Wednesday, June 24, 2026

MAYOR’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER

Mayor Grebien Hosts Annual Mayor’s Holiday Dinner for Seniors   DONALD R. GREBIEN   PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien hosted the Annual Mayor’s Holiday Dinner this afternoon at St. Mary’s Hall in Pawtucket, serving close to 200 residents.   The Annual Mayor’s Holiday Dinner is an ongoing tradition in the City of Pawtucket. All […]

LOGAN SERVICE WORKERS STRIKE

Logan Airport Service Workers Strike, Citing Unfair Labor Practices     Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Some service workers at Logan International Airport went on strike today to protest alleged unfair labor practices.   The non-union airplane cabin cleaners and ramp workers have filed five Unfair Labor Practice charges with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s […]

SOUTH COAST ARTISTS

SCA $1,000 Youth Grant Deadline for Applications Thursday, December 15th, 2022   Our SCA Youth Grant applications will be accepted until December 15th, 2022. High school and college students up to age 21 can receive a $1,000 grant for their art project or exploration. This is not a scholarship to be used for tuition. It […]

CHRISTINE L. MC BURNEY HAS A NEW JOB

JUDGE MCBURNEY ELECTED PROBATE JUDGES ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT     PAWTUCKET, RI — Long-time Pawtucket probate court judge Cristine L. McBurney has a new job.  In addition to being a full-time attorney and probate judge in Pawtucket, she is the newly elected president of the Rhode Island Probate Judges Association.    As president, Judge McBurney will […]

LTE: BRETT SMILEY

Swearing-in and Inaugural Celebration – January 2, 2023 Dear Neighbors and Friends I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for placing your trust in me as your next mayor. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for your support along the way.    I’m reaching out to invite […]

WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER UPGRADES

RI Delegation Announces $1.25 Million for Resiliency Upgrades Along Woonasquatucket River   City of Providence and Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council receive grants from Whitehouse-created National Coastal Resilience Fund     Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the City of Providence and the […]

“QUONSET POINTS”

It’s Official! Quonset Business Park Marks 13,000 Jobs Milestone     The Quonset Development Corporation celebrated its 13,000th job at the Business Park yesterday.   Gov. Dan McKee, Sen. Jack Reed and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined state and local officials to mark the major milestone both for Rhode Island and Quonset during an event at […]

“MARKING TIME” CLOSING DECEMBER 18, 2022

BROWN UNIVERSITY WINTON BELL GALLERY     Closing soon! Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration   Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration   Closing soon! On view through December 18, 2022   Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration explores the impact of the US prison system on contemporary […]