PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on September 30, 2016 to honor the memory of former President and Prime Minister of Israel, […]readmore
Orgullo hispano Celita K Vargas LPR News RI – I want to thank you for the interview this afternoon on the McCormick Quarry Bridge No. 476 design aspect in East Providence, RI. As a Latino woman engineer, I feel proud and thank my employer, Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (CE&C), for the opportunity to be […]readmore
La Autoridad de Tránsito de Nueva Jersey ha suspendido el servicio desde y hacia la estación de Hoboken, tras el accidente. Un tren de pasajeros se estrelló en una plataforma de la estación de Hoboken, Nueva Jersey, este jueves por la mañana, y se ha informado de heridos. Varios pasajeros colocaron fotos en Twitter […]readmore
VOA At least one person has been reported dead and more than 100 injured in a commuter train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey. The train crashed into a rail station during the Thursday morning rush hour, causing major damage. Hoboken city spokesman Juan Melli told VOA the train derailed and plowed through the platform. Rail […]readmore
Pedestrians struck on Potters Avenue and Dexter Street Providence, RI- This morning at approximately 7:52 hours Providence Police responded to the area of Potters Avenue and Dexter Street for a report of three pedestrians struck. Upon arrival police discovered that a woman was pushing a stroller, with two children inside, crossing Potters Avenue in a […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: The City of Woonsocket was announced as a recipient of a 2016 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Outdoor Recreation Grant in the amount of $388,000 for improvements at Cass Park. The grant was part of a round of $4 million in awards made by DEM to communities throughout the state. «The […]readmore
Sessions Scheduled in Newport, Providence CRANSTON, RI (September 28, 2016) – The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has planned two public listening sessions as part of our national search for a new, permanent Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). The listening sessions have been scheduled as follows: • […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea has released a newly designed Voter Information Handbook to help prepare Rhode Island voters for the November 8 General Election. The 2016 edition includes information on the elimination of straight party voting; illustrations of voting procedures; a “voter checklist” to help voters remember their voting choices; […]readmore
LPR News Special Report TEALS program Raimondo and Microsoft Corporate Vice President Fred Humphries speak to students in the TEALS program at Central Falls High School Press Q&A CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – Microsoft Corporate Vice President Fred Humphries, joined by Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa and Rhode Island Chief Innovation Officer […]readmore
Providence – Rhode Island Foundation will join state and local education officials to announce a new program to close the «achievement gap» for students who are English Learners. The program will send dozens of public school teachers back to college for intensive English as a Second Language Instruction training. The 18-month program will draw teachers […]readmore