WARWICK, R.I. – This weekend, Lt. Governor Dan McKee will be joined by volunteers from across Rhode Island to assemble hundreds of care packages for Rhode Island service members who are away from home this holiday season as part of the 15th Operation Holiday Cheer. On Saturday, November 18th, volunteers will collect and sort donations […]Load more...
Blackstone Health, Inc is a community-based non-profit health and social services agency, located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Blackstone Health is committed to providing quality health & social services and meeting the needs of senior and disabled individuals throughout the State of Rhode Island. Blackstone Health Congregate Nutrition Services [Blackstone Café] provides balanced and nutritional meals, […]Load more...
Providence, RI (November 16, 2017) – Providence City Councilman John Igliozzi, Ward 7 is bringing a resolution to the City Council to request cameras be placed in all classrooms, gyms, cafeterias and all hallways in the Providence Public School district. In the wake of recent incidents, like that which occurred in May of this year […]Load more...
The Westerly Water Department has issued a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the water supply. Westerly Water Department customers should boil vigorously for at least one minute all water used for human consumption, including drinking and cooking. Alternatively, customers can use bottled water. This health advisory will […]Load more...
House Democrats Demand Department of Homeland Security Reverse Rejections of
Washington, D.C.) – House Democrats will send a letter to acting Secretary Elaine Duke demanding that the Department of Homeland Security reconsider the applications of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients who applied for an extension but were rejected after a delay by the U.S. Postal Service. The effort was led by House Democratic Caucus […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke out against the Republican Party’s proposal to give $1.5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy and corporations, and raise taxes on 36 million working people. The House is expected to vote on the GOP tax scam TOMORROW. Cicilline’s remarks Mr. […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea recognized three individuals and two institutions with the 2017 NASS Medallion Award at a ceremony held this afternoon at the State House. State Senator Erin Lynch Prata of Warwick; Aram Garabedian of Cranston; Shanna Wells of West Warwick; the Providence Student Union; and the Rhode Island […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI, November 15, 2017- Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) corporate partner East Commerce Solutions will deliver 72 turkeys for Mary E. Fogarty Elementary students and their families on Friday, November 17, at noon at the school’s front entrance at 199 Oxford Street, in Providence’s Lower South Providence neighborhood. As many as 94% of […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Banking Committee who helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its Office of Servicemember Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding Richard Cordray’s announcement he will be stepping down as Director of the CFPB: “Richard Cordray did an admirable job as […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina Raimondo issued the following statement today in response to national Republicans’ plan to repeal the individual mandate to pay for the Republican-Trump Tax Bill that offers a handout to the super wealthy. «It’s bad enough that the Republican-Trump Tax Bill will raise taxes on hardworking, middle class Rhode Island families, […]Load more...