The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Kingston Camp Beach for swimming because of high bacteria counts. RIDOH also recommends reopening Camp Grosvenor beach in North Kingstown, based on results from water samples that show bacteria levels within acceptable limits. Goddard State Park beach in Warwick remain closed for swimming. RIDOH will continue […]Load more...
WEYMOUTH, MA – A Weymouth police officer who suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting Sunday morning has died, along with a woman inside a nearby home who was struck by gunfire as officers chased the suspect on foot, her name has not been made public authorities said. Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes has identified the […]Load more...
Package includes $133.9 million public-private partnership to replace outdated residence halls and right-size dining facilities, and $54.4 million to renovate university’s largest academic building The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees today approved a $133.9 million UMass Dartmouth plan to replace outdated first-year student residence halls and right-size student dining facilities. The Board also gave […]Load more...
Raimondo, Coit to kick off Summer Hours at Scarborough Beach on Monday; Governor to sign Executive Order to reduce reliance on single-use plastics PROVIDENCE, RI – The Governor’s Office announced today dates for Governor Raimondo’s Summer Office Hours at state beaches and parks. The first open Summer Office Hours is scheduled for Monday, July 16 at […]Load more...
URI-led consortium selected by National Science Foundation to operate new research ship to replace R/V Endeavor WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to advance ocean exploration and modernize America’s fleet of Regional Research Vessels, U.S. Senator Jack Reed has worked for years helping to provide $250 million to allow the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed an Executive Order announcing that the 30th Governor’s Bay Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Governor’s Bay Day will include free parking at all Rhode Island state beaches, as well as fishing in Rhode Island’s saltwaters without a fishing license. The Rhode Island Public Transit […]Load more...
Providence, RI (July 12, 2018) – Providence City Council President David A. Salvatore participated in National Summer Learning Day today at Young Woods Elementary Schools’ Bell Summer Learning Program. «The summer is a great time for Providence youth to enjoy our parks and recreation centers, but it is also a time to remind students to […]Load more...
VOA News The acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency plans to keep cutting anti-pollution rules and regulations on industry. Andrew Wheeler held his first meeting with EPA employees Wednesday after taking over the job for Scott Pruitt, who resigned last week amid allegations of ethics violations. Wheeler, like Pruitt and President Donald Trump, believes […]Load more...
Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL —A partisan divide over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deepened Wednesday, with Republican senators extolling his judicial record while Democrats demanded time to thoroughly vet his writings and opinions on matters ranging from environmental regulation to executive authority. «Judge Kavanaugh is the real deal,» Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky […]Load more...
VOA News The founder of the popular U.S. pizza delivery franchise Papa John’s has resigned as chairman of the company’s board after a published report he used a racial slur during a conference call. Forbes magazine published a report Wednesday that John Schnatter was participating in a media training session with a marketing agency on […]Load more...
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