Tag: Central Falls
Tiny Central Falls, battered by the virus, tells its stories
CENTRAL FALLS (AP) — The beleaguered people of this tiny city moved quickly through the high school gym’s injection stations and then to rest...
2 hard-hit cities, 2 diverging fates in vaccine rollout
CENTRAL FALLS (AP) – Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special...
Pawtucket and Central Falls hire consultant for economic development
PROVIDENCE – Pawtucket and Central Falls have hired McCabe Enterprises to consult on a joint economic-development plan and workforce and business-development assessment, the municipalities...
Five Questions With: Joshua Giraldo, Central Falls state representative
Joshua Giraldo | Democratic state representative, Central Falls
1. What role do you think state leaders and elected officials should play in addressing COVID-19?...
Cities, feds spar in court over immigration requirements
BOSTON (AP) — Two Rhode Island cities and the Trump administration were back in court Wednesday arguing over whether the federal government can require...
Central Falls gets $337K from feds for school safety investments
CENTRAL FALLS – The city has been granted $337,000 by the U.S. Department of Justice to address school violence, according to the DOJ Monday.
The...
Poyant Acquires Dion Signs of Central Falls, RI.
New Bedford, Ma – August 14, 2019 – Poyant, a leader in building and supporting local, regional and national brands, has acquired Dion Signs,...
Alin Bennett joining the leadership team of the Learning Community Charter...
The Learning Community in Central Falls, RI, a public school known for consistently closing achievement gaps for low-income students and students of color, and...
Central Falls honored for its commitment to trees
CENTRAL FALLS – The city has been named a 2018 Tree City USA by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment in...
With bus/train station coming, redevelopment focus for Pawtucket, Central Falls must...
More than a decade after it was first discussed, ground was broken for a commuter train and bus station in Pawtucket earlier this month,...