Tag: Brett Smiley
$27M grant could finish Providence’s bike lane network, but Smiley noncommittal
PROVIDENCE – A new, $27 million federal grant could hypothetically cover the cost to finish former Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s ambitious “urban trail” network.
But...
Jewelry District’s promise tied to Brown’s ongoing expansion
Providence’s Jewelry District has a proud past as a national manufacturing hub and may one day be the innovation and design center city marketers...
Oscar Perez named Providence police chief
PROVIDENCE – A 29-year veteran of the Providence Police Department will serve as the city’s top law enforcement leader, and its first Latino police...
Smiley names 3 finalists for Providence police chief
PROVIDENCE – Three Providence Police Department majors, all of whom attended Providence public schools as children, have been named as finalists in the search...
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...
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