IDPVD card instills community pride, serves as library card, proof of identity & residency, provide business discounts PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced that the City of Providence has issued 1,000 IDPVD municipal identification cards. Launched in late June, IDPVD is available to all Providence residents ages 14 and older and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – This evening, Governor Raimondo will attend a graduation ceremony for 10,000 Small Businesses, an innovative program she’s brought to Rhode Island that has helped more than 200 Rhode Island small business owners create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to education, capital and business support services. Since taking office, Governor […]readmore
Today, the Fung Campaign released their new ad ‘Change’ [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAyfk9OSHsA[/embedyt]readmore
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) released a statement today announcing the organization’s first-ever endorsement of a political candidate, throwing their weight behind the re-election effort of Governor Gina Raimondo. A non-partisan business advocacy organization, RIMA cited the Governor’s track record of support for pro-manufacturing initiatives and policies and her success in helping to […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is resigning. «It has been an honor of a lifetime,» said Haley, sitting alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office where they announced her pending departure on Tuesday. «I’m not leaving until the end of the year.» «We will miss […]readmore
Providence, RI (October 9, 2018) – Nordstrom today announced plans to close its full-line store at Providence Place in Providence, Rhode Island. Originally opened in August 1999, the store will serve customers through Friday, January 4, 2019. «The decision to close a store is always a tough one for us because we know it impacts both […]readmore
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has entered into an agreement with the D.E. Shaw Group to acquire a 100% equity interest in Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind at a purchase price of USD 510 million. Jointly, the two developers have a US offshore wind portfolio of projects of around 8.8GW. The acquisition will create a ”leading US […]readmore
Calls on Whitehouse to Release Full Chronology of Interactions with False Rape Accuser Jeffrey Catalan of Tiverton WARWICK, RI- As the full Senate prepares to vote on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh this weekend, Senate candidate Bob Flanders charges Senator Sheldon Whitehouse with abusing his seat on the Senate judiciary Committee, and with disgracing his […]readmore
Pawtucket, RI –The award winning Blackwood Brothers Quartet will perform a one night only concert at Woodlawn Baptist Church, 337 Lonsdale Avenue, Pawtucket on Friday, October 12, 2018 at 7:00 PM., with warm-up group Just Us 4 at 6:30. Since their founding in 1934 the name «Blackwood Brothers» has become synonymous with Gospel Music, […]readmore
VOA News/Carla Babb PENTAGON — The U.S. service member killed Thursday in southern Afghanistan was conducting combat operations against Taliban forces, a defense official told VOA. International forces in the country had announced earlier in the day, without providing details, that one American service member had been killed in action. A press release said the death […]readmore