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Smiley won’t declare Providence a ‘sanctuary city,’ but policy unchanged

PROVIDENCE – As a result of the crackdown on illegal immigration by the Trump administration, local officials throughout the country are again faced with...

Panel OK’s plans for new Department of Public Works complex

PROVIDENCE – Plans for a new Department of Public Works complex were approved by the Providence City Plan Commission Tuesday. The building will stand two...

Online auction for former St. Joseph’s Hospital slated for Feb. 10-12

PROVIDENCE – The former St. Joseph’s Hospital will be officially up for auction next week.  Cushman & Wakefield real estate auction platform Ten-X has slated...

Paolino putting former St. Joseph’s Hospital property on market

PROVIDENCE – The former St. Joseph’s Hospital property – which comprises multiple buildings and is located at 21 Peace St., with Broad Street bordering...

Providence settles with Skyline at Waterplace for $278K

PROVIDENCE – The city has agreed to pay Skyline at Waterplace LLC nearly $278,000 to evict the company from the downtown special events venue...

Vasquez named VP and community development officer at BankNewport

NEWPORT – Annisha Vasquez has been appointed as vice president and community development officer at BankNewport, the bank announced. Vasquez in her new role will...
JAMES S. BENNETT has been named R.I. Commerce Corp.'s new president and chief operating officer. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE MAYOR'S OFFICE

R.I. Commerce names Bennett new president

PROVIDENCE – The city’s former economic development director will now lead R.I. Commerce Corp. James S. Bennett, who led Providence’s economic development from 2011 through...

City scooter vendor files for bankruptcy protection

PROVIDENCE – Touted as environmentally friendly alternatives to other forms of transit, the future of the city’s Shared Micromobility Program offering rentable scooters and...
HOMEGROWN: Amelia Lopez, left, Southside Community Land Trust food access associate, and Appoline Alphonsine, a college intern, sort through vegetables harvested by the Providence nonprofit. SCLT recently received an $80,000 grant from the city that was not part of the $10 million racial reparation initiative. Some have complained that the city is moving too slow on deploying the $10 million equities program.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

What happened to Providence’s reparations initiative?

Jim Vincent threw himself into the work when he was appointed to the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission in early 2022 because he saw an...
STALLED? ­Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley says he supports the city’s $10 million racial reparations program but is still reviewing plans for how the money should be spent in the ­community. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Time to move forward with $10M reparations program

Ten months after city officials approved a spending plan for a $10 million racial reparations program championed by former Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, only...
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