State Government Press Releases

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05/17/2013
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, and the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen have partnered to establish a new bike route to preserve the connection between Providence and East Providence during the Washington Bridge Bikeway closure. Just in...
05/16/2013
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is working to repair a traffic signal at the intersection of Mineral Spring Avenue, Brookside Avenue and South Brookside Avenue in North Providence following a car crash. WHAT: All lanes are clear on Mineral Spring Avenue, but the traffic...
05/16/2013
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is working on repairs to the I-295 South overpass at Exit 4 (Plainfield Pike) following a truck crash on Route 14/Plainfield Pike earlier today. WHAT: Both lanes will reopen by approximately 6 p.m. on I-295 South, but commercial vehicles are...
05/16/2013
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is on the scene of a truck crash on Plainfield Pike in Cranston at the I-295 overpass. Motorists should expect delays. WHAT: RIDOT has closed the left lane of I-295 South at Exit 4 (Route 14/Plainfield Pike) to inspect the bridge following...
05/15/2013
Forum to be Held at Fidelity Investments in Smithfield PROVIDENCE –Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit will take part in a May 16 forum sponsored by the RI Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) on DEM's efforts to improve customer service through regulatory reform. The three-...
05/15/2013
PRESS RELEASE FROM: Captain Shawn Lacey Westerly Police Department DATE: May 15, 2013 SUBJECT: TRESPASSING ARREST On 05/15/2013 at approximately 2:15 a.m., members of The Westerly Police Department arrested LUCAS H VORSTEVELD, age 22, of 870 North Franklin Ave., Chicago, IL, for Trespassing....
05/15/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Donald Greenslit (age 53), with a last known address of 16 Pershing Road, Johnston, was sentenced by Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl to life for the January 22, 2012 murder of his common-law wife Stacie Dorego. Greenslit was found...
05/15/2013
Shellfishermen Interested in Taking Part in this Voluntary Transplant Should Report to DEM Vessel to Sign In on Morning of Event PROVIDENCE –The Department of Environmental Management's Marine Fisheries section announces that East Bay shellfishermen will conduct a voluntary "dig and dump"...
05/15/2013
PROVIDENCE - The Town of Westerly, as it has done on a routine basis each year since 1997, will apply granules of mosquito larvicide by helicopter to 500 acres of swamp to control mosquito breeding. The targeted areas are portions of Chapman Swamp and the swamp area adjacent to Hespar Drive. The...
05/14/2013
Legislation aims to create predictable funding stream for local infrastructure investment, create jobs PROVIDENCE, R.I. – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today testified in support of a legislative proposal that takes action to spur economic growth, while improving Rhode Island's locally-...