VOA News/Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, one that could drive more e-commerce on its services […]readmore
VOA News/Associated Press U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history. The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced the massive bust on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying law enforcement agents seized about 16.5 tons […]readmore
BLACKSTONE VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE DEDICATES NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER TO
47,000 S/F Neighborhood Health Station Centralizes Affordable Medical Services in One Location CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, June 17, 2019: The people of Central Falls had a reason to celebrate as dignitaries, elected officials, donors, medical staff and clients gathered to officially dedicate the Blackstone Valley Community Health Care’s Neighborhood Health Station to the community of […]readmore
La ciudad de Providence y el departamento de bomberos lanzaron el programa estaciones seguras en enero del 2018, los adictos a las drogas llegan a las estaciones de bomberos que están abiertas las 24 horas, y son conectados con agencias que le brinda ayuda a la adicción. Adrienne Wood llego a una estación segura para […]readmore
Messer Street Fire Station to temporarily close for construction
Engine 8 and Ladder 2 to relocate to nearby stations and will continue providing service within their normal district Providence, RI: The Messer Street fire station will be temporarily closed for capital improvements that will be made within the station over the course of approximately 30 days. Regular operations at the Messer Streets station will […]readmore
Delta Dental Clinic Opens at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — The Delta Dental Clinic at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care (BVCHC) officially opened today during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the dedication of Blackstone Valley Community Health Care’s Neighborhood Health Station to the Central Falls community. The state-of-the-art Dental Clinic, which provides critical oral health care to those in the Central Falls […]readmore
Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that members of the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) have arrested seven people in connection with two shooting incidents in the city of Providence. These arrests are the result of […]readmore
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Allen Hanson (age 33), of East Providence, pleaded guilty on June 11, 2019 to one count of involuntary manslaughter. Providence County Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos sentenced Hanson to a 30-year full sentence with 26 years to serve at the ACI and the balance suspended with probation […]readmore
By VOA News New York is the latest state where parents can no longer refuse to vaccinate children on religious grounds. Both houses of the New York State Assembly passed the measure Thursday and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it immediately. The move comes while the United States is experiencing its worst outbreak of measles in 25 years. […]readmore
VOA News/Jim Malone WASHINGTON – Joe Biden is holding on, Elizabeth Warren is surging, and President Donald Trump is fuming about recent polls and a Democratic presidential field he says is to the extreme left. It is all part of the latest ups and downs of the 2020 presidential campaign. Former Vice President Biden remains […]readmore