Rhode Island – A state panel said that Rhode Island should join most other states provide some mental health records to the national background check system for firearms. The panel was created by lawmakers after the fatal shooting in Newton, Connecticut to examine because Rhode Island does not report any of the mental health records […]readmore
Rhode Island – The Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Block is proposing an ambitious plan that called «Let’s Fix RI» to improve the future of Rhode Island with large tax cuts and government reform. Block at a press conference on Tuesday, said among other things, that if elected he would try reducing taxes on vehicles, as […]readmore
The flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía died this morning at age 66 of a heart attack while on a beach in Mexico where he had a house in which he lived year round. Apparently the teacher began to feel ill while playing with one of his grandchildren. The artist died on way to hospital. Born […]readmore
Family Service of Rhode Island senior vice president Susan Erstling, LICSW, Ph.D. will provide her expertise on military family trauma in an upcoming presentation focusing on the children and adolescents of service personnel. Dr. Erstling heads an evidence-based Family Service of Rhode Island trauma program caring for Rhode Island military families with past, current or […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of Providence is executing an aggressive program to systematically repair potholes throughout the city. Severe winter weather, including multiple snowstorms and daily cycles of freezing and thawing, has made this a challenging winter to combat potholes. Work crews are systematically repairing potholes throughout Providence based on daily surveys of roadways […]readmore
Providence, RI – The Providence Public School Department is pleased to announce the appointment of two administrators as executive directors. Rachel Mellion of North Providence, R.I., has been named Executive Director of the Office of Transformation and Innovation and will be responsible for overseeing the district’s lowest-performing elementary, middle and high schools. In leading the […]readmore
Today, Rhode Island is the leading member of the “National Hall of Shame”. We are number one in the nation in unemployment and near dead last in the business environment that is so essential for creating and keeping jobs. The evidence of our peril is clear; major office buildings like the famous “Superman” building vacant; […]readmore
Rhode Island – Rhode Island Health officials say 7 more people died from drug overdose in 5 days, bringing the total deaths so far this year to 45. Dr. Michael Fine, Director of the Department of Health of Rhode Island, announced the deaths on Wednesday during a community meeting on the prevention of overdose held […]readmore
Rhode Island – Warwick resident, Leonard O’Neill 58 years has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for the crime of possession of child pornography. O’Neill pleaded guilty to the charges last October. Court documents show that in 2012 authorities seized from the O’Neill residence nearly 20,000 images of child pornography showing minors having […]readmore
Simón Díaz, a Latin-American Folklore Icon The news saddened the world of folklore. Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez, better known as «Simón Díaz» or «Uncle Simon», died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 19, at the age of 85, after struggling for years against the syndrome of Alzheimer’s disease. It was a sad week, in […]readmore
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