Se acerca la fecha límite para completar la encuesta para padres y tutores (31 de marzo) PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island. El Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE, Departamento de Educación de Rhode Island) invita a todos los padres y tutores de niños de tercero a duodécimo grado a compartir sus opiniones sobre la educación y los […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI— The Order of the Sons of Italy of America (OSIA) Piave Lodge #364 of Providence today announced that Councilman Nicholas Narducci (Ward 4) has been selected as the recipient of the organization’s 2017 Merit Award. Narducci was chosen for his commitment to the City of Providence, dedication to his constituents, and contributions to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo testified last night at the Rhode Island House of Representatives Committee on Finance hearing on Article 3 of her FY 2018 budget. «This proposal isn’t about giving something away for free, it’s about guaranteeing access to opportunity and job training for every Rhode Islander,» Raimondo said. «The Rhode […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI—Providence youth accused of minor infractions may soon have their cases heard in a boardroom instead of a courtroom. The Providence City Council this month established a new Juvenile Hearing Board (JHB) to provide youth with community-based alternatives to incarceration. The panel’s seven members and alternates were recently appointed by the City Council. As […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo testified today before the House Finance Committee in support of the Rhode Island Promise scholarship initiative which would guarantee every Rhode Island student with an opportunity to attend two years of college tuition-free. Her testimony to the committee, as prepared for delivery, is below: Thank you Chairman Abney […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI— The Providence City Council Committee on Finance tonight approved a contract with Taser International to supply the Providence Police Department with 250 body worn cameras (BWCs) and accompanying equipment, training, and video storage at an approximate first-year cost of $292,000. The City of Providence acquired an “economy of scale,” according to Finance Committee […]readmore
FSB Officers Protected, Directed, Facilitated and Paid Criminal Hackers A grand jury in the Northern District of California has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January 2014, to access Yahoo’s network and […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that vehicles with special overweight and/or oversize permits may not travel on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. RIDOT is making the permits invalid for that day. Permission to travel for those vehicles is always subject to weather and road conditions and the conditions expected are not conducive […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report detailing cost and coverage estimates for House Republicans’ health care repeal bill, including the fact that as many as 24 million Americans could lose their health insurance under Trumpcare: «This CBO report […]readmore
EAST GREENWICH, RI – An East Greenwich man was charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl and narcotics charges after Rhode Island State Police seized more than $30,000 worth of cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines from his home earlier today. Austin W. Almeida, 21, of 187 Kent Drive, East Greenwich, was charged with: * […]readmore