PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Angel Taveras today kicked off the second season of Providence’s $40 million Road Improvement Project on Moses Brown Street in the Wayland Square neighborhood. «We are excited to resume paving roads throughout Providence for the second season of our $40 million road improvement project,» Mayor Taveras said. «We covered a lot […]readmore
Providence, RI – Today, Republican Candidate for Governor Ken Block called for the need to change how politicians operate in Rhode Island. Citing the contributions Treasurer Raimondo, Mayor Fung, and Mayor Taveras made to Speaker Fox, as well as Treasurer Raimondo’s and Mayor Taveras’ walking with Speaker Fox in his district, all while allegations of pay-to-play and […]readmore
Providence: Director of Health Michael Fine, MD today declared the flu to be widespread again in Rhode Island. This declaration triggers the requirement that healthcare workers who have not been vaccinated against the flu wear surgical masks during direct patient contact. Rhode Island is seeing a second wave of flu that is even more intense […]readmore
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces the arrest of a North Providence man on drug distribution charges by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force. On April 16, 2014, at approximately 8:00 a.m., members of the HIDTA Task Force executed a court […]readmore
Providence – Nellie Gorbea, Democratic candidate for Secretary of State released her tax returns for the past five years and many other candidates for state office agreed to do so as well. Her opponent, Guillaume de Ramel, refused to release his. «I was disappointed to hear that my opponent refused to release his tax returns,” said […]readmore
BARRINGTON – The Barrington Democratic Town Committee overwhelmingly endorsed Gina Raimondo for governor last night. After hearing from each of the candidates in the Democratic Primary, the committee voted to endorse Gina because of her proven track record of solving big problems and commitment to fixing our economy. The final vote tally was 16 for […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – *Providence mayoral candidate and City Council President Michael Solomon unveiled a detailed 10-year vision to rebuild Providence’s neighborhood schools and create 2,000 jobs today. In an eight page plan available on his website<http://www.solomonforpvd.com/mayor/thebigidea/>, Solomon proposes investing $250 million to rebuild the city’s schools over the next 10 years. The plan will create […]readmore
The President of Ukraine, Olexander Turchynov, said that Ukrainian forces retook control of a military airport in Kramatorsk, in Eastern Ukraine, after fighting against pro-Russian separatists. Earlier, Turchynov had informed the Parliament, that it had begun an operation to evict pro Russians fighters that occupied government buildings in the east of the country. According to various […]readmore
The Government of Iraq reported that the Abu Ghraib prison has been closed, this was prompted by fears about safety. The Minister of Justice, Shimmari Hassan, said that 2,400 prisoners were transferred to other jails in provinces in the north and center of the country. Abu Ghraib is in an unstable region of Baghdad. All […]readmore
Providence, RI – Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today the nominations of Scott Rabideau of Pascoag and Vince Watchorn of Providence to the Judicial Nominating Commission filling the seats vacated by Alexander Biliouris and D. Faye Sanders respectively. «As leaders in their fields, Scott and Vince will bring to the Judicial Nominating Commission valuable insight […]readmore
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