Ramon Taylor VOA HOBOKEN, N.J. — At least one person was killed and more than 100 others were injured, some critically, when a commuter train crashed into a busy rail station Thursday in Hoboken, New Jersey, near New York City. Hoboken city spokesman Juan Melli told VOA the train derailed and plowed through the platform during […]readmore
ESL and BDL Certification Cohort Kickoff Event @ RISD Museum Grand Gallery LPR NEWS 1290 AM PROVIDENCE John Smith RISD Welcome to the RISD Museum Grand Gallery Introduce the Neil Steinberg, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation Neil Steinberg RIF Thank John Smith and the RISD Museum for hosting the event Acknowledge Speakers […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Thursday at 4:45 p.m. in the RISD Museum Grand Gallery in Providence, state and local education officials and the Rhode Island Foundation will announce a $480,000 initiative to tackle the “achievement gap” for students who are English Learners. Statewide, only 9 percent of English Learners met expectations in reading and writing, compared […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on September 30, 2016 to honor the memory of former President and Prime Minister of Israel, […]readmore
Orgullo hispano Celita K Vargas LPR News RI – I want to thank you for the interview this afternoon on the McCormick Quarry Bridge No. 476 design aspect in East Providence, RI. As a Latino woman engineer, I feel proud and thank my employer, Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (CE&C), for the opportunity to be […]readmore
La Autoridad de Tránsito de Nueva Jersey ha suspendido el servicio desde y hacia la estación de Hoboken, tras el accidente. Un tren de pasajeros se estrelló en una plataforma de la estación de Hoboken, Nueva Jersey, este jueves por la mañana, y se ha informado de heridos. Varios pasajeros colocaron fotos en Twitter […]readmore
VOA At least one person has been reported dead and more than 100 injured in a commuter train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey. The train crashed into a rail station during the Thursday morning rush hour, causing major damage. Hoboken city spokesman Juan Melli told VOA the train derailed and plowed through the platform. Rail […]readmore
Pedestrians struck on Potters Avenue and Dexter Street Providence, RI- This morning at approximately 7:52 hours Providence Police responded to the area of Potters Avenue and Dexter Street for a report of three pedestrians struck. Upon arrival police discovered that a woman was pushing a stroller, with two children inside, crossing Potters Avenue in a […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: The City of Woonsocket was announced as a recipient of a 2016 Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Outdoor Recreation Grant in the amount of $388,000 for improvements at Cass Park. The grant was part of a round of $4 million in awards made by DEM to communities throughout the state. «The […]readmore
Sessions Scheduled in Newport, Providence CRANSTON, RI (September 28, 2016) – The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has planned two public listening sessions as part of our national search for a new, permanent Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). The listening sessions have been scheduled as follows: • […]readmore