All Uniformed Troopers Will Be Equipped by The End of April Rhode Island State Police today formally announced today the rollout of its Body Worn & Cruiser Based Camera Program. From The Rhode Island State Police: The Rhode Island State Police today announced that it has begun the process[Read More…]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and R.I. Legal Services have filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against the Providence School District for failing to provide parents of special education students with the documents that are used to determine a child’s eligibility for[Read More…]
The Providence Public School District (PPSD) will be closed Friday, February 3, 2023, to ensure student safety during the expected extreme cold and wind chill weather conditions. Before and after school programs including sports are also canceled for Friday. Saturday school is also cancelled. For employees, PPSD will enact a[Read More…]
From The City of Pawtucket: The City of Pawtucket is officially opening the doors to a new warming shelter at 1139 Main Street for this weekend, on an emergency basis. The shelter will be open starting tomorrow, February 3 at 7:00 am through Monday, February 6, around the clock. Additionally, the[Read More…]
A raucous, but determined group of medical professionals, harm reductionists, activists & a Rhode Island State Legislator gathered in Providence’s Kennedy Plaza to protest the behavior of a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Supervisor, as yet unidentified, who apparently takes the distribution of NARCAN (Generic Name: Naloxone) as[Read More…]
The letter seems straight forward enough … The standard “get the stakeholders involved” “let’s document the process” … although involving the general public thing? Given the track record of the Grebien Administration, and his quislings in the Pawtucket City Council? Transparency is a pretty foreign concept in Pawtucket. See: APRA[Read More…]
From The United States Center For Disease Control: CDC is announcing today that it will implement a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Special Administrative Regions[Read More…]
Today, Rhode Island home childcare providers who are members of SEIU 1199 New England, together with representatives from the RI Department of Human Services, announced they reached an important new contract settlement agreement on December 3, 2022, after nearly a year of bargaining. The new contract agreement represents important[Read More…]
It was another difficult day for the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island School District. Hard on the heels that the influential New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) had issued a formal accreditation warning for apparently dangerous operating conditions at Shea High School, the Rhode Island Department of[Read More…]
Twitter should immediately reinstate the journalists whose accounts it suspended without notice and explicitly commit to practices that defend a free and independent media, Jodie Ginsberg, president of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement Friday. Responding to news reports that Twitter had suspended the accounts of at least six[Read More…]
Woonsocket Representative Brien Files Open Meetings Act Complaint Against “Surprise Meeting” by Rhode Island Department of Ed …. RISE Academy Chaos Continues 
Candidate Alert! Jenn Caputi-GOP Candidate Rhode Island State Senate District 26 (Cranston) Endorsements 
Rhode Island Department of Health Public Health Advisory – Woonsocket Sees Increased Drug Overdose Rate at Twice the Statewide Average 
Did Mayor-Elect, Then Mayor & RISE Chairman Beauchamp, Spike Notice of the Hearing to Avoid Pre-Election Controversy? Woonsocket School Committee Given Just Days to Prepare for Hearing Coincidentally? RIDE Hearing Conflicted with Months Ago Prior Noticed School Committee Meeting Today, November 21, District 49 State Representative/Long Time Woonsocket[Read More…]
City also to receive new $2.3M federal grant to continue prevention efforts From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley As part of National Recovery Month, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Chief of Policy and Resiliency Sheila Dormody and Providence Director of Housing and Human Services Emily[Read More…]
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should[Read More…]
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