Tag: public safety
Was Johnston right to seize undeveloped land for a needed public...
The Johnston Town Council on Jan. 28 voted to seize by eminent domain 31 acres of undeveloped land where the owners had planned to...
A way to boost first-responder safety
When a first responder enters a burning building, whether it’s an office building, warehouse, hospital or any other structure, there is immediately an array...
Five Questions With: Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller | President, Providence City Council
1. You identify as a queer woman and are the first LGBTQ council president in city history. What...
RIPEC: R.I. total spending grew 16.1% from FY14-19
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2019, the latest year for which such data are available,...
Fighting crime complicated by upcoming election
The wave of highly publicized crimes that has swept through Providence in recent months has prompted no shortage of calls for action, but looming...
Install safety protocols to protect against violent acts
It’s been more than two years since the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. The shooter killed 58 and...
Feds grant $4.2M to R.I. fire departments
WARWICK – Following up on previous federal support for Rhode Island fire departments to train, equip and recruit firefighters, the state’s congressional delegation announced...
FEMA grants $2.7 million to Cranston for more firefighters
PROVIDENCE – Cranston’s fire department is receiving $2.7 million in federal grants to help add 15 firefighters to its staff.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire...
5 R.I. fire departments receive $1.2M in grants for training, equipment
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island fire departments will receive a total of $1.2 million in federal grants for training and equipment, the state’s congressional...
Narragansett, West Warwick fire departments receive $289.7K for training, equipment
PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett and West Warwick Fire departments will receive a combined $289,720 in federal funding for training and equipment, U.S. Sens. Jack...
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