PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced Keith Stokes as Rhode Island's next Historian Laureate, serving a term to conclude in April 2030.
"Ensuring that Rhode Islanders learn about and continue to pass on our state's history is one of my top priorities as Secretary...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tonight, Friday, May 2, it will close the on-ramp from Route 113 East (East Avenue) to I-95 North in Warwick as part of an ongoing bridge replacement project. The ramp will be closed through late fall 2025...
On Friday night, April 25 at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce the number of lanes on Route 10 in Cranston from two lanes to one lane in each direction, from the I-95 ramps to Park Avenue. All ramps and exits will remain open.
This section of Route 10 will...
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 21-25, 2025
Construction season has started, and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and its safety partners are reminding motorists to slow down and drive safely in work zones. This week (April 21-25) is National Work Zone...
Traffic delays expected
Starting Thursday night, May 1, at 9 p.m. the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin the first of two consecutive extended weekend lane closures on Route 1 at the Route 138 interchange in North Kingstown. RIDOT is using accelerated bridge...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to temporarily close two ramps within the Route 1 and Route 138 interchange in North Kingstown on Friday night, April 18 at 9 p.m. prior to opening a new one on Saturday morning, April 19.
The ramps from Route 138 West to Route 1 (...
Providence, R.I. – The R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that Teatro ECAS and PVD World Music, both of Providence, were among the recipients of grants to fund cultural sustainability and operating support. Funded by the Wallace Foundation and delivered by the regional arts...
In observance of National STI Awareness Week, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is highlighting some of the public health campaigns and interventions it has implemented, in partnership with community-based organizations, to address rising sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates in...
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM, Troopers Reyes arrested Lenna A. Perri, age 47, of 40 Cornwall Street, Hartford, Connecticut for 1.) Driving After Denial Revocation for Suspension for Certain Violations, and 2.) Forgery and Counterfeiting of Registration Plates. The arrest was the result of...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has closed the Laurel Street Bridge in Hopkinton out of an abundance of caution after a routine inspection conducted April 15, detected more deterioration than was anticipated based on the last inspection. The Laurel Street Bridge carries...
