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06/19/2026
At approximately 8:00 AM, Troopers arrested Mathew Mazzone, age 41, of 111 Sheffield Hill Road, Exeter, Rhode Island for 1.) Domestic Simple Assault – 1st Offense 2.) Domestic Vandalism – 1st Offense 3.) Domestic Refusal to Relinquish/Damage a Telephone. Mr. Mazzone was transported to the Hope...
06/17/2026
As part of its ongoing I-95 15 Bridges project, starting Sunday night, June 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to restrict southbound traffic on a portion of Pontiac Avenue where it passes over Route 10 in Cranston. This portion of the roadway will be closed and...
06/17/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI - Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Elections Division are today reminding potential candidates of the upcoming filing period for candidate declaration forms. Declarations of candidacy must be filed on June 22, 23, or 24. The deadline to file is...
06/16/2026
Opening Reception is Thursday, Aug. 20 Providence, RI—The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that the current display in the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill features mixed-media artworks created from hundreds of paintings made by both artists and non-artists in a...
06/16/2026
Starting on Friday night, June 26, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Diamond Hill Road Bridge in Woonsocket for rehabilitation work. The bridge carries traffic over the Peters River, located close to the Massachusetts state line. It will be closed for...
06/15/2026
Starting Monday, June 22, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin roadway improvements along Sprague Street in Portsmouth. This work will require traffic restrictions from Route 114 (Turnpike Avenue) to Route 138 (East Main Road), Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The...
06/11/2026
Rhode Island Department of Health now posts current news and press releases at: https://health.ri....
06/09/2026
On Friday night, June 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will establish a new traffic pattern on Route 1 (Post Road) North and South at the Route 37 overpass in Warwick. This will allow RIDOT to continue to remove the deficient bridge carrying Route 37 over Post Road. ...
06/08/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). All recreation, including swimming, fishing, boating and kayaking, is high risk to...
06/05/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI - Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today issued the following statement in recognition of the passage of a $45 million bond question for the construction of a Rhode Island State History Center in the FY2027 State budget by the Rhode Island House of Representatives: "For years,...