BOSTON – October 7, 2016 – The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has banned the harvesting of shellfish in Buzzards Bay, Mount Hope Bay and Lackeys Bay due to a substantial bloom of a potentially toxic kind of phytoplankton termed Pseudo-Nitzschia. Buzzards Bay and Lackeys Bay are closed to shellfish harvesting effective at sunrise on […]Load more...
Providence, RI – Friday at the White House, the Obama Administration honored Rhode Island’s Chris Brown with the «Champions of Change for Sustainable Seafood» award for his outstanding work to promote sustainable fisheries in New England. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse released the following statement on the honor for Brown: «Congratulations to Rhode Island’s […]Load more...
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2016 – As states brace for the impact of Hurricane Matthew, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law continues to focus on ensuring that all voters have access to the ballot during the 2016 election cycle. “Officials in states that have imposed mandatory evacuation orders as a result of Hurricane […]Load more...
Update from RITBA on Overweight and Oversized Vehicle Crossings for Newport Pell and Mount Hope Bridges Oversized Crossings: Two Day Notice and Permit Required; Strictly Enforced by RITBA, RISP JAMESTOWN, R.I. – The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) wants to remind all commercial and private entities that utilize oversized and overweight vehicles about […]Load more...
Providence – This $6.3 million, 9,190-square-foot wing was funded by a $50 million bond approved in 2012 for the renovation of three RIC buildings: Craig-Lee Hall, Gaige Hall and Fogarty Life Science. Fogarty Life Science is the first to be completed. Most of the simulation learning activities have moved to the new wing. There is […]Load more...
Ceremony to Mark Hire of 150th Graduate of Machinists’ Program by RI Employers Warwick – Through grants provided by the United States Department of Labor, the Governor’s Workforce Board of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, and the Rhode Island Foundation and Champlin Foundations, New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) developed […]Load more...
Portsmouth awarded funding for 2 new School Resource Officers & Warwick awarded funding for 3 Community Engagement Officers WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced a total of $625,000 to help the Portsmouth and Warwick Police Departments hire additional law enforcement officers […]Load more...
The Pawtucket Police Department received information that a threat had been made to a Pawtucket school via social media on October 3, 2016. Recently, there has been a national phenomenon where individuals are threatening schools wearing clown masks. Often times these threats are made via social media. Although these national occurrences have not resulted in […]Load more...
(RIDOT) today opened the indoor facility at the truck rest area along I-95 North, located between Exits 2 and 3 in Richmond. The building will offer indoor restrooms daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., including weekends and holidays. Outside of those hours, the rest area has portable restrooms available. RIDOT reopened the rest area […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI.,( October 7, 2016) – American Red Cross volunteer Carlos Spinola is deploying to South Carolina to support Red Cross relief efforts for Hurricane Matthew. Once there, Carlos will serve as a shelter service associate. Carlos is one of close to 3,000 Red Cross volunteers in the Connecticut and Rhode Island Region of the […]Load more...
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