Foster — Yesterday, the Foster Democratic Town Committee voted overwhelmingly to endorse Gina Raimondo in the Democratic primary for governor. Foster is the second town committee to endorse Gina. «We are proud to be endorsing Gina; now more than ever, Rhode Island needs a leader with a sense of urgency to address our most pressing […]Load more...
WARWICK: Republican candidate for Governor Ken Block called out state leaders on the potential loss of gaming revenue due to upcoming competition from Massachusetts. “Rhode Island is addicted to the revenue it receives from Twin River and Newport Grand and lacks a plan on how to overcome the shortfall we will face when the gaming […]Load more...
Providence, RI - Swim Empowerment of Rhode Island, a project of Adopt A Doctor will partner with the Greater Providence YMCA over the next few months. The goal of the partnership is to identify children in the greater Providence area that have a desire to learn to swim, but do not have access to private […]Load more...
Amica is one of only 50 companies to receive this honor in the U.S. LINCOLN, R.I., March 3, 2014 – Amica Insurance has been recognized as a 2014 Customer Champion – one of 50 companies to have earned this accolade this year. To qualify for inclusion on this elite list, companies must excel, not only […]Load more...
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Education Commissioner Gist Testifies Regarding Educator Excellence Speaks Before Congressional
RI – In a Congressional hearing on Thursday (February 27, 2014), Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist emphasized the important role educator-preparation programs play as part of the ongoing work in Rhode Island toward ensuring educator excellence. «To teach successfully, graduates of our preparation programs need to know their subject, know how to reach a diverse […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – ArtPlace America has announced that the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture + Tourism is a finalist in the 2014 grant award competition for the city’s innovative Three Squares: Creative Placemaking at Providence’s Neighborhood-Based Community Transit Hubs submission. Providence is one of 97 finalists among 1,270 applications, and submitted a cooperative proposal with the […]Load more...
RI – The Rhode Island State Police is seeking honest, intelligent, hard working, and dedicated men and women to apply for the next Rhode Island State Police Training Academy. Service in the Rhode Island State Police requires active, intelligent people whose reputations are above reproach. High moral, mental, and physical standards are demanded and maintained. […]Load more...
RI – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that as a result of an ongoing effort to ensure the safety of the motoring public by removing impaired operators from our roadways, a total of eight individuals were arrested for Driving Under the Influence of […]Load more...
For the year of 2013, Rhode Island had the second worst unemployment rate in the country at 9.5 percent. Only Nevada came first with an unemployment rate of 9.8 percent. These figures are according to revised state-by-state figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For nearly the entire year, Nevada maintained an […]Load more...
Three children are lucky to be alive after they fell through the ice on a pond in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. A neighbor who lives nearby said he saw the children playing and warned them about the dangers of falling in. A few seconds later, he was calling 911. He brought the children to his […]Load more...