Pawtucket, RI: The Pawtucket School Department is pleased to announce that it has received $20,000 for the Verizon Innovative Learning Grant to develop STEM programming options at the district’s alternative high school, the Pawtucket Learning Academy (PLA). The check presentation ceremony will take place at the Pawtucket School Department’s Administration Building, located at 286 Main […]readmore
VOA News U.S. authorities are investigating a possible active shooting incident at the Naval Medical Center in the western city of San Diego, California, but say their initial search has not turned up any victims or a shooter. The authorities reported that one witness heard three shots fired in the basement of Building 26 of […]readmore
Johnston – OSHA y la policía de Johnston confirmaron la muerte de un trabador la mañana del martes. JR Vinagro es una compañía de demolición y reciclaje, según el informe un hombre cayó dentro de una maquina industrial en donde perdió la vida. El hombre fue identificado como, Darwin Pérez de 22 años que trabaja […]readmore
Rhode Island – La secretaria de estado Nellie Gorbea y Patricia Jacobs Presidenta de AT&T Nueva Inglaterra lanzaron la campaña oficial de educación en la escuela East Providence High School. Secretaria de estado Nellie Gorbea Los estudiantes observaron varios videos y escucharon de la portavoz oficial de la campaña digital, Nellie Gorbea Secretaria de Estado […]readmore
Celebrate Thank Your Mentor Day! LINCOLN, R.I. – The Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership (RIMP), through the generosity of the Amica Companies Foundation, honored its mentors, donors, partners and supporters at a special National Mentoring Month VIP reception on Thursday, Jan. 21. The reception, held at Amica Insurance, coincided with the celebration of National Thank Your […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – La secretaria de estado Nellie M. Gorbea anunció hoy que la página de Internet del departamento de estado de Rhode Island (www.sos.ri.gov) ha sido completamente rediseñada. La nueva página ofrece un caudal de información en un formato más sencillo y directo para el beneficio del público. «Como secretaria de estado, estoy trabajando […]readmore
Lou Lorscheider A grand jury in Houston, Texas, has indicted two anti-abortion activists tied to the surreptitious recording of fetal tissue procurement talks with a Planned Parenthood official. But jurors found no wrongdoing on the part of the health care provider. Activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merrit were indicted Monday on the felony charge of […]readmore
Mark Snowiss Hundreds of inmates in U.S. prisons who were sentenced as juveniles to life without parole can now challenge those punishments, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday. In a 6-3 ruling, the court extended a 2012 decision prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from being sentenced to life without parole by making it […]readmore
WASHINGTON—From Gerald Stoudemire’s vantage point, as a hunter, gunsmith and gun dealer in small-town Little Mountain, South Carolina, firearms are a source of recreation, security and income. Their access by law-abiding citizens requires constant vigilance. «The only good defense is a strong offense, is my opinion,» said the longtime president of the Gun Owners of […]readmore
Rhode Island – The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association held their 2016 Installation of Officers on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence where Providence Police Chief, Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. was sworn in to serve as their next president for 2016. Colonel Clements is the first Providence Police Chief to […]readmore