BOSTON – December 30, 2015 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced five Massachusetts farms with land permanently protected from development through the state’s Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program have been awarded $400,000 in total grant funding for infrastructure improvements. «These agricultural investments help create jobs and make Massachusetts’ farms more competitive in the national and […]readmore
Rhode Island – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, announced that during the upcoming New Year’s holiday, The Rhode Island State Police will increase patrols throughout the state. The Rhode Island State Police will be stepping up enforcement for speeding, driving while impaired, aggressive driving, texting while driving, and seat […]readmore
Reuters December 30, 2015 WASHINGTON—U.S. Internet connection speeds have tripled in a three-and-a-half year span to keep up with consumer demands for streaming video and downloading content but the United States still lags many other countries. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report on Wednesday average download connection speeds had increased to nearly […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI,( December 30, 2015) – American Red Cross volunteer Henry Lesieur is deploying to Texas to support Red Cross relief efforts in the wake of the deadly storms which have been hammering communities across most of the country since before the Christmas holiday. Lesieur is traveling to Dallas, Texas. Once there, Lesieur will serve […]readmore
Pawtucket shows its commitment to make government more accessible with new user friendly website PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket is proud to announce the launch of its new website. The site was designed and developed by GLAD WORKS, a full service creative agency located in Pawtucket for 15 of its 20 years in business, […]readmore
VOA News December 30, 2015 A U.S. newspaper is reporting that the United States spied on communications of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, although President Barack Obama promised two years ago to curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the White House decided to secretly keep certain allies […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 30, 2015 8:23 AM A new opinion poll suggests that Americans place a higher priority on protecting the rights of Christians than that of other religious groups. Eighty-two percent of respondents said it was «extremely or very important» that Christians be allowed to practice their religion freely, according to […]readmore
VOA News December 30, 2015 NASA says the United States could soon feel the possibly chaotic effects of the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. The U.S. space agency is warning this year’s El Niño could be as powerful as the one in 1997-1998, which led to intense ice storms and flooding across the country. […]readmore
Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 12 years ago — the first criminal charges brought against the comedian among the torrent of allegations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad. At an arraignment Wednesday afternoon, Cosby’s bail on the three felony sex-assault charges was set […]readmore
Rare winter floods have killed at least 20 people and threatened nearly two dozen federal levees in the midwestern U.S. states of Missouri and Illinois, which have been hit by a record amount of torrential rain in recent days. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and called out the National Guard to […]readmore