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06/01/2023
Block Island, RI—The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced the opening of artworks by Miranda Zhen-Yao Van-Boswell, Providence. The exhibition runs through late-July.
06/01/2023
Motorists strongly encouraged to use alternate routes to Providence Starting on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. RIDOT will temporarily close access to the Route 6/10 Connector inbound to Providence for traffic traveling on Route 6 East at Route 10. It will be closed through the weekend,
06/01/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI - Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Elections Division today announced that Declaration of Candidacy forms are now available for candidates in the Congressional District 1 special election. The candidate declaration period is June 29 and June 30,...
06/01/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)'s new, user-friendly online registration system is now available for medical marijuana patients and authorized purchasers in Rhode Island. The prior system was entirely paper-based. The web-based portal will shorten processing time and eliminate...
06/01/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again cautioning the public not to assume that finding a baby animal means it needs to be rescued. A fawn (baby deer) lying on the ground hidden in grass or brush should not be considered abandoned – it should be...
06/01/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today issued an official writ of election declaring a special election for Rhode Island's first congressional district seat vacated by Congressman David Cicilline. "I want to thank Congressman Cicilline for his 12 years of dedication and service representing...
06/01/2023
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee, North Kingstown Town Manager A. Ralph Mollis and Town Council President Gregory Mancini signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact. "We all want our students to be the best in class when it comes to education, which comes from hard work both inside...
05/31/2023
Have a safe and healthy summer.
05/30/2023
With warmer weather now here, and with Rhode Island still a high-incidence state for Lyme disease, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are urging people to take precautions to prevent tick bites when outdoors. After a mild winter...
05/30/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, in partnership with the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children, today announced the Step Up to Child Care WAGE$® Program (WAGE$) is now available as a pilot to child care professionals in...