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Tales of Woonsocket: Embattled Former Police Chief Turned Woonsocket Housing Authority Chairperson Turned Interim Director of Human Services Michael Houle Turned in His Report Today. Let’s Just Say It Spares No Details.
2 weeks ago
Rhode Island State Archives to Display Declaration of Independence During Special Holiday Hours
3 weeks ago
Pawtucket Charter Commission: The Other Shoe Drops-Agenda Displays Mayor Grebien’s Motivation-His Jihad On The Pawtucket Schools
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City of Pawtucket Shuts Down Fiscal Year Early – Terminates Outstanding Purchase Orders -What?
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Rhode Island Congressman Magaziner Applauds Proposed Rule to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports

Articles by: Pat Ford

Tales of Woonsocket: Embattled Former Police Chief Turned Woonsocket Housing Authority Chairperson Turned Interim Director of Human Services Michael Houle Turned in His Report Today. Let’s Just Say It Spares No Details.

    With his 150-day mark met, Interim Director of Human Services Michael Houle published a tome? A tell all? A confessional? Instead of a monthly report, as called for by the Woonsocket City Council, Houle shunted a veritable dump of everything from the ordinary … his repeated, often profane[Read More…]

by — July 13, 2024 —

Rhode Island State Archives to Display Declaration of Independence During Special Holiday Hours

Rhode Island State Archives to Display Declaration of Independence During Special Holiday Hours       From The Rhode Island Secretary of State – Gregg Amore: Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced that the State Archives will be open for special Independence Day hours on July 4 so that the public[Read More…]

by — July 3, 2024 —

Pawtucket Charter Commission: The Other Shoe Drops-Agenda Displays Mayor Grebien’s Motivation-His Jihad On The Pawtucket Schools

    We now know the reason for the reason for Mayor Donald “The Don” Grebien’s reconvening of the Pawtucket Charter Review Commission: His continued Jihad on the Pawtucket School Committee, for their failure to use School Committee Funds to provide financial life support to his failing administration. And, in[Read More…]

by — June 25, 2024 —

City of Pawtucket Shuts Down Fiscal Year Early – Terminates Outstanding Purchase Orders -What?

  In a move that can only be described as bizarre, the City of Pawtucket Finance Office apparently, without notice or authority, ended the City of Pawtucket School Department Fiscal Year on June 12, 2024, as opposed to the legally mandated date of June 30, 2024. In doing so, authorized[Read More…]

by — June 25, 2024 —

Opinion: Collateral Damage by Eric Neufville: Founder-The Prisoner Family Union (PFU)

Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) inmate population has been collateral damage in the war between R.I. Governor Dan McKee’s permanent pick to run the department, Director Wayne Salisbury, and Richard Ferruccio and his Brotherhood of Corrections Union (R.I.B.C.O.) and the inmates housed by RIDOC are casualties of this war.[Read More…]

by — June 23, 2024 —

Rhode Island Congressman Magaziner Applauds Proposed Rule to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports

Magaziner Applauds Proposed Rule to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports From the Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Representative Seth Magaziner released the following statement following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule to ban medical bills from credit reports: “For months, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and I[Read More…]

by — June 18, 2024 —

RIPEC PRAISES KEY INVESTMENTS IN STATE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE BUT RAISES LONGER TERM FISCAL CONCERNS

Key Budget Items Backed by RIPEC Analysis Include K-12 Education, Transportation, Housing; Cautions on Spending Growth, Projected Deficit, & Pension Changes   From: RIPEC – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council The fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations act, approved on June 7 by the House Finance Committee, contains several positive[Read More…]

by — June 6, 2024 —

Parent … Activist … School Committee Candidate Releases Statement on Federal Department of Education Release of Personal Information VIA Illegitimate FOIA (Freedom of Information Request)

There are few invasions of personal privacy more horrifying than the release of personal credit information. In their seemingly unbridled capacity for sheer incompetence, coupled with a blatant display of thorough contempt of the ordinary citizen, the Federal Department of Education effectively said to the State of Rhode Island: “Hold[Read More…]

by — June 5, 2024 —

FLASH! Providence Mayor Smiley Announces Tax Amnesty Program for Motor Vehicles & Tangible Taxes

  Sixty-Day Amnesty Program Waives Interest for Eligible Taxpayers   Residents of La Prov! An opportunity to “get right” with those fine folks at Providence City Hall. And yes, we’ve got questions. We’ll be reaching out to Mayor Smiley’s Office to get additional details ….   From The Office of[Read More…]

by — May 1, 2024 —

Boardroom Videos & Termination Letter: The Sad Final Day of RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian’s Tenure

  Board Members of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority met today to formally accept the resignation of RIPTA CEO, former Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian. Citing contractural issues, the Board agreed to honor a 90 day severance clause. Me. Avedisian had not participated in the RIPTA health plan, and was[Read More…]

by — April 17, 2024 —
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