Tag: Angel Taveras
One answer to blight
During a panel discussion in Providence following a screening earlier this month of a documentary featuring a family left homeless after an eviction, Mayor...
Despite questions, I-195 District on course
When Robert Davis, a longtime real estate lawyer, joined the board of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission in 2015, he’d talk to potential developers...
Elorza money-for-water pension fix should sink
Some ideas won’t die, no matter how bad they are.
Two years ago Mayor Jorge O. Elorza floated a plan to create a new state-supported...
Five Questions With: Edward H. White Jr.
Edward H. White Jr. has served as the executive director of the National Grid Foundation since being named to the position in June 2017....
Rabbi receives lifetime achievement award
RABBI WAYNE M. FRANKLIN, leader of interfaith dialogues for Temple Emanu-El in Providence, was presented with the Honorary Chairs’ Award for Lifetime Achievement in...
Can a onetime garbageman who served on the state’s highest court...
A onetime garbageman who became an attorney and member of Rhode Island’s highest court, Robert G. Flanders Jr. has called himself the “embodiment of...
Providence reaches $5.9M agreement with firefighter’s union
PROVIDENCE – Providence has reached a $5.9 million resolution with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 799, the city announced Friday.
“I am pleased...
Providence ends relationship with Flanders firm
PROVIDENCE – The city has severed its relationship with Central Falls Receiver Robert G. Flanders Jr. following comments he made about the state capital’s...















