On Thursday, July 21st, 2016 at 1:55AM, Troopers assigned to the Lincoln Woods Barracks responded to a reported motor vehicle crash on Route 10 south just prior to the Pontiac Ave overpass in the City of Cranston. The initial investigation revealed a 2002, Honda, Civic, four-door sedan being operated by Meghan Kennedy, age 19, of […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: Upgrades to the road surface for a major section of Cass Avenue are set to begin next week as the City of Woonsocket continues its summer road improvement campaign. Work on the main thoroughfare, one of the City’s busiest, will run from the intersection of Cass Avenue and Mendon Road to Cass Park, […]readmore
LINCOLN, RI — Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced over $300,000 in new federal funding for the Lime Rock Fire District, the Albion Fire Department, and the Rhode Island Fire Academy (RIFA) to purchase needed equipment. The funding is made available through the Federal Emergency […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety and Chief Richard N. Ramsay, of the West Greenwich Police Department, announce that on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, members of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and West Greenwich Police Department arrested Anne Armstrong, age: 56, […]readmore
North Smithfield, R.I. – Banneker Industries is pleased to announce Daniel Sylvestre as the new Operations Manager for New England. With over 32 years of expertise in warehouse management, Mr. Sylvestre is a great addition. “Mr. Sylvestre’s time in the supply chain and logistics industry makes him a natural fit for the New England Operations […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – With the Rep. Carnevale controversy in mind, WatchdogRI looked at every Rhode Island legislator’s real estate disclosures on ethics filings looking for irregularities with ethics forms, campaign finance filings and Rhode Island real estate records. One issue that jumped out was corporate ownership of real estate occupied by state Senator Jabour (D-Providence). […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), in collaboration with the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), today hosted an Interfaith Hurricane Preparedness Workshop at the Providence Career and Technical Academy to advise and involve local faith-based community organizations in strategic […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced the schedule of activities for the 28th Annual Governor’s Bay Day celebration on Sunday, July 24. The day includes free parking at all Rhode Island state beaches, as well as fishing in Rhode Island’s saltwaters without a fishing license. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today announced the successful launch of the improved CollegeBound program, Rhode Island’s 529 college savings plan. The strengthened 529 college savings plan features lower fees, a wider array of investment options and improved customer service for the more than 18,000 Rhode Islanders with CollegeBound accounts. «With these new […]readmore
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Jackial Smith (age 20), of Providence pleaded guilty yesterday before Providence County Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to two separate cases for breaking and entering, possession of intent to deliver marijuana, carrying a firearm while committing a crime of violence, and carrying a firearm without a license. […]readmore