Statement from Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt regarding the relocation of laboratory, biotech, and pharmaceutical equipment sales company Surplus Solutions, LLC (SSLLC) to the former Lowe’s on Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket, RI: I am pleased to welcome SSLLC to the City of Woonsocket at the site of the former Lowe’s along Diamond Hill Road. The introduction of […]readmore
Cranston – Mayor Allan Fung and Colonel Michael J. Winquist, Chief of the Cranston Police Department, announce that Wednesday afternoon, seven new officers were sworn in at a ceremony at Cranston City Hall. The new officers include Daniel Langlais, Thomas Lavey, James Murray, Leonard McIntyre, Dustin Merry, Andrea Smith and Robert Maione. All of the […]readmore
Legendary Rhode Island-Based Company Relocates and Expands in Providence, Opens New Storefront at 299 Promenade Street PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo tomorrow will join state and local officials to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new A.T. Cross storefront in Providence. The famed pen manufacturer will expand operations, add jobs, and open this […]readmore
Local non-profits will use federal funds to provide homeless with housing, support PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a total of $5.9 million in Continuum of Care (CoC) grants for Rhode Island homeless assistance programs. This federal funding will support […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced the first of a series of neighborhood school painting projects in Providence Public Schools. This on-going project series is part of Mayor Elorza’s One Providence initiative aimed at protecting and serving every resident of the city regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, political […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI-The City Council’s Finance Committee tonight held a public hearing and finalized the vetting process for the Elorza administration’s precedent-setting five year tentative agreement with the firefighter’s union. Dissatisfied with the contract’s terms, with no confidence in the administration’s fiscal note, Finance Committee members sent the contract to the full Council without a recommendation. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced today Emily Crowell will serve as Communications Director for the City of Providence. «Emily is dynamic and is a natural fit for the position,» said Mayor Jorge Elorza. «Both Victor and Emily have served our team since I took office and I look forward to working with […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Rhode Island’s Electoral College convened to cast their votes for president and vice president. The four Presidential Electors – Representative Grace Diaz, Frank J. Montanaro, Herbert Claiborne Pell, and L. Susan Weiner – cast their votes for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. The historic ceremony began at noon when the Kentish […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) was signed into law Friday to strengthen collaborative cybersecurity research and development efforts between the United States and Israel. The pair of lawmakers introduced the United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 (H.R. 5877) after returning from a congressional delegation […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced that global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson intends to open its new health technology center in Rhode Island. The center will specialize in optimizing information technology and data analytics to create software applications that will serve to improve health outcomes. The center expects to fill approximately […]readmore