Tag: Jorge O. Elorza
Ribbon cutting held for affordable housing property in Olneyville
PROVIDENCE – A ribbon-cutting ceremony for 30 new affordable rental apartments in the Olneyville neighborhood was held Monday.Â
The King Street Commons, located at 33...
Providence partners with nonprofits to design behavioral health crisis response program
PROVIDENCE – The city has partnered with nonprofit agencies The Providence Center Inc. and Family Service of Rhode Island Inc., and community members to...
State, Providence teachers reach tentative contract agreement
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education and Providence Public School District have reached a tentative contract agreement with the Providence Teachers Union, Gov....
Elorza signs $540M FY 22 spending plan
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on July 16 signed a nearly $540 million city spending plan for the fiscal 2022 year, according to...
Providence awards $99K contract to RWU for racial reparations work
PROVIDENCE - The city has signed a $99,000 contract with Roger Williams University to continue its plan for racial reparations, though details on who...
Providence to hold public hearing on FY 2022 budget
PROVIDENCE – The City Council Finance Committee will take public input on the proposed fiscal 2022 budget in a virtual hearing on Tuesday.
The $540...
WaterFire 2021 back on, as city, state announce funding
PROVIDENCE – Plans to bring WaterFire back for a shortened 2021 season are back on the table after the Providence City Council announced funding...
This step could ease R.I.’s pension woes
Rhode Island’s pension problems are back in the headlines with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s proposal to issue a pension obligation bond for approximately...
Bathroom dispute highlights uncertainty about Kennedy Plaza’s future
The public bathrooms in Kennedy Plaza have become the latest touchstone over what should happen at the transit hub in downtown Providence.
Closed to the...
Public officials ponder future of online meetings
Rhode Island public meetings have been virtual for more than a year. In that time, the audience for the meetings of public bodies such...
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