The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Barney Pond in Lincoln due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green …
Rhode Island's Crime Victim Compensation Program (CVCP) made over 1,100 payments to victims of violent crimes, including 135 payments to minor children, during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2020. Collectively, the CVCP provided victims with …
More than 250 businesses in sectors such as retail, fitness, and hospitality received perfect scores on their COVID-19 compliance inspections, according to Rhode Island's COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force. The COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force is a …
CRANSTON, R.I. - The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 11.2 percent in July, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday. The July rate was down 1.4 percentage points from the revised June rate of 12.6 percent. Last year the …
Since March 2020, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that were not already receiving the maximum SNAP benefit amount for their household size received an increase to their benefits to bring them to the maximum amount. The …
The Rhode Island State Police today announced that additional Troopers, including members of the Division's Traffic Safety Unit, will be deployed to Block Island for enhanced traffic enforcement patrols beginning this Friday, August 21 and lasting …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Warwick man has been sentenced today in Kent County Superior Court to serve 25 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for committing multiple acts of child molestation …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Fogland Beach in Tiverton, Gooseberry Beach in Newport, and Barrington Town Beach for swimming because of high bacteria levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Upper Melville (also known as Thurston) Pond in Portsmouth due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Central Falls man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 19 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to molesting an 11-year-old …
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reminds hikers, bike riders, horseback riders, and all other visitors that, for safety reasons, they must wear solid, daylight fluorescent orange when in state management areas and …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Peabody's Beach in Middletown for swimming because of high bacteria levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality regularly to ensure safe bathing throughout the …
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will install a lane split on I-95 North near Exit 30 in Pawtucket on Thursday, August 20. The following week on Friday, August 28, RIDOT will reduce travel lanes from three to two throughout the weekend …
The Attorney General is deeply concerned that the self-described "transformative changes" inexplicably adopted by the United States Postal Service, at a time when the country is facing a pandemic that makes voting by mail more critical than ever, …
The Rhode Island pension fund performed better than 87% of its peer pension funds in the Fiscal Year that ended June 30, 2020 according to new data released by Investment Metrics, formerly MSCI InvestorForce, the leading source of investment performance …
CRANSTON, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) announced today that beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Call Center will have expanded hours to accommodate more claimants, and additional …
The Rhode Island State Police this afternoon released details regarding a traffic fatality on Block Island earlier today. This is the second fatal crash on Block Island in less than a week. At approximately 2:20pm today, a moped and an SUV were involved in …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Spouting Rock Beach in Newport for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality regularly to ensure safe …
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Slack Reservoir in Greenville (it spans Smithfield and Johnston town line) due to a blue-green algae ( …
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is actively recruiting qualified lifeguards and rangers to fill seasonal employment positions at state beaches, parks, campgrounds, and the golf course at Goddard Park through the …
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