Statement Regarding Governor McKee’s Comments on Homelessness and Haus of Codec For Immediate Release: Providence RI January 9, 2025: On January 9, 2025, The Providence Journal published an article titled “Politicians, advocates call on the governor to treat homelessness as a public health emergency.” In the article, Governor Dan McKee referenced shelter occupancy rates and […]
RIPTA’s Winter Service Changes To Take Effect Saturday, January 18, 2025 Providence, Rhode Island…The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will implement winter service changes effective Saturday, January 18, 2025. RIPTA makes regular service adjustments three times a year in response to seasonal changes and/or passenger use. RIPTA will make changes to Routes 10x, 14, […]
Lunar New Year Stamp Coming to the Wang Theatre USPS Announces CeremonyFor Lunar New Year Stamp What: The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the Lunar New Year with the release of the Year of the Snake stamp. The Year of the Snake begins Jan. 29, 2025, and ends Feb. 16, 2026. This first-day-of-issue event for the […]
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Kicks Off 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Season, Helping Girls Unbox Brighter Futures for Themselves Consumers in southeastern New England can now support Girl Scouts in their local area as they say goodbye to the beloved cookie flavor, Toast-Yay!®. AOIFE – EAST GREENWICH WARWICK, RI (January 8, 2025)—Girl Scouts of […]
Financial Education Tablets for Kids Available at Pawtucket Public Library The Pawtucket Public Library has been selected to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit from the American Library Association (ALA) and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The Program Kit is a collection of expertly vetted resources to help libraries teach financial education concepts […]
Looking Back (2024), Roaring Forward (2025) PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (January 7, 2025) – Milestones in 2024 for Portsmouth, R.I.’s Newport Car Museum included averaging over 2,000 visitors a week during the summer months, being named to Tripadvisor’s top 10 percent of attractions worldwide (for a second time), and topping 100 cars on display while officially completing […]
Rep. Furtado Sworn in as General Assembly Convenes Representative Furtado Representative Furtado (D-Dist. 64, East Providence, Pawtucket) was one of six new members of the House of Representatives who took the oath of office, which was administered to all 75 House members by Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore. The House of Representatives […]
Whitehouse Lauds President Biden for Shielding Rhode Island Coast from Drilling President Joe Biden Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today lauded President Joe Biden for shielding the Rhode Island coast from offshore oil and gas drilling. “President Biden has done well by […]
