Tag: Brett P. Smiley
Providence council’s ‘Know Your Rights’ mailers cause a stir
As immigration enforcement continues to intensify nationally, a split has surfaced at Providence City Hall among top elected officials over how much they should...
Providence City Council leaders, Smiley agree to seek 5.85% tax levy...
Providence’s budgeting season won’t conclude in time for the July 1 start of the new fiscal year. But city officials have found a way...
Smiley administration provides update on city’s sound mitigation efforts
PROVIDENCE – The Brett P. Smiley administration in June gave an update on proactive steps to mitigate sound disturbances across the city.
One of the...
Time ticking on World Cup push
With just a year to go before hundreds of thousands of soccer fans are expected to flood into the region for the 2026 FIFA...
Providence City Council floats sale of Camp Cronin
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday took a step toward authorizing Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration to sell a city-owned property in Narragansett, commonly...
PVD Fest returning to downtown Providence on Sept. 5-6
PROVIDENCE – The city’s largest outdoor arts and culture celebration is returning for another year, and it's staying downtown.
Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday...
Report: Providence’s proposed tax levy increase clears House; cuts loom if...
PROVIDENCE – A bill that would allow for a one-year increase to the city’s property tax cap levy – or the total amount of...
Report: Bill that would allow Providence to exceed state’s 4% tax...
PROVIDENCE – The House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing approved a bill that would allow for a one-year increase to the city's property...
CODAC celebrates opening of integrated health care center
PROVIDENCE –CODAC Behavioral Healthcare celebrated the opening of its new integrated health care center on Monday.
CODAC’s new headquarters is located on Royal Little Drive...
Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...
In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...
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