VOA News The prisoner who wrote Guantanamo Diary, a memoir recounting his daily life as a detainee in a controversial U.S. military prison, has been released from captivity after 14 years. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 45, has gone home to his native Mauritania after spending more than a decade at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Mauritanian had […]readmore
Providence DHS Center to remain open until 6:30pm two days a week to help ease wait times PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo directed the Department of Human Services to immediately begin offering extended hours two days a week at the Providence DHS Field Office in an effort to reduce lobby wait times and […]readmore
CRANSTON, RI—Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung joined more than 240 people at Cranston Country Club on Sunday to congratulate five new inductees to the Cranston Hall of Fame. The annual ceremony honors people who attended Cranston Public Schools and went on to serve the community in their public, private and professional lives while embodying the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I.— The Providence City Council and Food Trucks In are excited to announce that the successful first season of Food Trucks at City Hall has been extended to include a special Halloween-themed event on Thursday, October 27th. Food trucks will have candy on hand for kids in costume. «As our first season of Food […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined students at Pilgrim High School in Warwick for a PSAT pep rally today. Thanks to new funding in the budget, both the SAT and PSAT will be offered for free and during the school day to 10th and 11th grade public high school students. Students across the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI-In response to public concerns regarding the City’s financial outlook and uncertainty surrounding the City’s proposed contract with the Providence Firefighters’ Union (Local 799), Finance Committee Chairman John Igliozzi today issued the following update: «The administration has submitted a four-page document to the City Council that alleges savings in its precedent-setting request for a […]readmore
First in state, third in nation 10-year transportation program based on asset management The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have approved RIDOT’s 10-year transportation plan – a first for Rhode Island and only the third long-range plan of its type […]readmore
Newport City Councilor At-Large John F. Florez today announced that he is introducing an Ordinance to the Newport City Council that would promote public safety by making it illegal to exchange anything between a person standing in a roadway and an occupant of any vehicle. Councilor At-Large Florez said that the language of the Ordinance […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island – October 13, 2016 – Decof, Decof & Barry, P.C., a leading personal injury law firm in the New England area, is proud to announce that Mark B. Decof,Esq.,the firm’s principal shareholder and senior trial lawyer, has been chosen as the 2017 Personal Injury Plaintiff «Lawyer of the Year» in Providence, Rhode […]readmore
Providence – Police identified the victim as 34-year-old Jonathan Zapata. They have a suspect in custody. DeShawn Anderson was taken into custody and charged murder. The homicide took place Wednesday afternoon on Hartford Avenue in Providence.readmore