Photo Credit to Warren Jagger June event to focus on architecture of Paterson Park Neighborhood, home to H.P. Lovecraft PROVIDENCE, RI (April 8, 2019) — The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is pleased to present its 39th Festival of Historic Houses on June 15-16 in the East Side’s Paterson Park Neighborhood. Guests taking part in this […]Load more...
At least 32 babies have died while in the sleeper. Why is it still on the market? A Consumer Reports investigation into the safety of the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper—a product designed and marketed for babies to sleep on an incline—found that it is tied to at least 32 infant deaths. Amid CR’s investigation—and […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) y Fisher-Price alertan a los consumidores sobre el Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play debido a reportes de muertes cuando bebés se voltean en el producto. Según la literatura médica, los bebés suelen empezar a rodar sobre sí mismos a […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI– Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) today announced the award of 12 new partnerships and $1.6 million in implementation grants to expand Real Jobs Rhode Island (Real Jobs RI). The 12 new grantees join Real Jobs RI’s expansive network of strategic, employer-led, industry partnerships that […]Load more...
Homewood Suites by Hilton Providence Downtown, located in the heart of the Capital City’s Financial District, will celebrate its official opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony with State and local officials on Monday, April 8th. A joint venture between First Bristol Corporation and Paolino Properties, Homewood Suites is the city’s first “all-suites” hotel. With 120 […]Load more...
Parkland, Florida Mayor Christine Hunschofsky will visit Central Falls, Rhode Island on Monday, April 8th to share her experiences dealing with the tragic mass shooting incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and how her community came together to support victims and advocate for school and gun safety legislation. Mayor Hunschofsky is visiting as a guest […]Load more...
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg greets voters during a campaign stop at Portsmouth Gas Light, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, March 8, 2019. VOA NEWS – Kathleen Struck WASHINGTON — Seems like just about no one can pronounce his name. But more and more people want to know about him. Four months ago, Pete Buttigieg, […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned after 16 months on the job and immense pressure from the White House and public over the situation along the country’s southern border. «Despite our progress in reforming homeland security for a new age, I have determined that it is the right time […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01 issued the following statement today after the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: “It’s about time. Secretary Nielsen implemented the President’s horrific family separation policy. She was an enabler for this administration’s worst impulses. She won’t be missed.” “It’s profoundly […]Load more...
Span will be closed until Fall 2019 The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that on Monday, April 15, it will close the Geneva Pond Bridge, which carries Route 7 (Douglas Avenue) over the West River at the Providence/North Providence line. As part of this $5.2 million project, RIDOT will completely replace the […]Load more...