VOA News President Barack Obama laid the groundwork Friday for his last year in office, vowing not to fade into the background but instead to «leave it all out on the field» in 2016. During a wide-ranging year-end news conference, Obama touted big wins for his administration, citing diplomacy with Iran and Cuba, the passage […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 95 individuals and pardons to two individuals. The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 95 individuals: Donald Allen – Lynn Haven, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of […]Load more...
Pawtucket – In collaboration with the North Providence Youth Commission and the Pawtucket Public School Department, a group from the student-led, student-run North Providence Youth Commission (NPYC) made presentations at Tolman High School, Shea High School and Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts, to discuss their own program and encourage Pawtucket […]Load more...
Providence Community Library Offers Paid Internship Opportunities For High School
Successful Applicants Will Develop Youth Programs and Learn Leadership Skills PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Community Library (PCL) is recruiting nine high school student interns, age 14 – 18, to create compelling youth programs*,* mentor younger children and serve on PCL’s Teen Advisory Council. One successful applicant will serve at each of PCL’s nine locations from […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, in conjunction with Abdelnasser Hussein, Principal of the Islamic School of Rhode Island, announce an open dialogue forum between Rhode Island law enforcement leaders and Muslim community leaders. The discussion will be held: Monday, December 21, 2015 5:00 p.m. […]Load more...
Charitable Organization Presents $5,000 to Pawtucket Child Diagnosed with Leukemia
Pawtucket – Briana Leon was diagnosed with Leukemia on July 7, 2015. She is twenty months old and has been receiving treatments at the Tomorrow Fund at the Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Briana’s mother Sandra had to quit her house keeping job to stay home and help care for Briana as she undergoes treatment. Briana resides […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Un hombre fue baleado en la pierna el jueves en Providence cuando manejaba por la Avenida Priscilla entre la calle Wallace y la Avenida Progress cuando desde otro automóvil una mujer le disparo. El hombre, cuya identidad aún no se da a conocer, se dirigió hacia la Avenida Webster en Cranston, la […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Un incendio la madrugada del viernes dejo a siete personas sin techo. Los bomberos llegaron hasta el 72 de la Avenida Princess, en Cranston un inmueble de 4 pisos, según las autoridades las llamas se iniciaron en el cuarto piso. Un bombero y uno de los residentes resultaron heridos, pero no de […]Load more...
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Conservation Grants to Communities and Land Trusts
BOSTON – December, 2015 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced more than $2.7 million in grant funding for land conservation projects. Grants were provided to nine communities through the Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) Grant Program and ten land trusts via the Conservation Partnership Program (CPP). «Local parks and open spaces are important investments, […]Load more...
Central Falls, LPR NEWS – This weekend, the spirit of the holiday season will be on full display in Central Falls, as community groups have joined together to sponsor a series of events that give back to the community. Known as Central Falls Holiday Express, the group is made up of members of the Central […]Load more...