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Rhode Island Prepares for Intense Heat Wave Next Week
Providence, RI – Residents across Rhode Island are advised to prepare for a significant heat wave next week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures with heat indices between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit are expected. Some areas may experience heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. These elevated...
INVESTIGATION: RI Nursing Home Rankings Fail to Disclose Crimes and Serious Violations
The process is a nightmare for a family trying to investigate the quality of nursing homes in Rhode Island. Popular rankings can be incomplete at best and misleading at worst. U.S. News and World Report ranks nursing homes across the country. According to U.S. News, Cedar Crest Nursing Centre in Cranston is one of six top facilities in Rhode Island.
R.I. constitutional convention ballot question opponents mobilize to convince voters to just say no
Hours before a commission started work Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a once-in-a-decade ballot question in November asking voters if Rhode Island should hold a constitutional convention, nearly 40 labor and civil liberties groups launched a preemptive attack to persuade voters to say no. Members of Rhode Island Citizens for Responsible Government gathered at […] The post R.I. constitutional convention ballot question opponents mobilize to convince voters to just say no appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Longtime Traffic Tribunal Judge Edward Parker dies at 85
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Judiciary expressed condolences Wednesday over the passing of state Traffic Tribunal Judge Edward Clark Parker, who served the court for three decades before his retirement last year. Known as “Eddie,” Parker, of Pawtucket, died Saturday, July 20 at age 85, according to his obituary. Parker joined the Traffic Tribunal in 1993,...
Girl Scouts ‘Cookie Share’ donates cookies, proceeds to local organizations
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) has donated 42,000 packages of Girl Scout Cookies to local organizations in 2024 through their project Cookie Share. This annual program sees customers purchase Girl Scout Cookies and donate them to a food banks, shelters, military and...
6.875-MW solar project finished atop Rhode Island capped landfill
NuGen Capital Management has completed a solar project on a closed landfill in Rhode Island. The 6.875-MWDC solar site occupies more than 90 acres of the Town of Bristol’s capped landfill. “All of us at NuGen are incredibly excited to see years of hard work and collaboration lead to...
RI facing 'blood emergency': Here's how you can help
With the supply of some blood types down to just two or three days, the Rhode Island Blood Center has declared "a blood emergency" and has enlisted Gov. Dan McKee and Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos in helping urge Rhode Islanders to give blood. A drop in donations over the last several weeks has been "a strain on the region's blood supply during the critical summer months," the Blood Center said in a news release. ...
How long can we keep license plates from a totaled vehicle? | Ask the RI DMV
Q: Our car has just been declared a total loss. The insurance company has picked up the car and given us a rental for 30 days. We'll be shopping for a replacement vehicle. How long can we hang on to the license plates from the totaled vehicle? We'd like to use them on the replacement vehicle. — Everett F. ...
DEM makes it official, plans shellfishing closure off Prudence Island due to Aquapalooza
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced Wednesday that due to the increased risk of accidental or illicit discharges of sewage from hundreds of boats gathering off Prudence Island that is expected this weekend, DEM is once again preemptively closing 700 acres of shellfish grounds on the north end of the island. The precautionary closure is from sunrise on July 27 until sunrise on August 3 and extends from the shoreline and all waters south and west of a line from Providence Point to the northwest extension of Warner Avenue on Prudence Island. ...
Judge orders Bristol DA to reveal all New Bedford cases involving confidential informant
FALL RIVER — A judge has ordered the Bristol County District Attorney’s office to hand over all criminal cases it prosecuted that relied on a confidential informant who worked with the New Bedford Police Department. The judge ruled that a detective had engaged in “gross misconduct” by having a sexual relationship with the informant.
One of the largest solar projects in RI generates enough power for 700 homes. What to know.
BRISTOL – The solar panels seem to go on forever – 20,692 of them stretching out in all directions. This is the view from within the largest solar project built on a closed landfill in Rhode Island, a 6.9-megawatt array installed on 90 acres on the east side of Bristol that is generating enough power for about 700 homes. ...
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