Eliminación segura de medicamentos El evento anual fue patrocinado por la Administración Federal de Control de Drogas (DEA), y está diseñado «para proporcionar un medio seguro, conveniente y responsable para deshacerse de los medicamentos recetados, y al mismo tiempo educar al público en general sobre el posible abuso de medicamentos». Los Walgreens de Providence el […]readmore
Rhode Island State Police to Participate in DEA’s National Prescription
Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that the Rhode Island State Police will again join other law enforcement agencies participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 27. This annual event, sponsored by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration […]readmore
BOSTON – A Massachusetts District Court Judge and Trial Court Officer were indicted today in federal court in Boston on obstruction of justice charges for preventing an ICE Officer from taking custody of an alien defendant. Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, 51, of Natick, who was appointed as a Massachusetts District Court Judge in November 2017, […]readmore
Governor Raimondo Asks Rhode Islanders to Recycle Right, Keep Ocean
NEWPORT, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo was joined at Newport Hospital today by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Executive Director Joseph Reposa and Lifespan CEO Tim Babineau for the official reboot of RI Resource Recovery’s ‘Let’s recycle RIght®!’ public education campaign. With the U.S. recycling industry facing new challenges and the state’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics […]readmore
Rhode Island State Police Major Timothy G. Sanzi, Detective Commander, reports that the Rhode Island State Police is investigating the discovery of a body at a recycling facility in Johnston earlier today. The body was found at approximately 10:30 a.m. today at Full Circle Recycling, 23 Green Hill Road, Johnston. Members of the Rhode Island […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has alerted healthcare providers that the flu is no longer widespread in Rhode Island, which means that healthcare workers who have not been immunized against the flu are no longer required to wear surgical masks during direct patient contact. The flu had been declared widespread in Rhode Island […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island (April 25, 2019)– Last night the Burrillville Town Council voted unanimously for a resolution that declares the town a “Second Amendment Sanctuary own”. The resolution states that the town will support “the Burrillville Police Department to exercise sound discretion when enforcing laws impacting the rights of citizens under the second amendment,” and […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 p.m., Mayor James A. Diossa, Council President Maria Rivera, the Central Falls Police Department and local city officials will be bidding farewell to longtime Central Falls Police Chief Colonel James Mendonca. Colonel Mendonca will be leaving his current position to head the Rhode Island College campus […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will join state officials, the City of Woonsocket, RI Tree Council, American Forests, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, National Grid, and other partners tomorrow morning to announce forestry grant awards and celebrate the 132nd anniversary of Arbor Day in Rhode Island. The event will include a ceremonial planting of a […]readmore
Lifespan’s board of directors and chief executive officer announce today that they strongly oppose the proposed acquisition of Care New England by Partners HealthCare. Lifespan chairman of the board of directors, Lawrence Aubin, said, “Allowing such an acquisition to move forward would have devastating consequences for Rhode Island and its health care delivery system, now […]readmore