Central Falls, Kingston, and Albion Fire Departments win federal AFG awards CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Thursday, August 2, 2018, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $106,668 in federal funding to help the Central Falls Fire Department, Kingston Fire Department, and Albion Fire District purchase needed equipment […]Load more...
Associated Press HONOLULU — Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing for the possibility that frequent earthquakes will cut off a major highway. Emergency officials dealing with the eruption are turning their focus to the aptly named village of Volcano, where dozens of […]Load more...
VOA News The Trump administration has announced plans to freeze fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. The administration also announced Thursday it wants to rescind the authority of California and other states to set more stringent vehicle mileage standards to address environmental issues like climate change and smog. New fuel-efficiency requirements, which were set to take […]Load more...
VOA News/Steve Herman Just hours after top U.S. national security leaders made a rare joint appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday to express concern about efforts by Russia and potentially others to meddle in upcoming U.S. elections, U.S. President Donald Trump made an appearance at a rally where he seemed to be unable […]Load more...
VOA News The U.S. «remains deeply concerned with China’s long-standing restrictions on freedom of expression online,» a State Department official said Thursday, reacting to Google’s reported plan to relaunch its search engine in China. «We strongly object to all efforts by China to force U.S. companies to block or censor online content as a condition […]Load more...
VOA/Cindy Saine U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Turkish counterpart Friday in an effort to obtain the release of Andrew Brunson, a detained U.S. pastor who Turkey accuses of backing terrorism. The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Turkish officials because of Brunson’s detention. Turkey says the sanctions are unacceptable. Pompeo and […]Load more...
The legal opinion issued by the Providence City Solicitor’s Office states that the contract entered into by the former Council President with GoLocalProv is both «invalid and unenforceable» under the Home Rule Charter and the Providence Code of Ordinances. While the opinion does not «go beyond the legitimacy of the contract to explore the potential […]Load more...
WOONSOCKET, RI: Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced today that is she is officially seeking re-election for a third consecutive term as Mayor of the City of Woonsocket. Mayor Baldelli-Hunt was first elected Mayor of the sixth largest city in Rhode Island in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016. Prior to becoming Woonsocket’s Mayor, Baldelli-Hunt represented District 49 in the […]Load more...
State Will Make $10 Million Available for School Safety Upgrades PROVIDENCE, RI– At Asa Messer Elementary School today, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that the state is making immediately available $10 million in funding for schools to complete safety and security upgrades to buildings. The funding will be available to every city and town, and will […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, July 30, 2018 the Providence City Council approved a $160 million bond referendum that will realize improvements in school infrastructure. The bond is a joint effort between the Providence City Council and Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. City Council President David A. Salvatore stated, «As elected officials, we speak a lot […]Load more...
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