Mayor Jorge Elorza has appointed a U.S. Navy veteran as the city’s new director of public works. Elorza announced today that he has tapped Russell P….
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GOP Rep Wants Voters To Decide if PawSox Owners Can Use Public Financing for a Providence Ballpark
State Representative Patricia Morgan (R-West Warwick) says she plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would allow voters to decide if the new owners…
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Larry Eichler Leaving Elorza Administration
Larry Eichler, who has been the acting executive director of the Providence Talks education program, has left City Hall. Eichler confirmed his…
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A Small Victory In Providence’s Latest Fight Against Foreclosures
Eight years since the height of the national foreclosure crisis, Providence faces a plague of vacant houses, blighting neighborhoods. Now the capital…
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Elorza Appoints New Members To Providence School Board
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has appointed a parent and a history professor to the school board. The mayor also re-appointed board member Keith…
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Rep Lally Resigns; Susan Cicilline Buonanno Wants to Succeed Him
Representative Donald Lally (D-Narragansett), the second-longest serving member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, announced his resignation…
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Wendy Nilsson appointed by Elorza as Providence Parks Supt.
Wendy Nilsson has been appointed the new superintendent of the Providence Parks and Recreation Department, Mayor Jorge Elorza announced today. Nilsson…
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St. Patrick’s Day And St. Joseph’s Day Celebrations Tomorrow At Statehouse
The annual Statehouse celebration of holidays held dear by Italian-Americans and Irish-Americans is scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, March 18) at 4 p…
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Raimondo PILOT Cuts to Providence, Cranston Not Happening
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s first budget proposes stripping about $2.5 million in state Payments-in-lieu of Taxes aid from Providence city government and…
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Elorza: Strip Shark Bar Of Liquor License
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has filed a petition requesting that the city licensing board declare that all licenses held by the Shark Bar & Grille…