Tag: Burrillville
R.I. lawmakers still debating merits of safe injection site program
Rep. Jay Edwards expected opposition when he first pitched the idea of setting up medically supervised sites in Rhode Island where people could safely...
More than 700 Rhode Island Energy customers without power during Monday’s...
PROVIDENCE – High winds following the weekend storm caused power outages across the state on Monday.
About 3,600 Rhode Island Energy customers were without power...
Burrillville receives $1.5M RI Ready funding for new industrial district
BURRILLVILLE – The town has been awarded $1.5 million in Rhode Island Ready funding to create an industrial district, the Quonset Development Corp. board...
State conserves 982 acres in Burrillville; largest land acquisition in a...
BURRILLVILLE – The R.I. Department of Management is conserving 982 acres of forest in the Buck Hill section of town for public recreational use,...
HousingWorks RI: Affordable housing scarce across entire state
And then there were none.
Two years ago, households earning under $100,000 a year could afford to buy a home in 14 of Rhode Island’s...
Agencies to get $26.9M for public housing
PROVIDENCE – Public housing projects across the state will benefit from $26.9 million in federal funding awarded to 24 local housing authorities, U.S. Sen. Jack...
Winter storm brings significant snow across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Cleanup continued across the state Monday after the first storm of the winter season dumped as much as 11 inches of snow...
Survey shows workplace safety improvements at Eleanor Slater
Morale and safety appear to be improving at the two campuses of the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital, according to a newly released employee survey.
The...
Study: R.I. needs new hospital facility to meet its long-term acute...
PROVIDENCE – A new study confirmed that Rhode Island needs a new hospital facility to meet its long-term acute care needs.
The study, conducted by...
State receives $26M in federal funding for public housing
PROVIDENCE – Housing authorities in 24 communities across the state will receive $26.3 million in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund, U.S....
