By Carmen Russo RI Nets $17.776M Federal Grant to Help Fund Hiring Of 95 Firefighters Over $15M for Providence to fund hiring of 80 firefighters & $2.76M to help Cranston fill 15 firefighter positions WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined with […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo BOSTON – EPA will award additional grants of nearly $2.6 million in supplemental funding for communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont to carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects at contaminated Brownfields properties. The projects will help communities create jobs while protecting people’s health and the environment. The supplemental funding, […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo Enough Is Enough Praises Worldwide Chain for Internet Safety Leadership Washington, D.C.—Enough Is Enough (EIE), the nation’s pioneering Internet safety organization today praised the McDonald’s corporation® for their decision to filter public Wi-Fi from pornography and child pornography. EIE launched its “National Porn Free Wi-Fi” campaign” in the fall of 2014, with […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, Senator Maryellen Goodwin, Representative Christopher Blazejewski, Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence members and other advocates for survivors of domestic violence, today hosted a ceremonial bill signing of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. This legislation creates a domestic […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo ROVIDENCE, R.I. – During his first official week as the 10th President of Rhode Island College, Frank Sánchez hit the ground running to build ties with the campus community by paying a visit to students and staff. Sánchez, who comes to RIC after serving as vice chancellor for student affairs at the […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo The Providence-Newport ferry service continues to prove popular with Rhode Islanders and visitors alike, and has sold more than 5,000 tickets in its first 12 days, providing passengers a unique and convenient transportation option to one of Rhode Island’s most popular summer destinations. Additionally, RIDOT’s ferry operator, Seastreak, has indicated that roughly […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo Senate clears bill to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery from opioid addiction Fundamental shift in American drug policy heads to President’s desk to be signed into law Washington, DC – Today, the Senate adopted the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act conference report, giving final approval to legislation that addresses the addiction crisis […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza joined members of the City Council, Parks Superintendent Wendy Nilsson, Director Joe Salem from Roger Williams Park Services, Rhode Island Foundation Senior Vice President of Strategy and Community, Jessica David and community project partners Cara Burgess, Victor Burgess, and Ed Raff in a ribbon cutting […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo VACANCY NOTICE POSITION: Senior Programmer Analyst (2 positions available) LOCATION: Information Technology Department Initially located at the Warwick Campus REPORTS TO: Manager – Systems Development (Enterprise Reporting-ARGOS) GRADE & SALARY: CCRI PSA 12; Salary range begins at $46,852 Hiring salary commensurate with education and experience WORK SCHEDULE: Non-Standard; 35 hours per week […]Load more...
By Carmen Russo CENTRAL FALLS – During the early morning hours of July 12, Officers were following up on information of a wanted person staying in a basement apartment on Chestnut Street. Upon their arrival, the man in question attempted to identify himself as his father of the same name and gave his father’s date […]Load more...
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