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
FY 2017 Monthly Revenue Assessment Report for August 2016 October 7, 2016 Providence, R.I. — The Rhode Island Department of Revenue (DOR) today released its FY 2017 Revenue Assessment Report for August 2016. The Revenue Assessment Report, which is issued on a monthly basis, compares the adjusted general revenues by revenue source on a fiscal […]readmore
Monitoring of Water Resources to Continue, Water Conservation by Public Necessary BOSTON – October 7, 2016 – With large portions of Massachusetts continuing to experience rainfall amounts remaining below average for a seventh straight month, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton today declared the following drought levels throughout the Commonwealth: a Drought Warning […]readmore
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Endorses Aid-in-Dying Bills Worldwide (Cape Town, South Africa – Oct. 7, 2016) Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 85, has recorded a video saying he wants the option of assisted dying “when the time comes … to pass” and endorsing bills worldwide to authorize this end-of-life option. The video with English language and […]readmore
VOA News Hurricane Matthew is unleashing powerful winds and heavy rains on the southeastern U.S. state of Florida while the death toll continues to mount in storm-ravaged Haiti. The National Weather Service said Matthew, which has weakened to a Category 3 storm, is “hugging the coast of central Florida” as it moves north-northwest packing maximum […]readmore