Tag: John Igliozzi
Providence parks commission approves Triggs Memorial Golf Course lease renewal
PROVIDENCE – The Board of Park Commissioners, one of two city panels that must approve the next 10-year management contract for Triggs Memorial Golf...
Providence turns to public bid process to find new home for...
PROVIDENCE - The city is turning to a public bid process to find a new home for the controversial Christopher Columbus statue.
The Providence Board...
Proposed Providence charter changes formally introduced
PROVIDENCE – A hybrid school board with half its members elected by city residents and the other half appointed by the mayor was one...
Providence eases COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program eligibility
PROVIDENCE – With 90% of the city’s small-business grant program funding still up for grabs and less than a month to spend it, city...
Council calls Elorza’s pick for police role into question amid new...
PROVIDENCE – Controversy surrounding Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s pick for a new Providence Police Department post has escalated with new allegations about the hiring...
City Finance Committee recommends changes to Providence Police community relations post
PROVIDENCE – The city Finance Committee gave the green light on Tuesday to a proposal to shift the new Police Department community relations role...
City lawmakers, police double down on ATVs; 52 seized in 1...
PROVIDENCE - City lawmakers are doubling down on taking illegal all-terrain vehicles off the streets as police also renew their own pursuit policies, seizing...
Elorza pick for Providence Police community relations role draws criticism
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is facing criticism over his decision to put a city administrator with no policing experience in a leading...
Providence City Council considers taking ownership of Superman building
PROVIDENCE – As the developer who owns Providence's most iconic skyscraper says they are working to redevelop the long-vacant property, city officials are considering...
Are you satisfied with Providence’s response to the growing presence of...
The Providence City Council held a special meeting on Aug. 10 to discuss a recent surge in some violent crimes in the city, including...