Statement From Treasurer Magaziner About The State’s Name PROVIDENCE, RI –Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magazine made the following announcement about his office’s use of the state’s name: Today, I am announcing that the Office of the General Treasurer will remove the words “and Providence Plantations” from the state’s checks. We will also remove […]
WINDOWS ON PAWTUCKET Calling all artists! THE PAWTUCKET FOUNDATION As many people know, Pawtucket is known as “the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution” and is home to a vibrant and growing arts community. We have partnered with Art League RI to replace the vacant or unadorned storefront windows in the inner […]
Former RI Representative Anthony Giarrusso Announces Reelection Bid to Restore Community Priorities at State House Anthony Giarrusso announced his bid for re-election to the Rhode Island House of Representatives –District 30, serving East Greenwich and West Greenwich, a seat he held from 2012-2018. Representative Giarrusso is a Republican, seeking to regain the seat currently occupied […]
Pawtucket to Distribute over 13,000 FREE Masks to Residents Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket and the Pawtucket Police Department have announced that it will be distributing 13,000 free blue medical masks to Pawtucket residents and businesses on Saturday, June 27th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the parking lot across from Pawtucket City Hall in […]
Make your gift to the Bridgewater Fund Today The Bridgewater Fund provides the University with the flexibility to help students struggling to make ends meet. The importance of this fund has never been greater. Many of our hard-working students, with plans to work summer jobs to pay for their fall semester, now find themselves unemployed. […]
Herb Weiss Runs for Senate District 15 Receives Endorsement of Rhode Island Senatorial District 15 Committee Pawtucket, RI – On June 23, 2020, Herb Weiss announced his candidacy for Rhode Island State Senate District 15 (Pawtucket, North Providence). One day later, he received the endorsement of Democratic State Senate District 15 Committee. “I have known and worked with […]
BROAD COALITION RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONS TO KEEP MBTA RIDERS AND EMPLOYEES SAFE AND SUPPORT MASSACHUSETTS ECONOMIC RECOVERY Marino Diaz Cruz wipes down the surfaces inside an MBTA bus with disinfectant after it pulled into Ashmont Station From Jackson Square. Jesse Costa/WBUR As more people return to the MBTA, these recommendations highlight the positive steps the MBTA […]
I NEED YOUR INFO NOW! Rose’s Book of Black Artists in Rhode Island. Rose Weaver is an American actress, singer, director and writer in Rhode Island. Weaver is described as a “major figure in Rhode Island entertainment,” and she is known for her role in the film Poetic Justice. Weaver grew up in McDonough outside […]
