Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is being moved up one day. The Council meeting will be held on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. The Board of License Commissioners meeting is also scheduled for November 22, 2016, at 6:45 p.m. If anyone has any questions, they should […]readmore
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host more than 40 Veterans Day-themed naturalization ceremonies across the country this year, where veterans, service members and military spouses will become America’s newest citizens. More than 7,500 people will take the Oath of Allegiance in these ceremonies that honor the sacrifices military members and their families made […]readmore
Providence – Today, Senator Reed, Senator Whitehouse, Congressman Cicilline and Congressman Langevin joined local WWII veterans and state leaders at a ceremony luncheon at the Providence VA Medical Center. The event program included a Posting of the Colors, opening and closing of a Missing Man Table, and a Retiring of the Colors by Hope High […]readmore
North Smithfield, R.I. – Banneker Industries, Inc. is pleased to welcome Nadia Redder as its new Supply Chain Manager. Ms. Redder brings more than 15 years of extensive experience in and knowledge of the supply chain and logistics industry. Prior to starting with Banneker, Ms. Redder held diverse roles, including Special Projects Manager for a […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt in collaboration with the United Veterans Council of Woonsocket announced that a community observance in honor of Veterans Day will be held on Friday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. at the United Veterans Armed Forces Park on Davison Street. Participants in the morning’s ceremony will include local Veteran’s Organizations, Woonsocket […]readmore
Providence – Governor Raimondo accompanied by her husband, first gentleman Andy Moffit waited in line at the polling place to cast their vote for almost an hour: also on the same line was RI’s General Treasurer Seth Magaziner.readmore
The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the Civil Rights Division is charged with enforcing the federal voting rights laws that […]readmore
Kurdish-led Syrian forces, backed by U.S. air power and military advisers, captured a number of Islamic State positions amid heavy fighting Monday north of the IS stronghold of Raqqa. But the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there has been «no real progress» so far in the offensive. Islamic State has used as many as […]readmore
GOGJALI, MOSUL, IRAQ — «They use bullets in the school classrooms,» joked Ratima Ahmed. «One bullet plus one bullet equals two bullets.» Just hours before, she had fled her home in eastern Mosul, where the Iraqi Army now battles Islamic State militants. She sat in the dust with other women and children on the city’s outskirts, […]readmore
New York City officials are working with the Secret Service to bump up security as the city hosts the election night gatherings of both major presidential party candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. It is exceedingly rare for both major candidates to locate their headquarters in one city on election day. And New […]readmore