BOSTON – December 23, 2015 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $300,000 in grants to support the efforts of six Buy Local organizations for projects which seek to connect food producers to their surrounding communities in Western, Central, Northeastern and Southeastern Massachusetts. «Buy Local organizations are committed to the idea that knowing where your food […]Load more...
Estimated Annual Savings of Over $12,000 for Sanderson Academy School ASHFIELD – December 23, 2015 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced funding for the Sanderson Academy Elementary School to convert its existing oil heating system to cleaner, highly efficient biomass boilers. The $171,598 from the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is the sixth award for […]Load more...
Mayor Fung blasts City Council for refusing Cranston’s Independent Comprehensive
December, 2015- Mayor Allan W. Fung sharply criticized last night’s refusal by the City Council to accept the city’s independent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to the State Auditor General, calling the maneuver «irresponsible political shenanigans». «By denying their pro-forma acceptance of the independent auditor’s report, the City Council is playing politics with a very serious […]Load more...
Rhode Island – El Concejo de la ciudad de Pawtucket aprobó una ordenanza que permite regular los spas. La medida presentada por la Concejal Sandro Cano, y aprobada en segunda vuelta convierte a Pawtucket en la quinta ciudad en tener leyes similares como Central Falls, Cranston, Coventry y Providence. La ordenanza tiene como fin eliminar […]Load more...
On this day in 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France.He later documented the event in a painting titled Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. Today, Van Gogh is regarded as an artistic genius and his masterpieces […]Load more...
Rhode Island – El Oficial de la policía de Pawtucket Jared Boudreault, asignado a la Escuela Secundaria William E. Tollman ha sido librado de toda culpa o de haber procedido de manera negligente cuando intervino arrestando a los hermanos Ivander DeBurgo y Tyler, estudiantes. La Policía Estatal de Rhode Island y la Unidad de Asuntos […]Load more...
Rhode Island – El Departamento de Niños, Jóvenes y Familias de Rhode Island, estará ocupándose de sus propias gestiones a partir de abril y abrirá luego a licitación una gama de servicios para atender a los 3,000 niños que tienen bajo su cuidado. Solo por 90 días más las dos más grandes agencias proveedoras de […]Load more...
VOA News The Obama administration has unveiled a plan to help combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the United States and globally. While about 100 cases of MDR-TB are diagnosed annually in the U.S., the disease affects nearly half a million people around the world every year. The plan released Tuesday is the first from the […]Load more...
Associated Press NEW YORK—The Queen of Soul made a surprise appearance at the House of Swing, helping the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra usher in the holiday season at their first concert in their newly refurbished home. Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis had a special gift for the audience when he introduced Aretha Franklin in the middle […]Load more...
Rhode Island – 13 ex empleados , en su gran mayoría hispanos, del Restaurante Teriyaki and Korean House en la calle Westminster en Providence están luchando porque les paguen más de $70,000 que les deben en sueldos acumulados. El Departamento de Empleo y Entrenamiento de los Estados Unidos está investigando, según informa Scott Allen, portavoz […]Load more...