The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has begun work on the next off-road segment of the Blackstone River Bikeway, connecting to the India Point Park area in the City of Providence, and providing the missing link to the East Bay Bike Path. This 7/10 of a mile segment connects the existing on-road segment from […]readmore
BOSTON – August 10, 2016 – In recognition of National 811 Day tomorrow, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities is joining with utility companies in reminding Massachusetts homeowners and contractors not to «dig blind» and to call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines marked before starting any outdoor digging project. Calling 811 connects homeowners and […]readmore
BOSTON – August 10, 2016 – The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) and the Massachusetts Dairy Promotion Board (MDPB) today awarded six grants totaling $183,420 to nonprofits for projects which seek to advance the image, sales and demand for Massachusetts dairy products. «Our administration is committed to supporting the Commonwealth’s hardworking farmers, and ensuring […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Councilman Michael Correia (Ward 6) is calling on the Providence Police to assemble a task force of officers to address graffiti in his ward. «Graffiti is affecting property values and causing hardship for business and families in the community,» said Correia. «With the support of the Providence Police, we can get to […]readmore
RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner will join with Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank CEO Jeffrey Diehl to announce $17.2 million in financing for energy efficiency and renewable-energy projects in Pawtucket and five other communities, with a robust pipeline of future demand. The first round […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – To help people keep cool and safe in the current wave of intense heat, Mayor Donald Grebien is notifying residents of the locations of «cooling shelters» at the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, the Pawtucket Police Station, Pawtucket Public Library, the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, Kennedy Manor and St. Germain Manor. These cooling shelters […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier A new batch of U.S. State Department emails from Hillary Clinton’s earliest days as secretary of state in 2009 shows close connections between the country’s top diplomatic agency and the charitable Clinton Foundation that she founded with her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Clinton, now the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and leading in […]readmore
Chris Hannas, Wayne Lee VOA News WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Justice says the police department in the eastern city of Baltimore, Maryland, violated the Constitution and federal anti-discrimination laws by systemically engaging in a pattern of illegal stops, searches, arrests and use of excessive force, particularly against the city’s African-American population.»Public trust is critical to effective […]readmore
VOA News A few hundred people gathered for a moment of silence on Tuesday at the spot in the central U.S. city of Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown was killed by a police officer two years ago. Later Tuesday, a few dozen people marched in protest, sometimes blocking traffic and chanting «no justice, no peace.» […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – As Rhode Island families get ready for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) is encouraging students who reside or attend school in the First Congressional District to take part in the 2016 Congressional App Challenge by designing an app for mobile, tablet, or personal computers on […]readmore