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State Government Press Releases

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11/09/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is urging people to get vaccinated now as part of their planning for Thanksgiving gatherings with family and friends. Everyone older than six months of age should get a flu shot every year. The 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine is also recommended for...
11/06/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Worden Pond in South Kingstown, Briar Point Beach on Tiogue Lake in Coventry, and J.L Curran Upper Reservoir in Cranston, due to blue-green...
11/03/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Earlier this week, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Business Services Division convened a Consular Roundtable to discuss recent updates and advances in apostille processes. Secretary Amore and the Business Services Division were joined by...
10/27/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting at 7 p.m. on Friday night, November 3, it will begin the process of sliding in a new bridge deck for Route 37 eastbound over the Pawtuxet River, near the Pontiac Avenue exit, in Cranston. This operation will...
11/01/2023
Providence, RI—Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that the arts agency will be adding 12 new teaching artists to its official R.I. Teaching Artist Roster. The Roster is widely used as a public resource for educators and individuals looking to engage an artist for arts...
10/30/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding Rhode Islanders about Halloween safety precautions. Halloween street smarts: - Always accompany young children on their trick-or-treating rounds. Research shows that evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. are the riskiest times of day for...
10/30/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing that the updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine will be available at community clinics throughout the state over the coming weeks. These clinics will be held in the late afternoon and evening at schools and are open to the entire...
10/30/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising parents and caregivers to not feed WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches to toddlers or young children. These products contain elevated lead levels. This health advisory is being issued for all lot codes of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon...
10/25/2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Utopia Foods is recalling all lots of their 200-gram packages of Enoki Mushrooms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled Enoki Mushrooms were distributed to wholesalers...
10/24/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced the RI Department of State's Voter Turnout Tracker data visualization tool is now available for the November 7, 2023 special election. The Voter Turnout Tracker allows users to easily track how many votes have been cast in...