My fellow Americans, It’s a long-standing tradition for the sitting president of the United States to leave a parting letter in the Oval Office for the American elected to take his or her place. It’s a letter meant to share what we know, what we’ve learned, and what small wisdom may help our successor bear […]readmore
Spark Grants promote reading and classroom innovation Dozens of teachers in communities across Rhode Island will receive nearly $190,000 through the Spark Grants program at the Rhode Island Foundation. Launched by philanthropists Letitia and John Carter in 2013, the program offered school-wide reading grants of up to $10,000 for the first time this year. Elementary […]readmore
Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News – – Rhode Island State House January 17, 2017 Introduction Good evening. Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed, and Members of the General Assembly; Our distinguished guests: our mayors and municipal leaders, our judiciary, our college presidents, members of my Cabinet: We come together this evening to continue a […]readmore
Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Education Commissioner Ken Wagner and seniors at Cranston East High School, rally in support of her proposal to knock down the financial barriers to obtaining a college degree by providing two years of free college to all Rhode Islanders. Raimondo’s plan guarantees two years of free college for every […]readmore
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that members of the Rhode Island State Police Major Crimes Unit and members of the Scituate Barracks arrested two men in relation to an investigation of a double fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on December 13, 2016 […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Education Commissioner Ken Wagner and seniors at Cranston East High School, will follow her State of the State speech tonight by hosting a rally tomorrow in support of her proposal to knock down the financial barriers to obtaining a college degree by providing two years of […]readmore
Providence Public Schools: «Stay in School» on Friday The district sends automated calls to high school parents urging them to tell students not to participate in planned walkout Providence Public School District Superintendent Christopher N. Maher has gone on record saying he does not support a student walkout on Inauguration Day. High school parents throughout […]readmore
Pilot health dashboard will greatly expand City’s understanding of its citizen’s health & well-being and how it can be improved PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced that the City of Providence is participating in the launch of the City Health Dashboard, an online data visualization tool made possible through efforts from the […]readmore
Kelly Yates and her sister Kimberly were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial mother, Elaine Carolyn Yates. A felony warrant for Child Snatching was issued for her on November 16, 1988. Ms. Elaine Yates and her two daughters have been missing since the initial missing persons report of August 1985. On or about August 26, 1985, […]readmore