PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien, in tandem with Pawtucket School Department Superintendent Patti DiCenso, has announced an Open House outside of City Hall on Wednesday, September 5th from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Members of the community will be given the opportunity to learn about the specific departments within the City and School Department. Application information will […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – El Alcalde Donald R. Grebien, en conjunto con la Superintendente del Departamento Escolar de Pawtucket Patti DiCenso, ha anunciado una bienvenida (Casa Abierta) en el frente de la alcaldía el miércoles 5 de septiembre de 3:00pm a 7:00pm. A los miembros de la comunidad se les dará la oportunidad de conocer acerca de específicos departamentos de […]Load more...
VOA/Alejandra Arredondo BOA VISTA, BRAZIL — Among the things that the Baudillo Centeno family brought from Tucupita (Venezuela) to Brazil is a big roll of a natural fiber called fique. «I knew we were going to need it,» said his mother, Maria Centeno, whose age is unknown even to her children. Centeno and her family are […]Load more...
VOA/Ken Bredemeier A Florida congressman with strong backing from U.S. President Donald Trump and an African-American mayor who thinks Trump ought to be impeached are set to square off in the November election for the Florida governorship in the key political battleground state. The coming political contest between Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, who has Trump’s […]Load more...
VOA/Jim Randle The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.2 percent annual rate in April, May and June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The second-quarter growth figure for gross domestic product was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than initial estimates. «The economy is in good shape,» said PNC Bank Chief Economist Gus Faucher. He wrote […]Load more...
VOA/Ken Bredemeier Days of tribute to the late U.S. Senator John McCain began Wednesday, his body lying in state under a flag-draped coffin in Phoenix, the capitol of his home state of Arizona. His widow, Cindy McCain, gently touched his casket and knelt silently to rest her cheek against the U.S. flag before other family […]Load more...
VOA/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that departing White House counsel Don McGahn was an «excellent guy» for whom he had «a lot of affection,» and he predicted that the experienced lawyer would return «probably to the private sector.» Trump’s allies have criticized McGahn for his extensive cooperation with special counsel […]Load more...
VOA/Patsy Widakuswara CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA — Environmentalists are alarmed that President Donald Trump is following through on his campaign pledges to roll back Obama-era rules that tightened restrictions on greenhouse gases, promising the moves would lead to more American jobs and economic growth. At a recent rally in Charleston, West Virginia, under a «Trump Digs Coal» […]Load more...
VOA/Kane Farabaugh MISHAWAKA, INDIANA — The saws, the sanding, the hammering. The constant sounds of construction are music to the ears of country music star Garth Brooks. “That sound you are hearing right there, that’s love,” he said, competing to have his voice heard over the ever-increasing buzz of activity that surrounds him on this construction […]Load more...
Local leaders and Advocates Praise Raimondo, Wagner’s Actions to Prohibit
PROVIDENCE, RI– This morning, Governor Gina M. Raimondo took executive and procedural action to ban all firearms from public PK-12 school buildings and grounds, except those carried by law enforcement officers. This decision came in response to uncertainty among education leaders and community stakeholders, and a lack of consistent practice across district lines. Here’s what […]Load more...