Democratic mayoral candidate Brett Smiley, Senator Gayle Goldin, and Representative Maria Cimini will discuss the details of, and formally introduce, the Smiley Gun and Ammunition Tax Bill to the RI General Assembly On Thursday morning at the State House Rotundareadmore
On Monday, Italy’s Justice Minister Annamaria Cancellieri ordered an investigation into the comments made by the judge who reinstated the murder convictions of Amanda Know and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. Last Thursday, Alessandro Nencini sentenced Know to 28 years and six months and Sellecito to 25 years for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith […]readmore
Taylor Swift would like to make one thing very clear: Public nakedness simply isn’t her thing. «I find it relatively easy to keep my clothes on because I don’t really feel like taking them off,» she tells Glamour for its March cover story, out Feb. 11. «It’s not an urge I have.» Besides, the singer-songwriter, […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Sen. Juan M. Pichardo (D-Dist. 2, Providence) has filed a bill that would change the system used to assess used motor vehicles when determining state motor vehicle excise taxes to one based on the average trade-in price, rather than the retail price. «When we eliminated the reimbursement aid program for the motor […]readmore
Ricky Martin launched an application that will allow his fans a special personalized way in which to see him in concert via mobile platforms. «On my recent tour across Australia, I kept hearing from people all over the world how they wished to be there and be part of the tour or how they wished […]readmore
On Tuesday, The FBI arrested forty-five people and sixteen juveniles were rescued following a two-week crackdown on prostitution in the New York-New Jersey area leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl. According to the FBI, some of the people arrested claimed that they had visited the site because of the football game, which drew about 400,000 […]readmore
STATE POLICE INTELLIGENCE UNIT ARRESTS THIRTEEN INDIVIDUALS, DISMANTLES A LARGE-SCALE
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announce the arrest of thirteen (13) individuals involved in an intricate, large-scale criminal gambling operation. During the past several months, members of the Rhode Island State Police Intelligence […]readmore
Providence School Board Takes Up Policy on School-Based Autonomy
Providence, R.I. (February 4, 2014) – As part of the strategic direction of the Providence Public School District articulated by the Providence School Board and Superintendent Dr. Susan Lusi in recent months, the Board’s policy committee began last night to refine a draft policy allowing stakeholders at the building level (administrators, teachers, students, parents and […]readmore
Hillary Rodham Clinton is part of an effort to encourage Hispanic families to read, sing, and talk more to their young children in the hopes that they will be more prepared for school. Last year the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, along with the San Francisco non-profit, Next Generation, started the «Too Small to […]readmore
As New England continue to dig out from yesterday’s storm, state officials are planning for the next round of winter weather due to arrive overnight which could make for a slow morning commute Wednesday. Winter Storm Warning URGENT- Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Taunton, MA 1222 pm Est. Tue Feb 4, 2014 …Wintry weather […]readmore