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Centreville Bank awards $100K grant to support new Central Falls community...

WEST WARWICK – The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to support the development of a new community resource center in Central...

R.I. Infrastructure Bank grants $250K to Central Falls for sewer upgrade...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, the state’s central hub for financing infrastructure improvements for municipalities, businesses and homeowners, is providing a $250,000 Clean...

Pilot financial literacy program started for Central Falls 8th graders

CENTRAL FALLS – R.I. General Treasurer James A. Diossa, Navigant Credit Union and Fidelity Investments Inc. on Monday launched a pilot financial education program...

BankNewport opens Community Lending Center in Central Falls

CENTRAL FALLS – BankNewport recently celebrated the opening of its new Community Lending Center at 757 Broad St. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May...

Nonprofit to begin construction on Central Falls apartments in August

CENTRAL FALLS – Construction on a new housing development at the former police station in Central Falls and a site across the street is...

Turnout cracks 5% as R.I. primary voters back Biden and Trump

Rhode Island’s lackluster presidential contest fizzled to a close Tuesday, with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump declared winners by the Associated Press 10 minutes after...

Trump and Biden aren’t the only names on R.I.’s primary ballot

It’s hardly going to be a nail-biter.  President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched the nominations for Democrat and Republican parties, respectively, having won enough...

BankNewport provides $25K grant for El Centro community center in Central...

NEWPORT – BankNewport has contributed a $25,000 grant toward the establishment of El Centro, a planned multipurpose, full-service community center in Central Falls designed...
RENDERINGS OF THE NEW Central Falls High School shows it will be built on the intersection of Londsale and Higginson avenues in the city. / COURTESY MAYOR MARIA RIVERA

Construction on new Central Falls High School slated to start in...

CENTRAL FALLS – The city’s high school, the oldest in Rhode Island, has been showing its age for many years. Mayor Maria Rivera, who graduated...
Maria Rivera is the first woman mayor in Central Falls’ history, and Rhode Island’s first Latina mayor. Prior to her swearing in as mayor in January 2021, she served as City Council president.  / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

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Maria Rivera Central Falls mayor Leading one of the most densely populated cities in America on a small operating budget, I’ve quickly learned to appreciate the...
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