The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding anyone who will be traveling for the holidays or plans to attend holiday gatherings to get vaccinated now against common respiratory viruses. Large gatherings, crowded travel, and more time indoors can mean more viruses spreading this time...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, chair of the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial 250th Commission (RI250), today announced the 2023 semiquincentennial commemorative holiday ornament is now available at the RI State House Visitor Center and Gift Shop.
The 2023 ornament depicts...
On December 9, at 10:50 AM, Troopers arrested Harold Herrera, age 22, of 19 Bowlett Street Providence, Rhode Island for Reckless Driving. This arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route 6 in the City of Providence. Herrera was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned by...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that tomorrow night, Friday, December 8, it will permanently close the old Downtown Newport exit on Route 138 East coming into Aquidneck Island from the Pell Bridge. With its closure, all traffic will use the new ramp...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Garland Ventures is recalling 13,842 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The chicken fried rice products were produced on November 10, 2023. Specifically,
PROVIDENCE, RI – This afternoon, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore presented National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Awards, as well as the NASS John Lewis Youth Leadership Award, to honorees at a State House ceremony.
NASS Medallion Awards are presented by Secretaries of...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Tiogue Lake in Coventry.
The advisory related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria....
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Upper and Lower Melville Ponds in Portsmouth and Carbuncle Pond in Coventry. The advisories were related to high...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today joined fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in the #TrustedInfo2024 voter education effort to encourage citizens to look to election officials as the trusted sources of election information ahead of the...
On November 24, 2023, members of the Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Sharee Vanover, age 32, of 24 Hereford Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for the following: 1) Providence Superior Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for Pre-trial Conference on an original charge of Unlawful Breaking and...