Post Tagged with: "Elorza"

City of Providence Announces Driver’s License Restoration Program!

  Partnership with OpenDoors will help reinstate licenses suspended due to unpaid fines and fees, missed court dates From The Office Of Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza: Mayor Jorge O. Elorza was joined today by Providence City Councilor Rachel Miller (Ward 13), OpenDoors Community Organizer Brandon Robinson, Pawtucket Municipal Court Chief[Read More…]

by September 7, 2022

Providence Municipal Reparations Commission Appointed by Mayor Elorza & Providence City Council Submits Report to City of Providence

Report follows four months of public meetings and community town halls to engage Providence residents in recommendations to advance reparations From The Office Of Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza: Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence City Council today received a detailed report from the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission outlining the Commission’s[Read More…]

by August 23, 2022

Councilwoman/Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune On Vote Sustaining Mayor Elorza’s Charter Amendment Veto & The Actions Of The City Council President

From The Office of Nirva LaFortune: “Today, at a special meeting of the City Council, I voted to sustain the Mayor’s veto of the proposed charter amendments, one of which was a proposal to put the question of a hybrid-model school board to the voters in November.   I am[Read More…]

by August 10, 2022

Providence Extends Water Park and Pool Hours, Coordinates Emergency Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

Officials Urge Residents to Exercise Caution During Extreme Heat Conditions   Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Providence Recreation Department today announced updates due to the anticipated heat advisory. With dangerously high temperatures expected in the city, Providence’s water parks and pools will be[Read More…]

by July 19, 2022

Providence Pension Working Group Co-Chaired by Providence Foundation, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, RIPEC Submits Report to City of Providence

Report follows six months of public meetings and presentations hosted by the Pension Working Group From The City of Providence: Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence City Council today received a detailed report from the Providence Pension Working Group, outlining the group’s findings, including a series of recommendations for how[Read More…]

by January 31, 2022

Statement from Mayor Elorza Regarding Providence City Council Emergency Meeting

  “Vaccines are safe, effective and the best tool to ending this pandemic. All City employees, especially public safety personnel, interact frequently with the public. We have a responsibility to do all we can to keep one another safe. As the Council President is aware – but choosing to ignore[Read More…]

by January 13, 2022

Mayor Elorza, Members of Providence City Council, Community Partners Announce Next Steps In City’s Anti-Violence Initiatives

Providence residents can sign up for nonviolence training, apply for youth jobs; local organizations can apply for mentorship program assistance Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Councilperson Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh Clements, Executive Director of the Nonviolence Institute Cedric Huntley, President and CEO of Mentor Rhode Island[Read More…]

by January 13, 2022

Mayor Elorza, PWCVB Encourage Providence Residents To Shop Local Ahead Of Small Business Saturday

  Restaurants and other local retailers are highlighted as businesses to patronize during the holiday season Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB), Stephen White, co-owner of Res American Bistro, Julia Broome, owner of Kin Southern Table + Bar, Sandra Enos, founder and CEO[Read More…]

by November 25, 2021

Mayor Elorza Announces Theresa M. Agonia as Acting Chief of Staff

  Agonia to Serve as Acting Chief of Staff During Chief of Staff Nicole Pollock’s Leave Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced that Chief of External Affairs Theresa M. Agonia will transition to serve as Acting Chief of Staff starting December 6th, 2021 during Chief of Staff Nicole Pollock’s parental leave[Read More…]

by November 24, 2021

Mayor Elorza, DESIGNxRI Launch Sixth Annual Providence Design Catalyst Program Cycle

Innovative grant program opens application period for Catalyst, providing funding and professional development training to design entrepreneurs Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined DESIGNxRI Executive Director Lisa Carnevale and 2021 Catalyst Design Program graduate Aleksandra Azbel to announce the launch of Providence Design Catalyst. The 2022 program will provide qualifying Providence-based design[Read More…]

by November 10, 2021