Tag: Mayor Jorge O. Elorza
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...
Providence City Council proposes budget amendments that could oust Elorza’s new...
PROVIDENCE – Unhappy with Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s appointment of a city administrator with no law enforcement experience to a newly created Providence Police...
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...
$5M park gateway project coming to South Providence business corridor
PROVIDENCE – Spanning high above the entrance to the park, a long set of bright, multicolored fins is meant to represent the diversity and...
Elorza announces vaccine mandate for Providence workers
PROVIDENCE – The city of Providence is joining a growing number of private and public employers that will require workers to be vaccinated against...
Elorza rebuts accusations that he refused state police help
PROVIDENCE – Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Friday addressed recent violence in the capital city, countering prior accusations that he had refused to...
WaterFire commemorates new season with lighting of braziers
PROVIDENCE – WaterFire will once again see the lighting of its braziers, after being dark for the first time in its 25-year history during...
Elorza announces working group to consider long-term Providence pension solutions
PROVIDENCE - After his pitch to borrow more than $700 million to shore up the city pension fund stalled in the General Assembly, Mayor...
Providence debuts pilot cash payment program for low-income residents
PROVIDENCE – The city of Providence is testing out a guaranteed income program of monthly, no-strings-attached payments starting with 110 low-income residents, Mayor Jorge...
RIDOT clears Crook Point Bridge for preservation after post-fire inspection
PROVIDENCE – Plans to preserve and repurpose the Crook Point Bascule Bridge are still on after the R.I. Department of Transportation found no major...
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