Tag: Jack Reed
Thundermist interim CEO Montanaro optimistic about future, but bailout is needed
WOONSOCKET – Maria Montanaro sees a light at the end of a very dark tunnel at Thundermist Health Center’s offices in that she hopes...
Report: Thundermist asking for $8M bailout to avoid receivership
WARWICK – About a month after it laid off 14% of its staff, Thundermist Health Center is reportedly in such dire straits that it...
R.I. gets $11.56M in federal funding for opioid response efforts
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been awarded $11.56 million in federal funding to help save lives and better connect residents struggling with opioid use...
RIPTA celebrates $1.8M CCRI bus stop enhancement
WARWICK – The R.I. Public Transit Authority, state and local officials on Friday celebrated completion of a $1.8 million project at the Community College...
R.I. lands $125.4M in federal grants for Washington Bridge replacement
PROVIDENCE – A $125.4 million federal grant package is on its way for Rhode Island's efforts to demolish and replace the westbound Washington Bridge.
The...
5 R.I.-based colleges get $3M federal grant for new research administration...
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island-based colleges and universities have collectively received a three-year, $3 million National Science Foundation grant to launch a first-of-its-kind initiative...
RIDOT gets $15M federal grant for 206 new EV charging stations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to install 206 electric vehicle charging stations across the...
$48.5M flood project for Cranston, Johnston federally authorized
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has been authorized to implement the Pocasset River Flood Damage Reduction Project, the...
Peace Dale Library gets $700K for renovations
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The Peace Dale Library has received $700,000 for renovations to transform underutilized spaces and create multipurpose community gathering places.
The funding is...
RIPTA celebrates $7.4M in federal funding for historic building renovation
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority is receiving $7.4 million in federal funding to support the renovation of the 102-year-old maintenance and office...