Comunidad

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $163,000 to Urban Agriculture Projects

BOSTON – March 14, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration has announced grants totaling approximately $163,000 for five urban agriculture projects that will support the growth and viability of this growing sector. Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner John Lebeaux announced the grants at the 4th Annual Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference held at Northeastern University. «These […]readmore

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Pawtucket City Councilor Sandra Cano, Women’s Groups Celebrate Women’s History

Councilor Cano, Women’s Groups Celebrate Women’s History Month at Old Slater Mill PAWTUCKET – Joined by Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, the YWCA RI, Day One, Quota International, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island and members of the Pawtucket Police Department, Pawtucket City Councilor Sandra Cano, hosted a celebration of Women’s History Month at […]readmore

Comunidad

Rep. Amore calls for lifting of social gaming ban

STATE HOUSE – Rep. Gregg Amore has introduced legislation (2016-H 7141) that would allow social gaming in private residences, public taverns, and private clubs as long as there is a social relationship between participants and no person other than the participants receives anything of value. «With the March Madness beginning and several games being played […]readmore

LPR Red de deportes

Enhanced Transit Corridor in Downtown Providence

Announced Project Utilizes Federal and State Grants to Connect Areas of Economic Activity PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today joined Governor Gina Raimondo, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation, representatives from the Federal Transit Administration, RIPTA, RIDOT and community stakeholders to announce plans for a 1.4-mile Enhanced Transit Corridor in Downtown Providence. «This project is […]readmore

Noticias del mundo

Turkey: One of Ankara Attackers Was Female

VOA News Turkish security officials said Monday that a woman who was a Kurdish militant was one of the two suspected suicide bombers who carried out the deadly blast in Ankara that killed at least 37 people and injured another 125. The authorities did not name the woman, but said she was born in 1992, lived […]readmore

Noticias del mundo

American IS Member Surrenders to Kurdish Forces in Iraq

NORTHERN IRAQ—An American member of Islamic State has surrendered to Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq, near the town of Sinjar. Sarbaz Hama Amin, a Kurdish Peshmerga commander in Iraq, told VOA his forces noticed the suspect while on patrol Monday. “Our Peshmergas who were patrolling the frontline said they saw something unusual and started […]readmore