral portrait on Sunday, April 14. Cicilline, the 36th Mayor of Providence, ushered in a new era of city government, […]Load more...
CENTRAL FALLS – Join the City of Central Falls on Saturday, April 20th from 1 to 2:30 pm for their annual Easter event at Jenks Park. This family-friendly event will feature an egg hunt for children 2-7 years old, the roaming railroad, face painters, balloon twisters, bouncy houses, and plenty of activities for both the […]Load more...
VOA NEWS – Henry Ridgwell LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has no knowledge of the website WikiLeaks, after the whistleblowing site’s founder, Julian Assange, was arrested in Britain. The 47-year-old Australian national had been living in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, but was ejected Thursday and taken into custody […]Load more...
VOA NEWS – Ramon Taylor ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK — It may surprise no one to see names like «The Russo Family» from Sicily, Italy, or Anton Ivanovich Malygin from St. Petersburg, Russia, inscribed on Ellis Island’s American Immigrant Wall of Honor — a manifestation of common migration patterns to the United States from Europe more than a […]Load more...