LPR Noticias

Update on Shooting on Lonsdale Ave in Pawtucket

On 8/21/20, Pawtucket Police responded to the area of the Mutual Mart on Lonsdale Ave where a shooting had occurred.  A male victim sustained a non-life-threatening injury as a result of the shooting.  A suspect vehicle fled the scene toward Providence. Detectives furthered the investigation which resulted in the arrest of Fabio De Almeida (28) […]Load more...

Comunidad LPR Noticias

CENTRAL FALLS FIREFIGHTERS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANT

Central Falls Receives $209,810 to Assist Fire Department in Latest Round of Grants BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today $42.4 million in direct assistance grants to 221 fire departments nationwide through the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. Additional phases will soon be announced. The Assistance to […]Load more...

Comunidad LPR Noticias

RI Delegation Announces Nearly $3.9 Million for Local Fire Departments

Federal fire grants will help 17 local fire departments enhance public safety PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $3,884,710 in new federal funding for seventeen fire departments across the state.  The delegation says the cities, towns, and fire districts are receiving federal funds […]Load more...

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RIAC Announces Secondary Runway Rehabilitation-Primary Runway to Accommodate All Aircraft

Nominal Changes in Flight Path Volume Expected From September to January WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) today announced that federally funded upgrades to T.F. Green Airport’s secondary Runway 16/34 are scheduled to begin the first week of September.  During the period in which T.F. Green Airport’s secondary or “crosswind” runway is out of […]Load more...

Arte y vida LPR Noticias

RI Arts Sector loses over 10K jobs and $436 million

Rhode Island’s arts sector lost over 10,000 jobs and sales of over $436 million during the months of April to July of this year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a report recently issued by The Brookings Institution. The report, “LOST ART: MEASURING COVID-19’S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON AMERICA’S CREATIVE ECONOMY”, documents the […]Load more...

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COVID-19 Business Compliance Update

Some businesses receive perfect scores; others receive compliance orders More than 250 businesses in sectors such as retail, fitness, and hospitality received perfect scores on their COVID-19 compliance inspections, according to Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force. The COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force is a collaboration between the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode […]Load more...