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BankRI awards $94K in grants to local nonprofits
BANK RHODE ISLAND has awarded $94,750 in grants to 38 local nonprofits for various initiatives.
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island recently announced that it has awarded $94,750 in grants to 38 local nonprofits for various initiatives.
The funding helped organizations offer support to the community in multiple ways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BankRI CEO and President Mark J. Meiklejohn said in a statement that it is clear that many Rhode Islanders continue to struggle with their lives during the pandemic and it’s particularly true of those who are helped by the organizations that received grant funding.
Pawtucket commission grants 6-month extension for Apex redevelopment plans
THE PAWTUCKET CITY PLANNING COMMISSION on Tuesday approved a six-month extension to master plans to redevelop the Apex site in downtown Pawtucket. / PBN PFILE HOTO/PAMELA BHATIA
PAWTUCKET – Amid a legal battle over development rights, the Pawtucket City Planning Commission has agreed to extend existing approvals on the project proposed for the iconic Apex property in downtown.
The commission’s 3-1 vote on Tuesday gives Apex Development Co. another six months to make progress on its plans for a mixed-use development for the 12-acre, five parcel swath along I-195 in Pawtucket. The master plan for Riverfront Commons first approved in 2015 calls for “thousands of acres” of retail, office and restaurants, anchored by the Apex Department Store. The approval was set to expire on July 1.
4/20/2021
Residents, businesses invited to apply
PAWTUCKET – With funding from a new $100,000 grant, Pawtucket-based Groundwork Rhode Island will be planting 140 trees in areas of Pawtucket and Central Falls this spring and fall and is asking the community for help identifying spots.
“We were super excited that we could help Pawtucket and Central Falls,” Amelia Rose, executive director of Groundwork R.I., told The Breeze. “Leandro (Castro) is already overwhelmed by the response from different organizations and residents that want trees.”
Castro, program coordinator, said, “We’re getting so many applications from areas that have a high tree canopy cover, and that’s fine, but we want to make sure we … zoom in on the ones that need it the most.”
4/13/2021
Officials confident train station parking will be ready
Crews were hard at work Tuesday morning building the new Pawtucket/Central Falls Commuter Rail Station. Officials say parking solutions will be found by the time the station opens for traffic next summer. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey)
PAWTUCKET – Now a little more than a year from the planned opening of a new Pawtucket/Central Falls Commuter Rail Station and Bus Hub in Pawtucket, there are still no firm agreements in place for creating the parking needed around the station.
But both local and state officials say they remain confident that they will not be cutting the ribbon on a parking lot-less train station, and that there will be protected designated parking when all is said and done.