PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC), today announced the first round of 54 awardees for the Step Up to Child Care WAGE$® Program (WAGE$) pilot...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease (Powassan) detected in a Rhode Island resident who later died after contracting the disease. Laboratory testing was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Kingston's Camp Beach in Kingston and Camp Watchaug Beach in Charlestown because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Kent County YMCA Beach in Warwick and Camp Hoffman Beach in Kingston because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing several beaches because of high bacteria levels:
- Kingston's Camp Beach, in Kingston
- Camp Watchaug Beach, in Charlestown
- Camp Canonicus Beach, in Exeter
- Kent County YMCA Beach, in Warwick
RIDOH will continue to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Real Kosher Ice Cream is recalling soft serve, on-the-go ice cream and sorbet cups because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled product is packaged in an 8 fl oz., clear...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced over $650,000 in Site Readiness Awards to eight major projects across Rhode Island. The awards will fund site-specific planning improvements at several ongoing local economic development projects and will support municipal technical assistance,...
CRANSTON, RI - The McKee Administration's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) today opened the application for a second round of mini-grants totaling $100,000 for community-based organizations to support Medicaid renewals.
"Rhode Island is dedicated to prioritizing residents'...
Block Island, RI—The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced the opening of its late summer exhibit featuring works by Middletown's Annabel Manning. The exhibition runs...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the recipients of nearly $3.8 million in Advancing Learning Beyond the 180-Day School Year grant program funding aimed to support Rhode Island communities launch or expand extended learning...
