# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

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10/01/2024
RI's Arts and Humanities Month is themed Culture: A Beacon of Resilience Providence, R.I. --The R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and Rhode Island Humanities (RI Humanities) have partnered to celebrate national Arts and Humanities Month in October. The Councils will host programs, webinars...
09/30/2024
For one night only, starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close one lane on Route 146 North and detour traffic on Sayles Hill Road where it meets Route 146 in North Smithfield. The closures will create a work zone so heavy...
09/30/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce travel down to one lane with alternating direction controlled by a temporary traffic signal on each side of the Moosup Valley Road Bridge, located between Potter Road and the Tyler Free Library in Foster. The change will go into...
09/27/2024
Starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close two bridges, one on Beach Avenue and the other on Ocean Avenue, in New Shoreham for bridge work. The bridges will reopen by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2. Motorists should...
09/26/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has been awarded a $600,000 federal grant from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help reduce falls and the risk of falling among older adults and adults with disabilities in underserved areas. "This is Fall Prevention Awareness Week,...
09/24/2024
Providence, RI — The New England Foundation (NEFA) for the Arts joined the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to announce 112 organizations, including 13 organizations in New England, have been recommended for awards under a new pilot program called ArtsHERE. The R.I. State Council on the Arts (...
09/24/2024
Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is seeking public comment on its intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion. RIDOH has reviewed for approval the request by the Rockland Oaks public water system (PWS # RI1000020), in cooperation with an adjacent public water system, the Scituate High...
09/23/2024
On Friday, September 27 at 8 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin a weekend closure of a portion of Main Road (Route 77) in Tiverton for the rapid replacement of a culvert for Quaket Creek, which runs under the road just south of its intersection with Nanaquaket...
09/20/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Keech Pond in Glocester due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans...
09/19/2024
The Ginny-B Family Campground Water System in Foster has issued a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the water supply. Ginny-B Family Campground Water System customers should boil water for one minute that will be used for drinking, cooking, making ice,...