PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Job growth has been our focus since day one. With this month’s growth, the Rhode Island economy has regained all private sector jobs that were lost during the Great Recession and private sector employment is […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls police department (CFPD) has been awarded a $94,355.00 grant by RIDOT’s Office on Highway Safety for impaired driving, speed, pedestrian safety, distracted driving and occupant protection enforcement. The grant will allow the CFPD to continue aggressive enforcement and public education efforts to reduce speed and impaired driving fatalities and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island has joined a group of institutional investors filing a shareholder proposal demanding Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) address recent revelations of widespread consumer fraud and take steps to protect customers and shareholders from illegal predatory banking going forward, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced today. «Wells Fargo allowed millions of Americans to fall […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing has recommended training program standards and strategies that address changing police culture and organizational procedural justice issues (cops.usdoj.gov, 2015). To that end, the Central Falls Police Department is hosting Racial Intelligence Training and Engagement™ (RITE) «train-the-trainer» course November 17-18 at the Wyatt Detention Facility […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea recognized two individuals and three institutions with the 2016 NASS Medallion Award at a ceremony held this afternoon at the State House. State Senator Harold M. Metts of Providence; Ani Haroian of Providence; DominicanosUSA; Generation Citizen; and the Rhode Island Association of Chinese Americans all received […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On November 15, 2016 at approximately 9:00pm the Central Falls Police responded to the Dunkin Donuts located at 541 Broad Street for reports of a robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival the two clerks gave the responding officers a description for a male and female that had robbed the store and […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On November 15, 2016 at approximately 9:45am the Central Falls Police Department received a call from a witness stating that three subjects had just exited the driveway of 293/295 Illinois Street. The three subjects were carrying a safe and some type of computer tablets along with other household items. Fortuitously, a detective […]readmore
Wednesday night over 100 people turned out at the Providence Career and Technical Academy for a discussion with Mayor Jorge O Elorza about immigration concerns. The city of Providence has refused for years to hold for possible deportation any undocumented immigrant charged with a simple civil infraction. Over the weekend, Elorza vowed to continue the […]readmore
The event focused on Goodwin-Bradley’s support from the Manufacturing Innovation Challenge – part of a $2.9 Million Federal Grant supporting manufacturing innovation in RI Applications for next round of MIC awards are now open For Immediate Release – November 14, 2016 – PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and RI Governor Gina Raimondo visited […]readmore
Woonsocket, RI: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt today announced that the City of Woonsocket has successfully applied to the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC) to explore its options to refund its outstanding bondsassociated with the construction of the Woonsocket Middle Schools. The Citysubmitted its application to RIHEBC and will proceed through committee review before […]readmore