BOSTON – August 10, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the launch of a seafood marketing program aimed to increase awareness and demand for local seafood products and support Massachusetts’ fishing and seafood industries. The Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Program kicked off its formal marketing efforts this weekend, participating in the 5th annual Boston Seafood […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Councilman Michael Correia (Ward 6) is calling on the Providence Police to assemble a task force of officers to address graffiti in his ward. «Graffiti is affecting property values and causing hardship for business and families in the community,» said Correia. «With the support of the Providence Police, we can get to […]Load more...
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Governor Raimondo, Treasurer Magaziner Announce First Round of State Infrastructure
RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner will join with Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank CEO Jeffrey Diehl to announce $17.2 million in financing for energy efficiency and renewable-energy projects in Pawtucket and five other communities, with a robust pipeline of future demand. The first round […]Load more...
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Public Cooling Shelters Announced in Anticipation of High Temperatures
PAWTUCKET – To help people keep cool and safe in the current wave of intense heat, Mayor Donald Grebien is notifying residents of the locations of «cooling shelters» at the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, the Pawtucket Police Station, Pawtucket Public Library, the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, Kennedy Manor and St. Germain Manor. These cooling shelters […]Load more...
TATE HOUSE — The House Minority Caucus has sent a letter to Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight, Representative Patricia A. Serpa, requesting that the Committee reconvene, to subpoena and release to the public, documents related to the 38 Studios investigation. The letter comes following an announcement by Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Rhode […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier A new batch of U.S. State Department emails from Hillary Clinton’s earliest days as secretary of state in 2009 shows close connections between the country’s top diplomatic agency and the charitable Clinton Foundation that she founded with her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Clinton, now the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and leading in […]Load more...
Chris Hannas, Wayne Lee VOA News WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Justice says the police department in the eastern city of Baltimore, Maryland, violated the Constitution and federal anti-discrimination laws by systemically engaging in a pattern of illegal stops, searches, arrests and use of excessive force, particularly against the city’s African-American population.»Public trust is critical to effective […]Load more...
VOA News A few hundred people gathered for a moment of silence on Tuesday at the spot in the central U.S. city of Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown was killed by a police officer two years ago. Later Tuesday, a few dozen people marched in protest, sometimes blocking traffic and chanting «no justice, no peace.» […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – As Rhode Island families get ready for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) is encouraging students who reside or attend school in the First Congressional District to take part in the 2016 Congressional App Challenge by designing an app for mobile, tablet, or personal computers on […]Load more...
VOA News Officials in Texas say a baby whose mother traveled to El Salvador while pregnant has died shortly after birth, in a case attributed to the Zika virus. Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health, announced Tuesday that the infant, who died a few weeks ago, had microcephaly, a medical condition […]Load more...