Tag: Rachel Miller
Report: Providence residents feel state intervention of schools going in ‘wrong...
PROVIDENCE – A new report released Wednesday by Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s office highlights where some community stakeholders stand on how the state’s intervention...
City Council confirms Smiley’s school board appointments
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s five school board appointments that will join the five elected members to...
Providence opens outdoor ice rink at Kennedy Plaza
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley alongside city officials and actors from Trinity Repertory Company’s “A Christmas Carol” opened the city’s downtown outdoor ice...
Providence City Council approves PILOT agreement with Brown University Health
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved a $1.5 million three-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Brown University Health, formerly Lifespan Corp., closing the books...
Lifespan and city reach $1.5M PILOT agreement
PROVIDENCE – After almost a year of discussions, Lifespan Corp. and the city have come to a tentative $1.5 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement.
The agreement would...
38 Groden Center employees back to work after 3-day strike
PROVIDENCE – After completing a three-day strike, dozens of employees at the Groden Center have returned to work with a date for their next...
RIDE’s takeover of Providence schools to continue for 3 years, but...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s largest public school district will remain in the R.I. Department of Education’s control for the next three years at the...
Lifespan PILOT talks with Providence continue
PROVIDENCE – City leaders are frustrated with how long it’s taking to reach a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, agreement with Lifespan Corp., but the health...
Smiley signs $599M fiscal 2025 budget
PROVIDENCE- Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Friday signed the city’s $599 fiscal 2025 budget that begins July 1.
Flanked by council members and administration officials...
Groundbreaking ceremony held for ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing project
PROVIDENCE – State and local leaders gathered Friday to break ground on ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing development in Federal Hill.
The project, dubbed The...