NARRAGANSETT, RI – Four years after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast in October 2012 and damaged several coastal wildlife refuges and marshes in Rhode Island and other communities, a new, federally-funded saltmarsh restoration project is underway within the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge on the Narrow River. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined […]readmore
Hundreds of events highlight impact, importance of expanding apprenticeships WASHINGTON – Employers, unions, community colleges, and others are hosting hundreds of open houses and other events to commemorate the second annual National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 14-20, 2016. <https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/NAW/> The department’s call to action is to register 600 events to double last year’s number. These events […]readmore
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – November 3, 2016 – Dollar General will celebrate the opening of its new location at 1931 Smith St. in North Providence on Saturday, November 12 at 8 a.m. with free prizes and special deals. Dollar General will offer North Providence residents a convenient new place to shop for everyday essentials at low […]readmore
Rhode Island – 11/03/16 Friends I just finished a press conference introducing Ann Assumpico as the 13th Colonel of the Rhode Island State Police From the moment I met her, I was immediately blown away. She has an infectious energy, optimism and determination. She’s a native Rhode Islander who has spent the last 40 years […]readmore
Governor promotes a ‘trooper’s trooper’ from the RISP command staff Assumpico will be first woman to lead RISP PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo named Ann C. Assumpico as the 13th Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police. Assumpico started her career in law enforcement nearly 40 years ago as a corrections officer at […]readmore
Henry Ridgwell A new law in Ukraine forcing senior officials to declare their wealth has revealed the scale of riches held by those in power. Members of the Cabinet alone hold $7 million in cash. Other lawmakers declared luxury cars, expensive watches and artwork. Analysts say the revelations show how far Ukraine still has to […]readmore
Svetlana Cunningham President Vladimir Putin has urged Russia’s parliament to develop and implement federal legislation on «the Russian nation» to clarify and further regulate ethnic relations in the country. While the proposal has not been fleshed out, it is receiving mixed reviews. «What we really absolutely can and must work on — what we should […]readmore
Cranston – Colonel Michael Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announces the arrest of two suspects caught in the act of trying to break into a home on Tweed Street after an alert witness saw one of the men prying open a window in an attempt to gain access. The Cranston Police received a […]readmore
Lisa Bryant PARIS — France on Wednesday began busing an estimated 1,500 unaccompanied migrant youngsters from Calais to other parts of France, after days of bickering with Britain over who should take charge of them. The first busload of children left Calais, where a tent camp for migrants had been dismantled, for the southern town of […]readmore
VOA News On Wednesday, as poor weather bogged down forces advancing on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, an aid agency warned that civilians there are in great danger as the battle for the city intensifies. «We are now bracing ourselves for the worst,» said the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Wolfgang Gressmann. «The lives of 1.2 […]readmore