PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a Proclamation issued by President Obama, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered U.S. and Rhode Island flags to remain at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on July 22, 2016 in honor of the victims of the attack on police […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Electric Boat (EB) unveiled a strategic workforce plan aimed at addressing long-term hiring opportunities at Quonset Point. EB’s Rhode Island facility currently employs 3,500 workers, and the company expects to employ more than 5,500 workers by the end of the 2020s. «A year ago, I promised our […]readmore
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is pleased to partner with Roger Williams University School of Law to host the 18th annual Open Government Summit, scheduled for Friday, July 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., at the school’s campus in Bristol. The Summit is free and open to the public; community members, public employees, elected […]readmore
All screenings are provided by dermatologists and dermatology residents affiliated with University Dermatology. Screenings are free of charge – first come, first served. Those who require follow-up will be referred for dermatology consults. Please wear your bathing suit. This is the Governor’s Bay Day – free parking at all state beaches.readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – During a 48 hour span between Friday, July 15 and Sunday, July 17, members of the Central Falls Police Department arrested three individuals for impaired driving charges. As a result of a partnership and grant funding from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Office on Highway Safety, the Central Falls Police Department […]readmore
UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) researchers were issued a U.S. patent on June 14 for a new strategy that employs an onboard 3D camera system to help monitor commercial fishing vessels and manage depleted fish stocks such as cod and flounder. The system was designed by Dr. Brian Rothschild, retired founding […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that the Rhode Island State Police have arrested eight (8) subjects for Operating While Intoxicated over the course of the weekend. The following is a list of subjects, who were arrested for Operating while Intoxicated: David R. Motta, […]readmore
By Carmen Russo Washington – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today announced that Task Force member Rep. David Cicilline (RI-1) will now serve on the Task Force as one of 13 Vice Chairs. The Vice Chairs and Thompson comprise the Task Force’s leadership team. «33,000 Americans […]readmore
Judith Vazquez 7/13/2016 Judith (Tirado) Vazquez, 76, of New Bedford passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday July 13, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Santos Vazquez.Born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Jose and Josefa (Robles) Tirado, she lived in New York before moving to […]readmore
By Carmen Russo RI Nets $17.776M Federal Grant to Help Fund Hiring Of 95 Firefighters Over $15M for Providence to fund hiring of 80 firefighters & $2.76M to help Cranston fill 15 firefighter positions WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined with […]readmore