BOSTON – The Burrillville R.I. Sewer Commission was recently honored with a “2015 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award” by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s New England regional office. The Commission, led by Superintendent John E. Martin, III, was recognized for exceptional work in operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment plant. The plant was one […]Load more...
On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, including her pioneering “touch teaching” techniques, the previously uncontrollable Keller flourished, eventually graduating from college and becoming an international lecturer and activist. Sullivan, later […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced today that the flu is «widespread» in Rhode Island, triggering the state’s requirement for unvaccinated healthcare workers in hospitals and many other types of healthcare facilities to wear surgical masks. «The masking requirement is critical in protecting healthcare workers from catching the flu, and also in protecting […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo welcomed LaunchCode, a tech talent placement nonprofit and Real Jobs RI job-training partner, to Rhode Island. She discussed how the state is helping employers meet their IT skills shortages and helping workers build the skills they need to compete for these open positions. If you missed the event, […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrests of five New York residents and the seizure of over 250 stolen credit cards during motor vehicle stops on Route 95 in West Greenwich and Cranston. On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at approximately […]Load more...
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of two Massachusetts residents after troopers seized eight hundred ecstasy pills during a motor vehicle stop. On Monday, February 29, 2016, at approximately 11:15 PM, Troopers from the Hope Valley Barracks conducted a […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Michael J. Marcello (D-Dist. 41, Scituate, Cranston) has introduced legislation (2016-H 7656) that would authorize cities and towns to regulate, by local ordinance, the sale of fireworks within their municipal boundaries. «Since the state legalized the sale of fireworks several years ago, there has been confusion at the municipal level as […]Load more...
Rhode Island se unió a una nueva iniciativa de educación abierta de múltiples estados para ofrecerles mayor cantidad de recursos educativos gratuitos a estudiantes y maestros. Por medio de la iniciativa #GoOpen, coordinada por el U.S. Department of Education (Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos), Rhode Island se une a otros 12 estados que […]Load more...
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Reed Announces $703,000 for Neighborhood Improvement Projects RI’s NeighborWorks affiliates
PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help build stronger neighborhoods and create jobs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that three Rhode Island non-profit community development organizations in the NeighborWorks network will receive a total of $703,000 in federal funding for community development efforts. Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE – The Rhode Island Senate has approved legislation (2016-S 2224) sponsored by Sen. Erin Lynch Prata (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) to establish a new General Assembly Joint Committee of the Repealer, to be tasked with the job of combing through Rhode Island’s laws and proposing which outdated statutes should be repealed. “The new […]Load more...