Tag: Woonsocket
CCRI graduates First Fit2Serve class aimed at preparing recruits for law enforcement careers
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has graduated the inaugural class of its Fit2Serve: Pathway to Policing program, an eight-week training initiative...
No prize yet for Blue Ribbon Commission. School funding formula retool...
Lawmakers sat behind rows of tables, like students at their desks, in the R.I. Senate Lounge one January night to hear a guest speaker...
A ripple effect from charter freeze?
A new three-year charter school moratorium in Rhode Island is raising concerns that it could weaken workforce competitiveness and limit options for families.
The measure,...
McKee signs law banning grocery store deed restrictions
WOONSOCKET – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a new law banning deed restrictions that block new grocery stores from opening in vacant supermarket spaces,...
State awards $7.5M to boost homeownership
PROVIDENCE – The state awarded $7.5 million to support production of 172 new homes across the state, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and R.I. Secretary...
Overdose deaths in R.I. fall for third year in a row
PROVIDENCE – Overdose deaths in Rhode Island have dropped 50% since 2022, surpassing the state’s 2030 goal to reduce overdose deaths by 30%, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and...
Champlin Foundation grants $12.1M to 103 R.I. organizations
CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation on Tuesday awarded $12.1 million in grants to 103 organizations across 28 cities and towns throughout Rhode Island to...
Leaning on fewer people for more revenue is risky for R.I.
I spend a lot of time walking factory floors, sitting with founders and shaking hands with people trying to build something in Rhode Island.
Not once in those conversations...
R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...
Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...
Ethan Shorey stepping down as chief editor at The Valley Breeze
LINCOLN – Ethan Shorey, chief editor of The Valley Breeze, will step down on Friday, concluding a 20-year career at the Blackstone Valley newspaper...
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