Tag: Central Falls
R.I. Senate appoints 5 to CRMC
Five of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s six nominees for the downsized R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council easily won confirmation from the R.I. Senate Tuesday...
R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...
Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...
More than 60% of social equity applicants disqualified during screening for...
Only 38% of pre-applicants for a cannabis retail license reserved for those adversely affected by the war on drugs have qualified to submit a...
R.I. elections board slashes campaign finance fines in the hopes of...
Ric Thornton aims to reduce the $6.2 million dollars worth of outstanding fines for missing or overdue state campaign finance reports by 25% by...
Providence Community Electricity Program default winter rate to drop 10%
PROVIDENCE – The default winter supply rate for Providence Community Electricity Program residential and commercial customers will be 14.69 cents per kilowatt hour, down...
$3.6M in community-development grants awarded to 10 municipalities
PROVIDENCE – Ten municipalities have been awarded approximately $3.6 million in federal community-development grants, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Wednesday.
Administered by the U.S. Department...
Substation problem leaves thousands of R.I. Energy customers in the dark
PROVIDENCE – About 5,000 Rhode Island Energy customers in the Pawtucket area are without power due to a problem with a substation, the company...
Commerce awards $10.6M for job creation, innovation and development
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. has awarded $10.6 million in incentives through the state’s Innovation Voucher, Qualified Jobs Tax Credit, Main Street RI Streetscape...
R.I. immigration lawyer, former judge accused of misconduct
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island immigration attorney and former judge is being accused of professional misconduct after allegedly defrauding 10 clients out of thousands...
Inmate admits he tried to smuggle drugs into Wyatt Detention Center
CENTRAL FALLS – A detainee at the Wyatt Detention Center admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a scheme to smuggle contraband...



















