August 25, 2016 — Waltham, MASSACHUSETTS – The Vermont Green Line today announced a new partnership with Citizens Energy Corporation to assist low-income Vermont residents with their energy needs. By becoming an owner in the Vermont Green Line alongside National Grid, Citizens Energy will finance its share of the line and use its profits, in […]Load more...
Rhode Island students’ scores improved and participation rates rose on the 2016 PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessments, according to results that the R.I. Department of Education (RIDE) released today (August 25). As a result of statewide conversations in all communities, the statewide participation in both English Language Arts/Literacy and […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the PARCC scores: «As we continue to focus on growing the Rhode Island economy and preparing young people for the challenging careers of the 21st-century, we have to develop and support great schools and a world-class public education system. Today’s PARCC results […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it will reopen the existing truck rest area along I-95 North, located between Exits 2 and 3. The rest area will provide additional safe parking for truck drivers, who must comply with federal regulations that limit the number of hours they can drive and establish minimum […]Load more...
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, are pleased to announce the graduation ceremony of eighteen (18) new deputy sheriffs from the Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs Training Academy. The ceremony will take place […]Load more...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that two individuals pleaded nolo contendere yesterday to unemployment insurance benefit fraud with court-ordered restitution in excess of $34,000. «To date in calendar year 2016, we have successfully prosecuted 20 cases of unemployment insurance benefit fraud with court-ordered restitution of more than $240,000,» said Attorney General Kilmartin. «I am […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced 96 mosquito samples from 26 traps set on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 have tested negative for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Personal protection is the first line of defense against mosquitoes that may carry WNV, EEE, or other […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety along with Director Peter Alviti Jr., Director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation announces the Rhode Island Impaired Driving Summit presented by the Impaired Driving Prevention Alliance. This event will be held August 25th and 26th at the […]Load more...
Farmers from Sharon, N. Easton, Tewksbury, Holliston and Pepperell take top honors at 32nd annual event BOSTON – August 24, 2016 – Massachusetts environmental officials joined tomato farmers from across the state today at the KITCHEN at Boston Public Market for the Commonwealth’s 31st Annual Tomato Contest. Designed to increase awareness of locally grown produce, […]Load more...
PLYMOUYH – August 24, 2016 – State wildlife and transportation officials gathered today at the Route 3, Exit 5 Rest Area in Plymouth to announce a $21,500 grant from the US Fish & Wildlife Service to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) to restore populations of monarch butterflies and other native and rare […]Load more...