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Rhode Island DEM Awards $139,254 in Grants to Enhance Boat Pump-Out Facilities
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has announced the award of $139,254 in matching grants to support the expansion and maintenance of boat pump-out facilities across the state. Funded under the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Clean Vessel Act (CVA), these grants will back seven projects aimed at preserving water quality in Rhode Island waters. Since 1994, DEM has distributed over $2.5 million in CVA Clean Vessel grants.
Choice is critical for RI veterans seeking their disability benefits | Opinion
Bob Lancia is a 100% disabled veteran and a former Rhode Island state legislator. Rhode Island is fortunate to call itself home to more than 46,000 veterans. Yet, while they are deserving of our honor and respect, not all of them have been able to access the Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits to which they are entitled.
Today, Judge Caprio announced he has completed his last radiation treatment after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2023.
Today, Judge Caprio announced he has completed his last radiation treatment after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2023. The beloved Rhode Islander celebrated by “ringing the bell”, a tradition to mark the end of treatment. This tradition was started by Irve Le Moyne, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, who had been undergoing radiation for cancer. Rear Admiral Le Moyne created the “ringing the bell” to follow a Navy tradition of ringing a bell to signify when the job was complete. At his last treatment he brought a bell and rang it multiple times and left it as a donation. The hospital hung the bell and a plaque on a wall saying: “Ring this bell Three times well Its toll to clearly say, My treatment’s done This course is run And I am on my way!” — Irve Le Moyne Congratulations, Judge! Best of luck… 🙏🏼❤️ #whatsgoingoninrhodeisland #judgecaprio.
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