Newport – Today’s the day! After 17 long and tiring days sailing north from Itajaí, Brazil, the fleet is moving ever closer to Rhode Island – and the excitement is growing by the hour! The American flags are out in force to welcome these boats to the only North American stopover of the 2014-15 edition – […]readmore
The past 24 hours have been swift for the six boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race and the leader’s estimated time of arrival is now expected tonight, between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. tomorrow morning. The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Race Village at Fort Adams State Park will remain open past the scheduled 7 […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Rhode Island Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed and Director of the Department of Environmental Management Janet Coit today officially opened the new public pier at Fort Adams State Park. Construction on the pier began in April 2014 to improve public access to Narragansett Bay. “Increasing public access […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré and Fire Chief Clarence A. Cunha joined at City Hall this afternoon for a promotional ceremony of twenty-four members of the Providence Fire Department. “The Providence Fire Department is simply as fine as they come. I congratulate all of the firefighters being […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will open the new linear park on the historic Washington Bridge in Providence on weekends beginning Saturday, May 2; this to allow the public to take advantage of the spring weather and enjoy the new bike path as soon as possible. The park will […]readmore
Baltimore is struggling to return to normal following a night of violence, with schools and other key parts of city life shut down. The city’s Major League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles, used social media to announce its second game postponement Tuesday, after canceling a game Monday night against the Chicago White Sox. «After consultation […]readmore
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday said there’s “no excuse” for Monday night’s violence in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore and called for those who looted and burned buildings «to be treated as criminals.» Riots erupted in the city after the funeral for 25-year-old Freddie Gray, an African-American man who died in police custody earlier […]readmore
The skies are dreary, the air is chilly and downpours are on the way, but the runners have hit the road for the 119th running of the Boston Marathon. Enveloped as it was last year in a heavy security blanket of multiple armed law enforcement agencies, the National Guard and bomb-sniffing canines, the world’s oldest […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Last week, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as for community health centers. This is great news for thousands of children in low and moderate-income households in Rhode Island who will have health coverage through RIte Care as a result. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor today released the following statements regarding the proposal to build a minor league baseball stadium in Providence. «The PawSox are an important institution in Rhode Island and our goal is to keep them in the state,» said Raimondo. «The idea of a stadium […]readmore