Tag: Jorge O. Elorza
Electric scooters return to Providence
PROVIDENCE – Electric scooters, rentable for public use, began reappearing in Providence on Monday.
Spin Inc., a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., began dropping off...
Providence releases climate justice plan
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza released a Climate Justice Plan Friday in collaboration with the Providence Office of Sustainability and members of the...
Take the opportunity with city schools to boost future workforce
Providence public schools will undoubtedly function better and produce better-educated students five years from now, the soonest a planned state takeover will end. But...
Fighting back vs. bad roads
Evidence of Rhode Island’s rough roads turns up regularly at Harold Crook’s Garage in Cranston. Bent wheel rims, flat tires and alignment problems can...
Birch School revamps vocational program for intellectually disabled students
Providence officials are hoping a recent court decision puts to rest the tarnished history of the Harold H. Birch Vocational School.
In 2013, the U.S....
Children’s Friend opens Center of Excellence at former Asa Messer School...
PROVIDENCE – The nonprofit Children’s Friend has opened an early-childhood center in the city’s West End after a $6.2 million renovation of the former...
First JPMorgan Chase banking branch in R.I. open for business in...
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Pawtucket Red Sox mascot Paws recently joined executives from JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the official opening...
Officials to relaunch grant program for small design firms
PROVIDENCE – Small businesses in Providence’s design sector are eligible for grants between $10,000 and $20,000 each under a program that city and state...
National Grid all in on natural gas
For all the talk about renewable energy in Rhode Island, the state’s largest utility is doubling down on natural gas.
Without announcements or fanfare, National...
Proposed Washington Bridge changes worry residents
Proposed changes to the Washington Bridge, which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River, could alter development in East Providence and traffic on the...
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