Tag: Cumberland
R.I. awards $2.75M to 29 communities for energy efficiency
PROVIDENCE – The state has awarded $2.75 million to 29 communities for energy efficiency projects, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Monday.
The state's Energy Efficiency...
$3.8M in Learn365RI grants awarded across 29 municipalities
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-nine municipalities received a total of $3.8 million in Learn365RI grants to create or expand extended learning programs, with many focusing on...
About 200 still without power after tornado tore through northern R.I.
PROVIDENCE – About 212 residents remained without power Friday afternoon as the cleanup continued after heavy storms and a tornado tore through the northern...
R.I. Commerce awards $4M for Commercial District Improvements
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Tuesday announced the latest grant recipients of a pair of infrastructure and commercial revitalization programs run through R.I. Commerce...
May 20 deadline looming for federal disaster relief from last winter’s...
PROVIDENCE – Time is running out for individuals, local governments, businesses and eligible nonprofits in Kent, Providence and Washington counties affected by the severe...
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...
Wintry mix slows Tuesday’s commute, 1-3 inches snow expected across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – It was a slow commute Tuesday morning as winter storm blanketed the state with snow, sleet and freezing rain.
The National Weather Service...
Fontes named managing principal of office at CliftonLarsonAllen
PROVIDENCE – CliftonLarsonAllen LLP has named David Fontes to lead the accounting firm's offices in both Cranston and New Bedford.
Fontes succeeds Jessica Platt as...
R.I. launches $2.6M Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources on Tuesday launched the $2.6 million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program.
The program is supported by...
State preserves 84 acres of forest in Cumberland
PROVIDENCE – The state has purchased an 84-acre swath of forest in Cumberland, an acquisition that officials say will protect tributaries of two reservoirs...