Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
Bristol receives $1.2M for Prudence Island Ferry Dock renovation; project’s cost...
BRISTOL – The town of Bristol will receive $1.2 million to rehabilitate the north and south walls of Prudence Island Ferry Dock Pier from...
Raimondo’s executive order calls for equitable access to behavioral health
WOONSOCKET – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Friday at Thundermist Health Center calling for access to behavioral health care at a...
R.I. delegation announces second round of $2.1M to fight opioid epidemic
PROVIDENCE - A second round of $2.1 million in federal funds has been awarded to the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and...
Meals on Wheels raises record $58K for 2018 March for...
PROVIDENCE – Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island raised a record $58,900 during its 2018 March for Meals annual fundraising and public awareness campaign...
Whitehouse announces program fix for federal student loan forgiveness
PROVIDENCE – An amendment attached to the new federal budget has fixed a glitch that blocked many eligible people from obtaining federal student loan...
Five Questions With: Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., recently introduced the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 2.0 Act to increase the funding authorization levels for the CARA...
R.I. congressmen, Raimondo announce $20M for Route 37 upgrade
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Rhode Island's congressional delegation announced a $20 million federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant Tuesday that will...
The CRMC says parts of coastal R.I. could soon be underwater...
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island’s vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local communities...
New penthouse apartment to be added atop Union Trust Co. Building
PROVIDENCE – A penthouse apartment will be created atop a historical building in downtown Providence.
The project will create a 2,000-square-foot residential apartment on the...
The Ocean State has seen the damage storms can cause. So...
(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island's vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local...
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