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Hartford woman wins national award for her work connecting immigrants to resources through the library
At the downtown Hartford Public Library, one woman is in the national spotlight. Homa Naficy is one of 24 people this year to receive a “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” award. Each year, Carnegie Corporations hands out the award to a select number of naturalized citizens who are making...
2024 Osgood Shootout Benefit Basketball Tournament Planned
The widely popular Osgood Shootout scholarship benefit basketball tournament is set for another year of bringing the community together for a good cause, while watching great basketball competition. Coach Darwin Shaw has announced that the 2024 Tournament is to be August 10th and 11th. It will be held at New...
East Windsor solar farm to provide energy for 12K homes
EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — The state’s largest solar farm in East Windsor will provide energy to 12,000 homes and local businesses when complete this fall. The project was funded by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and leverages tax credits. It’s considered the largest investment in energy and climate in the nation’s history. Tuesday, Sen. […]
Killingworth Road Race Set for August 3rd
(July 24, 2024) — Shortly after Stephen Fengler and his sister, Elizabeth, last summer set course records at the annual Killingworth Road Race, they were asked if they planned to return this year to defend their titles. They looked at each other and shrugged before Elizabeth finally answered. “We’ll...
Blake Kamoen shuts out Simsbury, Post 75 wins tournament opener
MIDDLETOWN — Blake Kamoen, the ace of Haddam-Killingworth’s staff in the spring season, continued to flash his repertoire of pitches into the summer for Middletown Post 75’s 19U squad. Kamoen got the ball for the 75ers’ first start of the American Legion state tournament Tuesday night, and...
Newport adds temporary bike lanes for 65th Folk Festival
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Fort Adams State Park is ready for the65th Newport Folk Festival. Friday will mark the first day, including performances by Hozier, Dropkick Murphys, and Elle King. “I am so excited,” Jamestown resident Adam Dibiase said. “This is my first festival.”. For the first...
North Kingstown man, 90, makes music stands to donate to Kingston Chamber Music Festival
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI (WJAR) — For the last 25 years, a now 90-year-old North Kingstown man has been creating beautiful music stands out of wood, and donating them to the Kingston Chamber Music Festival for artists to perform with, and to sell. For 36 years, the two-week festival has...
Judge dismisses lawsuits against North Kingstown officials in coach scandal
A Superior Court judge tossed out two lawsuits tied to the Aaron Thomas investigation. In both cases, plaintiffs sued members of the North Kingstown school committee, and other town officials, claiming they were partly to blame for what happened. Thomas is a former high school basketball coach, accused of performing...
Secretary of State Michael Adams to co-chair national panel’s Election Committee
Kentucky’s Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams has been chosen by his peers in the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) to co-chair its Elections Committee, along with Democratic Secretary of State Gregg Amore of Rhode Island, it was announced recently. The bi-partisan Elections Committee keeps NASS members...
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...
Bally's has new ownership after hedge-fund buyout. What does it mean for RI?
PROVIDENCE – Hedge fund Standard General, the majority shareholder in Bally's, which operates Rhode Island's two state-run casinos, has agreed to purchase the company's remaining shares, according to a Bally's press release. Bally's announced that it has accepted an $18.25-per-share buyout from Standard General, led by Bally’s chairman Soo Kim. ...
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 […] The post R.I. releases updated Medicaid enrollment figures after completing renewal process appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
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. ...
Police make arrest as investigation continues into shooting that killed woman in Meriden
Meriden police continue to investigate to determine who shot and killed a woman during a fight on Monday night and they have arrested another woman who they suspect was involved in the altercation that night. Police found the victim, Beth Ndwiga, 28, of Meriden, on State Street around 10 p.m....
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