Electric scooters brands Bird and Veo have taken to Providence streets, expanding the number of vehicles available.
Rhode Island public health officials are continuing the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a new threat of monkeypox emerges. Officials who spoke with The Herald expressed optimism about Rhode Island’s COVID-19 infection rates and shared preventative tips for monkeypox.
Nirva LaFortune MA ’19 is running to be the next mayor of Providence in the Nov. 8 general election, following a Sep. 13 primary. Term limits prevent the current mayor of Providence, Jorge Elorza, from retaining his post.
The Let RI Vote Act, co-sponsored by House Majority Whip Katherine Kazarian, D-East Providence, and Senator Dawn Euer, D-Newport, Jamestown, aims to make the temporary changes put in place during the pandemic that made voting safer and easier permanent.
Officials have been planning potential designs for a new central bus hub and more bus stops for downtown Providence since 2014, after a $35 million bond issue was ...
Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Progressive Action Committee launched over a year ago in July 2020 with the aim of helping a diverse group of young, progressive politicians run for state and local office. The organization’s overarching goal is “to see systemic racism dismantled,” according ...
Alex Cannon is running for Rhode Island State Senate in the special election for District 3, which is scheduled to take place Nov. 2. Cannon is the first Republican to run for State Senate in District 3 in the past 15 years. The seat became vacant after the resignation of Democrat Gayle Goldin joined ...
The 70th Lieutenant Governor of the State Of Rhode Island Sabina Matos spoke to the Brown community Oct. 4 about her political journey and life in Rhode Island. The virtual event was moderated by Visiting Fellow Marc Dunkelman and was organized by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy ...
The Providence Public Library hosted an online workshop Jan. 14 to spark community discussion on climate change and its varying impacts on people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. The webinar took place over Zoom as part of a larger pilot program called Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond ...
Brown Dining Services hosted the annual Eat Local Challenge Sept. 29 to promote the work of New England food producers and to inform students of how dining hall food is sourced. Although COVID-19 affected the logistics of the event, many local producers were still involved with procuring ingredients ...
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