PROVIDENCE, RI– The Providence City Council Committee on Ordinances tonight approved a measure that aims to give police officers greater latitude in addressing the city’s growing challenges with illegal use of dirt bikes and ATVs. In recent months, the city has seen an alarming uptick of these vehicles being used on city roads and in […]readmore
Seven students serving community-focused projects from Providence to Fall River, Mass. BRISTOL, R.I., April 24, 2017 – Each semester, Roger Williams University faculty and students go beyond the classroom to work within the community and help provide solutions to local and global issues. These collaborations fulfill the needs of community partners while also building the […]readmore
Providence-Newport Ferry Returns for 2017 Season New this year includes longer operating schedule, more rides, and through-ticketing via Amtrak PROVIDENCE, R.I.-April 21, 2017-- The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced the return of convenient ferry service between Providence and Newport. Last year thousands of people took advantage […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On April 23, 2017, at 1:40AM officers were dispatched to 4 King Street for a report of a shooting that had occurred. The caller advised dispatch a male had been shot in the basement area of the building. Arriving officers located a male subject later identified as Mael Vasquez (20) sitting on […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Rhode Island’s unemployment continues to trend downward, our labor force is growing, businesses are giving Rhode Island a fresh look and thousands more people are working today than two and a half years ago. Because […]readmore
Student-led organization will collaborate with New Bedford NAACP Branch and New Bedford NAACP Youth Council. All three units meet tonight for the first time The Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People approved the charter of a new student-led UMass Dartmouth Chapter of the NAACP. The approval in February […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Raymond A. Hull (D-Dist. 6, Providence, North Providence) is congratulating the Providence United under-10 girls’ soccer team for their recent win at the Global 5’s Massachusetts Regional Tournament. With their tournament win, the team has been invited to participate in the Global 5’s National Tournament to be held in New Jersey […]readmore
Brown University is now officially a participating institution in the department’s Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, which will allow the University to reach out to active service members on military bases. *PROVIDENCE, R.I.* [Brown University] —PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A few years ago, a Brown University admissions officer visiting Norfolk, Va., thought to […]readmore
Providence City Council President Luis Aponte issued the following statement in response to news that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island intends to relocate employees to East Providence: «I am extremely disappointed in this news and will seek an immediate meeting with the president of Blue Cross Blue Shield to discuss the company’s recent […]readmore
Convicted murderer and former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has committed suicide, a Massachusetts Department of Correction spokesman said Wednesday. Hernandez’s death comes just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case. Here is the message just sent out by Christopher Fallon, the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Communications of the Massachusetts Department of Correction: On April […]readmore