RISPCA names Kezirian president, general agent
WAYNE M. KEZIRIAN has been named the new president and general agent for the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS EAST PROVIDENCE – Wayne M. Kezirian, general counsel for Providence-based property management firm Paolino Properties LP, has been named the new president and general agent for the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the organization announced Tuesday. The nonprofit provides the community with animal adoption and support services, as well as…
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Complaint: RIDOT downtown transit plan violates Civil Rights Act
Updated at 1:22 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2021.
GROW SMART RI and the South Providence Neighborhood Association have filed a complaint that argues that the downtown transit plan violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The complaint was co-signed by John Flaherty, deputy director of Grow Smart RI, pictured above leading a protest march against the plan. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO PROVIDENCE – Two community groups have filed a complaint alleging that the state’s downtown transit plan violates federal anti-discrimination protections and are calling for the project to be stopped. In two separate letters sent on Monday to the R.I. Public Transit Authority and R.I. Department of Transportation – the agencies overseeing the Providence Multi-Hub Bus…