PROVIDENCE – Today, Michael Solomon, president of the Providence City Council, announced his candidacy for Mayor of Providence. Michael, who owns several businesses in the city, spoke before family, friends, and supporters at Building Futures in Olneyville this morning, a non-profit organization dedicated to building career pathways for unemployed Providence residents. LPR Coverage of Solomon’s Bid for Providence Mayor «I […]readmore
Former Providence Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci said Monday he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he expects a full recovery. Cianci was elected mayor in 1974 and held the job until 1984, when he resigned after pleading no contest to assaulting a man in his East Side home. He was elected to mayor’s office again […]readmore
Rhode Island – Police announced that Nelson Sanchez, 24, was shot Friday night near Atwells Avenue on Putnam Street while sitting inside a vehicle. The driver took him to the police station of the city and from there was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead Authorities are investigating if this shooting […]readmore
Rhode Island – The Licensing Board of the City of Providence held an emergency meeting on Saturday and decided to temporarily close the Karma Club. The incident that happened that morning in which two Massachusetts men were shot, according to police, was the main cause of the decision. According to authorities, the victims are: Kenneth […]readmore
Saturday morning a fire broke out at about 9:30 a.m. at 45 Rosedale Street and quickly spread to the upper floors of the three-story building. Firefighters encountered heavy fire on the second and third floors of the building. Their work was complicated by ice-cold temperatures and powerlines that were situated in front of the home. […]readmore
Rhode Island – A 19 year old man has been arrested and charged in connection to the shooting of a man who was injured, Saturday afternoon in Providence. Jorge Delcid, of Hartford Avenue, surrendered to the authorities. Robert Evans 24 was found injured and bleeding on the steps of his residence on Health Avenue and was […]readmore
Rhode Island – 29 volunteers helped the elderly and disabled to clear snow after the storm that covered the white region. According to the organization Serve Rhode Island, volunteers were registered and then took to the streets, despite the low temperature, to achieve its tasks. However, the organization also says that still need more help. […]readmore
Rhode Island – A man is in critical condition in the hospital after he was rescued by firefighters early Monday. Firefighters arrived to 9 Parks Place in Providence and found the man in his apartment in the 5th floor, which was on fire. The flames were controlled and the other houses were not harmed. Residents […]readmore
Rhode Island – Little more than a dozen Dominicans protested outside the town of Providence on Monday, the presence of Peggy Cabral, widow of José Francisco Peña Gómez, leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in the Dominican Republic and who now has her own TV show. Cabral was received by Mayor Angel Taveras Taveras […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal, state and local leaders are expected to attend a rally Friday for comprehensive immigration reform hosted by Congressman David N. Cicilline, (D-RI) and his guest, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), Cicilline’s office said.readmore
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