PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea today announced that 166 Rhode Islanders gathered the required signatures to qualify to run as presidential delegates in the state’s April 26 Presidential Preference Primary (PPP). This number is higher than the 119 delegates who qualified in 2012, but lower than the 184 in 2008. These […]Load more...
Providence – City of Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and Resources for Human Development Rhode Island (RHD-RI) invite you to visit Mayor Elorza’s Community Gallery for its newest exhibition Birds of a Feather. The exhibit is on view in the Community Gallery at Providence City Hall, Room 203, […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -The Providence City Council on Thursday honored Sergeant Steven Courville for taking incisive action in saving a local resident from committing suicide on the Henderson Bridge. Courville was presented with a proclamation signed by all 15 council members at the City Council meeting on March 3, 2016. The initiative was led by Councilman […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that earlier this morning members of the Rhode Island State Police arrested a Pawtucket woman for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs-2nd Offense and Duty to Stop for an Accident Resulting in […]Load more...
Initiative creates awareness of Rhode Island’s historic role in slavery PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence City Council passed a resolution on Thursday formalizing support for the Rhode Island Middle Passage Project, the local chapter of a national effort to install historic markers memorializing the lives of enslaved Africans. The Rhode Island Middle Passage Project committee […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement on signing the Twin River Tiverton Proposal Legislation: «Together with leaders in the House and Senate, we took action focused on keeping economic development and jobs here in Rhode Island, and protecting our state’s third-largest revenue source so that we can continue to invest […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by federal and state officials as well as representatives from business and education, will announce the launch of a comprehensive statewide computer science initiative at Tolman High School on Monday, March 7, 2016. «If we want our kids to have the best opportunities in our tech-driven economy, […]Load more...
DETROIT—Statement by Detroit Federation of Teachers Interim President Ivy Bailey on the social media threat made against the teachers and principal of Cass Technical High School. The writer threatened to take action on Friday. At the request of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, an emergency meeting was held this afternoon with Detroit Public Schools officials, […]Load more...
The late Army Sgt. Michael Weidemann, of Newport, earned the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and several other medals for his meritorious service during Operation Iraqi Freedom CRANSTON, RI – On Friday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will host a special medal ceremony honoring the late Army Sgt. Michael Weidemann. Senator […]Load more...
Reuters PADANG/JAKARTA, INDONESIA—All 22 of the early-warning buoys Indonesia that were deployed after the 2004tsunami disaster were inoperable when a massive undersea earthquake struck off the country’s coast on Wednesday, a national disaster mitigation agency official said. The 7.8 magnitude quake did not trigger a tsunami, and there were no deaths and no major damage, but it did expose […]Load more...
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