20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence City Council vote
February 27, 2020

20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence City Council vote

The Providence City Council is planning to decide on the fate of an $18 million, 20-year Tax...

Truck overturns off Allens Ave, dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in the Bay
October 31, 2019

Truck overturns off Allens Ave, dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in the Bay

A fuel truck overturned on the Route 95 Allens Avenue ramp in Providence Wednesday evening, leaking about...

Paul Roselli: ProJo’s power plant editorial based on ‘misinformation and distortions’
October 3, 2018

Paul Roselli: ProJo’s power plant editorial based on ‘misinformation and distortions’

It would be easy to dismiss the Providence Journal October 2nd editorial titled “Loss of plant would...

Warwick Rep Vella-Wilkinson, a Democrat, supports Republican Giarrusso over his Democratic challenger
January 19, 2020

Warwick Rep Vella-Wilkinson, a Democrat, supports Republican Giarrusso over his Democratic challenger

Warwick Representative Camille Vella-Wilkinson may be cheering for a Blue Wave this November, but in a race...

Groden Center educators still on strike – Day Two
October 31, 2019

Groden Center educators still on strike – Day Two

UPDATE from SEIU: “Behavior specialists and other support staff, who provide education and other services to children...

Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and Town of Lincoln donate ambulance to Haiti
October 31, 2019

Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and Town of Lincoln donate ambulance to Haiti

Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee, Lincoln Town Administrator Joseph Almond and Bernard Georges, founder of New Bridges for...

Elorza: Senate President’s plan to remove Providence from I-195 zoning ‘unprecedented’
October 31, 2019

Elorza: Senate President’s plan to remove Providence from I-195 zoning ‘unprecedented’

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza responded Tuesday to comments made by Rhode Island State Senate President Dominick Ruggerio...

Elorza calls for swift end to bus strike, responds to ACLU letter
October 3, 2018

Elorza calls for swift end to bus strike, responds to ACLU letter

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza stood with School Superintendent Christopher Maher and about a dozen city and state...

Groden Center educators on strike
October 31, 2019

Groden Center educators on strike

Educators at the Groden Center schools in Providence and Coventry went on strike Tuesday in protest of...

Governor Raimondo announces co-chairs and members of Task Force to Tackle Plastics
October 1, 2018

Governor Raimondo announces co-chairs and members of Task Force to Tackle Plastics

[From a press release] Governor Gina Raimondo today announced the leadership, composition, and first meeting of the...

Joe Biden comes to Providence to stump for Democrats ahead of November elections
January 19, 2020

Joe Biden comes to Providence to stump for Democrats ahead of November elections

“We have the three Trumpeteers from Rhode Island: Flanders, Fung and Bell, whose objective is to Trumpetize...

Rep Lancia speaks out against National Grid’s 30 percent rate increase
October 31, 2019

Rep Lancia speaks out against National Grid’s 30 percent rate increase

“You know, I’ve got to say, this is really a sad day for Rhode Island,” said Representative...

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