Ceremony to Mark Hire of 150th Graduate of Machinists’ Program by RI Employers Warwick – Through grants provided by the United States Department of Labor, the Governor’s Workforce Board of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, and the Rhode Island Foundation and Champlin Foundations, New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) developed […]readmore
Portsmouth awarded funding for 2 new School Resource Officers & Warwick awarded funding for 3 Community Engagement Officers WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced a total of $625,000 to help the Portsmouth and Warwick Police Departments hire additional law enforcement officers […]readmore
The Pawtucket Police Department received information that a threat had been made to a Pawtucket school via social media on October 3, 2016. Recently, there has been a national phenomenon where individuals are threatening schools wearing clown masks. Often times these threats are made via social media. Although these national occurrences have not resulted in […]readmore
(RIDOT) today opened the indoor facility at the truck rest area along I-95 North, located between Exits 2 and 3 in Richmond. The building will offer indoor restrooms daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including weekends and holidays. Outside of those hours, the rest area has portable restrooms available. RIDOT reopened the rest area […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI.,( October 7, 2016) – American Red Cross volunteer Carlos Spinola is deploying to South Carolina to support Red Cross relief efforts for Hurricane Matthew. Once there, Carlos will serve as a shelter service associate. Carlos is one of close to 3,000 Red Cross volunteers in the Connecticut and Rhode Island Region of the […]readmore
Providence, RI (October 7, 2016) – The nonprofit community development corporation ONE Neighborhood Builders is celebrating the groundbreaking of our new housing development Amherst Gardens, our NeighborWorks Charter, a Welcome to our new Executive Director and Promotion of the Yes on 7 Housing Bond; on Friday, October 14th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Amherst Gardens is […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Sixty-five years after his plane was shot down during the Korean War, Rhode Island native Irving Munroe will be honored at a special memorial service with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced. Members of Airman First Class Irving Munroe’s […]readmore
UNIque senior living model nears completion, begins accepting RESIDENT applications JERICHO, N.Y., [October 8, 2016] – All American Assisted Living (AAAL) recently announced that it has entered the final phase of construction at its newest development in Warwick, Rhode Island. This visionary senior living model, located near Kent County Hospital, is also now accepting residential […]readmore
WASHINGTON—In a letter sent to Antonio Guterres of Portugal, who was elected today as secretary-general of the United Nations, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten noted his humanitarian work as the U.N. high commissioner for refugees and his support for Portuguese workers and their labor rights as prime minister of Portugal. “During your tenure […]readmore
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 23,000 EMPLOYEES IN SEPTEMBER AS SECTOR’S EMPLOYMENT HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE THE END OF 2008 AMID STRONG DEMAND Industry Officials Note the Sector’s Average Hourly Earnings Increased by 2.8 Percent for the Year As Most Firms Report Shortages of Qualified Workers, Number of Unemployed Workers Hits 16-Year Low for Month Construction employers […]readmore