The planned expansion at St. Mary’s Home was seen as a potential stop-gap solution to alongstanding crisis: too-few beds for girls needing psychiatric care in Rhode Island.
“Housing is the biggest issue our members, and frankly this state, faces,” the President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island said. “I think we have an obligation to do everything we can.”
On Tuesday evening, five local food and beverage producers will be working on their business pitches for a live broadcast at Hope and Main in Warren as part of the Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream Pitch Room Competition. Five Rhode Island food and beverage producers will be working on their business pitches for a live broadcast at Hope and Main in Warren as part of the Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream Pitch Room Competition.
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Five contenders in the Providence City Council Ward 15 special election are airing their views on tough issues facing the city in a post-Covid era.
The state Board of Elections website lists Doris De Los Santos, Iasha Hall, Casandra Inez, Santos Javier, and Oscar Vargas as filing campaign finance papers. The deadline for candidates to declare is this Friday.
The election promises to be a hotly contested race to replace former Councilor Sabina Matos, now Lieutenant Governor. The primary is set for June 8 and General Election on July 6.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST