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East Providence library gets $205,000 for improvements
The library received a $185,000 grant from the Champlin Foundation, a Rhode Island philanthropic organization. Friends of the East Providence Public Library raised an additional $20,000 for the library from book sales.
RIDEM says West Nile Virus found in mosquito sample
PAWTUCKET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that the first positive case of West Nile Virus was found in a mosquito sample in the state. The sample was collected in Pawtucket on July 15, and no cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis were found in...
Overdose Alert: RI issues warning for overdose spike in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued an overdose spike alert for Providence because of an increase in non-fatal opioid overdoses. From July 18 to Wednesday, there were 22 reports of people in Providence receiving emergency department or medical services care for suspected overdoses, the Health Department said. The Health...
WaterFire Providence to end shows early amid financial struggles
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Full WaterFires in Providence will end at 11 p.m. this summer instead of midnight. The decision comes as the organization faces finical troubles. "There's no more cutting we can do, other than just stopping," Barnaby Evans, WaterFire founder said. WaterFire Providence is hoping some help from...
Taunton residents sound alarm over rents at manufactured home park. The allegations
TAUNTON — Residents of Leisurewoods in Taunton say the manufactured home community is plagued by rent disparities and aging infrastructure — and they are calling on the city and state to do something about it. On June 13, about 50 residents of the 55-and-older manufactured home community attended a forum in the clubhouse hosted by their homeowners association to vent these frustrations. ...
Letter: RI needs Nursing Home Workforce Standards board
My name is Sherman Pines and I am writing to express my disappointment in Gov. Dan McKee’s recent veto of the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Bill (WSB). This bill was a commonsense way to tackle the extreme issues that exist in our state’s nursing homes including chronic short staffing, low wages and high turnover. As a former nursing home resident, I unfortunately know these problems all too well. In 2021, I spent one month in Kingston Center in...
Cost of living in RI, Biden's ballots, golf courses worth the drive: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of July 21, supported by your subscriptions. • It doesn't get more Rhode Island than a tour of a lighthouse, except maybe if you brought along a Del's. While some of the state's lighthouses have been accessible for years, the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse –...
Providence - “Best Run City” - Sends Out Tax Bills After They Are Due
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley claims that he is running the “best run city” in America. While national rankings put Providence at 60th, more governing issues are cropping up, raising more questions about the Smiley administration’s management. The most recent faux pas was this past week when the...
R.I. releases updated Medicaid enrollment figures after completing renewal process
Nearly 75,000 people were removed from Rhode Island Medicaid after the state completed its annual redetermination process for the low-cost public health insurance program in May. That number represented about 20% of the people who were up for renewal for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. But a quarter of people terminated from Medicaid […]
Rhode Island’s Largest Closed Landfill Solar Site Goes into Operation
The 6.9 MW Bristol Landfill Solar Project, Rhode Island’s largest closed landfill solar site, is now operational. Developed by NuGen Capital Management, the project occupies 90 acres across the Town of Bristol’s capped landfill and consists of 20,692 solar panels. “All of us at NuGen are incredibly excited...
Rhode Island convention plans opposed by unions, women's health groups
(The Center Square) — A coalition of unions, civil liberties and reproductive rights groups are pushing back against Rhode Island's plans to hold a constitutional convention, even though it's unclear what would be taken up at the once-in-a-decade meeting. At a legislative hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers met to hammer out final plans for a ballot question in the November elections asking voters if the state should hold a constitutional convention. ...
The weekend: Karaoke contest, PVD Food Trucks & Halloween party among 45 things to do in northern RI
Northern RI –Maybe the real question is: what isn’t happening in northern Rhode Island this weekend?. Welcome to The Weekend, northern Rhode Island, your weekly guide to local happenings, all in our three-town radius of Burrillville, North Smithfield and Glocester. This week, you can hit the beach Friday...
RIPTA OKs extra money for East Side Tunnel repairs, now expected to be finished in October
Ongoing repairs to the 110-year-old bus tunnel connecting the East Side of Providence to downtown are going to take longer and cost more than Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) initially planned. RIPTA’s board of directors voted 7-0 Thursday to spend $7.5 million more on the tunnel, bringing the total project cost from $15.8 million […]
Central Fall hosting community survey on design of new high school
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) — Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera said the city is hosting a community survey on the design of the new high school. Rivera said that students and their families can give their input on what “local figures and inspirational quotes” should be on the walls of the new building.
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