Tag: Central Falls
State awards $4.875M to buy former Conant Thread mill site
PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket and Central Falls redevelopment agencies have been awarded $4.875 million in state funding to purchase the former Conant Thread-Coats &...
State’s teacher apprenticeship program expands
CENTRAL FALLS – Rhode Island’s Registered Teaching Apprenticeship Program is expanding from four apprentices to 14 as the state works to create a new...
Report: School year begins across R.I. with cellphone ban
PROVIDENCE – Students are returning to classrooms across the state, however their personal devices will not join them, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.
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Gaps in neighborhood infrastructure, amenities highlighted in latest Rhode Island Voices...
PROVIDENCE – State residents see clear opportunities to improve infrastructure safety and everyday public amenities, with significant gaps in communities with fewer resources, according to...
Age-Friendly Rhode Island granted $330K from Point32Health Foundation
PROVIDENCE – Age-Friendly Rhode Island, a nonprofit advocating for age-inclusive policies and practices throughout the state, has received $330,000 from Point32Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health...
CCRI graduates First Fit2Serve class aimed at preparing recruits for law enforcement careers
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has graduated the inaugural class of its Fit2Serve: Pathway to Policing program, an eight-week training initiative...
Viola Davis’ foundation donates $1.2M for community hub in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and her husband, producer and actor Julius Tennon, have donated $1.2 million through their foundation to build a community hub in...
Wyatt Detention Facility operator files for bankruptcy protection
CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., which owns and operates the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, has filed for Chapter 11...
America250-Enduring Success: Navigant Credit Union
(Editor’s note: This is the 17th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...
RIPTA seeks public input for Metro Connector Study
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has scheduled opportunities for the public to weigh in on its Metro Connector Study, the agency...
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