Tag: North Providence
Weather service confirms rare spate of tornados hit R.I., Mass., Conn.
PROVIDENCE – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a single tornado cut a 9-mile path through three Rhode Island communities – Scituate, Johnston,...
North Providence home sells for $760K, town’s biggest sale since 2004
NORTH PROVIDENCE – A home recently sold for $760,000, making it the most expensive real estate deal in the town since 2004 and the...
EbLens closing all of its stores, including 4 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Clothing retailer EbLens, which has four stores in Rhode island, announced on social media on Tuesday that it is in the process...
Smiley announces new police unit to target illegal ATV riders
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, elected on a platform centered on quality of life, announced the creation of a Providence Police Department “community...
State receives $26M in federal funding for public housing
PROVIDENCE – Housing authorities in 24 communities across the state will receive $26.3 million in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund, U.S....
RIPTA receives $5M in federal Safe Streets funding
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5 million to develop a Safe Streets action plan covering 29 communities across the state,...
6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...
PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...
RIDE launches $15M tech and equipment fund for schools
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos joined other state and education leaders on Tuesday to launch the R.I. Department of Education's $15 million...
Report: Woonsocket City Council postpones vote on removing mayor
WOONSOCKET – The City Council postponed voting Tuesday on a resolution that would have removed Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt from office, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported.
The...
Lincolnwood hires new administrator, launches kidney disease program
NORTH PROVIDENCE – A Smithfield Road nursing home that provides long-term and subacute rehabilitative care recently got a new administrator, just as it launches...
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