Tag: Brett Smiley
Audit: Providence ends FY22 with $827K surplus, $40M pension investment loss
PROVIDENCE – The city ended fiscal year 2022 with an $827,00 surplus, according to a recently published audit by accounting firm CliftonLarsenAllen LLP.
The surplus...
Smiley begins search for new Providence police chief
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett Smiley announced Friday that the search process has begun to find the 38th chief of the Providence Police Department.
The city’s...
City a leader on diversity, inclusion
The work awaiting Providence’s newly elected mayor and city councilors as the city emerges from a multiyear pandemic is daunting.
But they and the city...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, Dec. 2022
1. Wickford Gourmet owners retiring: ‘We can’t do it anymore’ POSTED ONLINE: DEC. 28 Joe and Donna Dubé, owners of Wickford Gourmet Factory Outlet in North...
Smiley announces his administration’s department directors
PROVIDENCE – Mayor-elect Brett Smiley has announced several more key appointments to his new administration, which will begin work when he takes office on...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2022
From developments with the potential to reshape the landscape of Providence and a steady stream of million-dollar home sales across Rhode Island, to ongoing...
Providence economic development leader to step down Jan. 2
PROVIDENCE – The city’s top economic development leader is leaving as the incoming mayor takes office.
Keith Stokes, Providence’s business and development director, confirmed in...
Providence losing top 2 public safety leaders amid mayoral transition
PROVIDENCE – The top two public safety officials in the city are leaving as the new mayor takes office.
Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré...
‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...
PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
Enormous turnover among Providence leaders is unchartered territory
The Providence City Council is on the brink of a massive shift, with nearly half of its members leaving office at the end of...