Pawtucket – Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Senior Liaison Beth Roberge announced today that the Pawtucket’s Youth to Senior Shoveling Program will begin accepting requests from Pawtucket seniors to be placed on the list to be matched with a snow shoveling volunteer for this winter on October 1st. After another successful season last year matching […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – On Tuesday, September 27th at 9:15 a.m. members of the Providence Public Safety Department – Providence Emergency Management Agency, the Providence Police Department, the Providence Fire Department and the Communications Department will conduct an evacuation drill of City Hall. The primary goal of the drill will be to safely evacuate City Hall in […]Load more...
RI – September is National Preparedness month and the Pawtucket/Central Falls (PCF) Emergency Management Agency (EMA), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Mangement Agency’s (FEMA) America’s PrepareAthon Campaign, is promoting the CodeRED emergency notification system. CodeRED is a FREE emergency notification service provided to all residents within Rhode Island that will notify you of emergency […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien has announced that extended hours of service at City Hall, an initiative to provide greater access to services for residents and businesses, will continue through December of 2016. The extended hours will again be available until 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. The increased availability for […]Load more...
R I – The North Kingstwon post office has been name in honor of Melvoid Benson a teacher, community leader and former State Representative. Benson was the first black woman to be elected to the Rhode Island legislature. The Melvoid J. Benson is the first post office in Rhode Island name in Honor of an […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee was joined by Governor Gina M. Raimondo, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Brigadier General Christopher P. Callahan, Adjutant General of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard for a remembrance ceremony in the Garden of Heroes to honor First […]Load more...
Providence, RI- On Sunday, August 28, 2016 at approximately 18:04 hours Providence Police responded to a pedestrian struck call which occurred in front of Baez Market, 454 Public Street. A Range Rover was operating in reverse on Public Street towards Broad Street when the vehicle came into collision with a female subject, later identified as […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket School Department announced that an agreement has been reached between Aramark, the district’s food service vendor, and the union that represents the employees that serve food throughout our school community. School will be held as scheduled tomorrow. Superintendent of Schools Patti DiCenso said, «We are pleased that the parties were able […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of anti-poverty activist Henry Shelton, the former leader of the Pawtucket-based George Wiley Center: «Henry Shelton really put the word active into activism. He was caring, courageous, and passionate about helping working families and those who were less fortunate. Henry […]Load more...
Providence – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, along with Chief Sheriff David M. DeCesare, advise citizens to be aware of a telephone scam threatening arrest if a financial payment is not made. A male caller identifies himself as either […]Load more...