PROVIDENCE, RI - Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell received the unanimous endorsement of the Johnston Democratic Town Committee last night. The committee, chaired by Richard Delfino, held their monthly meeting at the Pocassett Bay retirement facility. "Clay Pell is the right candidate at the right time to move Rhode Island's economy forward. Members of […]readmore
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RI – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that on February 26, 2014, members of the State Police Financial Crimes Unit arrested Thomas J. Primeau, age 56, of 30 Trappers Lane, East Greenwich for the alleged crimes of Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses and Forgery. […]readmore
Rhode Island – The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLU for its acronym in English) has filed a lawsuit fees charged by the state authorities and correctional police by public records. The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of a group of residents of Olneyville to which they are being charged $ 2.0000 per […]readmore
Rhode Island – Block Island Residents remain divided regarding the proposal to install wind turbines on its coast. More than 100 residents came to the public meeting last night at which exposed the Deepwater Wind project $ 300 million, some favoring the project say that this would reduce the high prices paid for energy, while […]readmore
Rhode Island – A state panel said that Rhode Island should join most other states provide some mental health records to the national background check system for firearms. The panel was created by lawmakers after the fatal shooting in Newton, Connecticut to examine because Rhode Island does not report any of the mental health records […]readmore
Family Service of Rhode Island senior vice president Susan Erstling, LICSW, Ph.D. will provide her expertise on military family trauma in an upcoming presentation focusing on the children and adolescents of service personnel. Dr. Erstling heads an evidence-based Family Service of Rhode Island trauma program caring for Rhode Island military families with past, current or […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of Providence is executing an aggressive program to systematically repair potholes throughout the city. Severe winter weather, including multiple snowstorms and daily cycles of freezing and thawing, has made this a challenging winter to combat potholes. Work crews are systematically repairing potholes throughout Providence based on daily surveys of roadways […]readmore
Providence, RI – The Providence Public School Department is pleased to announce the appointment of two administrators as executive directors. Rachel Mellion of North Providence, R.I., has been named Executive Director of the Office of Transformation and Innovation and will be responsible for overseeing the district’s lowest-performing elementary, middle and high schools. In leading the […]readmore
Today, Rhode Island is the leading member of the “National Hall of Shame”. We are number one in the nation in unemployment and near dead last in the business environment that is so essential for creating and keeping jobs. The evidence of our peril is clear; major office buildings like the famous “Superman” building vacant; […]readmore
Rhode Island – Rhode Island Health officials say 7 more people died from drug overdose in 5 days, bringing the total deaths so far this year to 45. Dr. Michael Fine, Director of the Department of Health of Rhode Island, announced the deaths on Wednesday during a community meeting on the prevention of overdose held […]readmore