The Ginny-B Family Campground Water System in Foster has issued a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the water supply. Ginny-B Family Campground Water System customers should boil water for one minute that will be used for drinking, cooking, making ice,...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tomorrow night, Friday, September 20, it will resume weekend lane closures associated with its fourth rapid bridge installation this summer with the replacement of the I-95 southbound bridge over Elmwood...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Elections Division today announced that the 2024 Voter Information Handbook is now available online and is expected to be delivered to residences in early October.
"The RI Department of State is committed to...
Dance, food, music, and craft converge at Rhode Island's 46th Annual Heritage Festival on September 21. The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission will host 44 performance groups and cultural ambassadors at the WaterFire Arts Center from 12:00-5:00 pm.
The Festival...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Civic Education & Engagement Division welcomed nearly 100 students from 44 high schools to the 2024-2025 cohort of the Rhode Island Civic Leadership Program last night at the Rhode Island State House.
"As a...
RIDOH received an open letter from concerned members of the South County community on September 4, 2024, listing and detailing concerns about the impact of the relationship between executive leadership and providers on patient care at South County Hospital, including the resignation of physicians...
Providence, RI – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) will be hosting meetings throughout the state this fall to hear from the public ideas for streamlining and simplifying its arts and culture grant applications and processes.
The meetings will examine the following RISCA grant...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting tonight, it is conducting its fourth rapid bridge installation this summer with the replacement of the I-95 southbound bridge over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The bridge will be completely replaced over...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory for recreational activities at Boone Lake in Exeter. The advisory was related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria.
Recent...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are announcing:
--The state's first human case, in 2024, of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in a person from Providence County and in their 70s;
--The state's second probable human...
