Tag: Helen Anthony
Providence councilwoman still in ICU following California accident
PROVIDENCE – City Councilwoman Helen Anthony remains in the intensive care unit after she was struck by an all-terrain vehicle while hiking in northern...
Providence councilwoman ‘stable’ after being hit by a van in Calif.
PROVIDENCE – City Councilwoman Helen Anthony is reportedly in stable condition after she was struck by a van while hiking in northern California.
Anthony is...
Amended proposal to limit student renters continues to generate public opposition
PROVIDENCE – The City Council held another public hearing on the controversial proposal to limit the number of college student renters per apartment in...
City rescinds $150K contract amid review of racial reparations, ARPA budgets
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration has rescinded a $150,000 contract awarded to the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society as Smiley undertakes a...
City Council gives final OK to amended ProvPort tax agreement
PROVIDENCE – The wave of criticism over the city’s tax agreement with its primary port operator appears to have calmed, with the City Council...
Five Questions With: Helen Anthony
Helen Anthony, who represents Ward 2 on the Providence City Council, was recently elected as chairperson of the council’s Committee on Finance. She was...
City panel recommends tax discount for former Karma nightclub
PROVIDENCE – A dilapidated downtown building best known as the site of a double shooting in 2014 is slated for revival, with a tax...
Proposed ProvPort tax, lease agreement extensions advance despite public protest
PROVIDENCE – Controversial extensions to the tax and lease agreements with the operators of Providence's industrial port received preliminary approval from a city panel...
Do limits on student renters ease housing dilemma?
A proposal to limit the number of student renters per apartment in Providence has sparked fears that such a move would exacerbate the severe...
City Council approves $125M school construction bond question, overrides Elorza’s school...
PROVIDENCE – In a special afternoon meeting Wednesday, the City Council approved two significant school-related measures, including sending a nine-figure school construction bond question...