PROVIDENCE, RI—Lt. Governor Dan McKee and members of Rhode Island’s small businesses community today launched an online petition that calls on the state to use at least 10 percent of its $1.25 billion of federal CARES Act funds to establish a grant program for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Rhode Islanders can sign the petition […]readmore
Kim Keck, president & CEO, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island In the past three months, Rhode Island has experienced what’s possible when we work together across sectors to face dual pandemics – a public health crisis that arose suddenly and a moral crisis that has lasted for hundreds of years, the perpetuation […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI (JUNE 29, 2020)… This afternoon Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11) and Chairwoman of the Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning announced that they have voted to rename the Providence Pedestrian Bridge in memory of Michael S. Van Leesten, who was a long-time resident of Providence and passed away on […]readmore
Onsite Registrations to Be Held Throughout the City Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, and the Pawtucket City Council have announced the Slater Park Summer Camp with onsite registration to be held throughout the City. The Parks and Recreation Division received supplemental funds from the Rhode Island Departments of Education and Human […]readmore
Experts recommend flushing water left standing in household piping as a method of reducing trace amounts of lead in drinking water. PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Water has found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some area homes and buildings. While drinking water that leaves the treatment plant in Scituate and journeys through the […]readmore
Scituate, R.I. Rhode Island State Police have identified the pedestrian struck on Route 146 in the Town of North Smithfield as Raymond Mercier, age 57, of Attleboro, Massachusetts. On June 28, 2020 at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Lincoln Woods Barracks responded to a call for a pedestrian who had been struck by a motor […]readmore
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) provided details today on the state’s response to COVID-19. After announcing that Rhode Island will move into Phase 3 on Tuesday, June 30th, Governor Raimondo laid out the following guidance for Phase 3: Social gatherings: Social gatherings […]readmore
Los legisladores de Misisipi votaron este domingo a favor de eliminar el símbolo confederado de la bandera de ese estado del sur de Estados Unidos, tras semanas de protestas contra el racismo en todo el país. El Senado estatal se pronunció a favor con 37 votos contra 14, horas después de que la Cámara de […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 25, 2020) –Mental Health America (MHA) has awarded Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) a platinum designation for the Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health – the highest possible designation a company can achieve. BCBSRI’s status as a platinum Bell Seal-certified organization demonstrates the company’s commitment to the mental health and […]readmore
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