Tag: Nirva LaFortune
Former City Councilor LaFortune to lead City Year Providence
PROVIDENCE – A former city councilor and mayoral candidate is now set to lead City Year Providence.
The education and youth support organization announced Friday...
2 high-profile projects sidestep new rules for tax deals in Providence
After strengthening wage protections and increasing minority-business participation requirements for developers looking to get tax deals with the city, the Providence City Council appears...
Kalus, McKee ramp up campaign spending ahead of November election
PROVIDENCE – With the primaries behind them, gubernatorial candidates Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Ashley Kalus are gearing up for the final stretch of...
THE CAMPAIGN ECONOMY: Election season provides stimulus for many businesses
Forget summer vacation, Gary Wallace hasn’t even had a day off in the last six weeks.
That’s what happens when you own a print shop...
Mayoral primary victor Brett Smiley now focused on transition
PROVIDENCE – Less than 24 hours out from their hard-won primary victories, state and local candidates are gearing up for general election races.
However, not...
Smiley will be Providence’s next mayor after Democratic primary win
PROVIDENCE – Brett Smiley will be the city’s next mayor.
Smiley, a top aide to former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, defeated Gonzalo Cuervo and Nirva...
Voters deciding Tuesday on R.I. gubernatorial, congressional, Providence mayoral candidates
PROVIDENCE – After several weeks of campaign messages, debates and verbal jabs, voters on Tuesday will decide on multiple Rhode Island candidates seeking high-profile...
Heavy rains cause massive flooding across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads across the state on Labor Day continued on...
Providence mayoral candidates spar over education, redevelopment
PROVIDENCE – With less than two weeks until the primary election, the claws have started to come out in the three-way city mayoral race.
Candidates...
Providence mayoral candidates talk housing, education in Rotary forum
PROVIDENCE – Whether it's public safety perceptions, a struggling public school system or a housing scarcity, each of the three Providence mayoral candidates each...
