Posts Tagged ‘city of Providence’
Brown University Details $41 Million Voluntary Payments, Contributions to Providence in 2025
Brown University made community contributions to the City of Providence valued at $30.2 million in Fiscal Year 2025, directly supporting local priorities including economic growth, K-12 education and medical care for residents. With an additional $11.1 million in direct voluntary monetary payments, the total financial value of Brown’s payments and contributions to the city was $41.3 million…
Read MoreProvidence Prepares for Hurricane Season and Extreme Weather
City Officials Share Important Safety Tips and Highlight Providence’s Proactive Investments to Mitigate Impacts of Extreme Weather Mayor Brett P. Smiley joined Councilwoman Helen Anthony and Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Clara Decerbo today to announce the City’s preparations for the 2025 hurricane season and share important safety information on managing extreme heat, flooding…
Read MoreProvidence Delivers Summer Fun: Food, Water Play & Activities
Mayor Brett Smiley Announces Opening of Summer Meal Sites, Splashpads and Enrichment Opportunities for Summer 2025 Providence Waterparks, Splash Pads and Pools Reopen, Summer Meal Service Begins Mayor Brett P. Smiley today joined Deputy Commissioner Drew Echelson, President Pro Tempore Juan Pichardo, Providence Public Schools Superintendent Javier Montañez, Superintendent of Providence Parks Wendy Nilsson and…
Read MoreKeeping divisiveness alive a sport in Providence – a hurtful one for Mayor, and city (updated)
Feeling he had no legal recourse but to respond to the request of TWO constituents and TWO Providence City Council members, Mayor Smiley gave permission for the flag of Palestine to be flown over Providence City Hall on Friday. He said he could not find a reason not to grant it. The flag is in…
Read MoreProvidence Fire Dept. Emergency Medical Services Bicycle program returns to city
Photo: PFD Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Providence Fire Department Chief Derek M. Silva and EMS Chief Zach Kenyon, along with Providence Fire’s leadership team and community members, announced the return of the Providence Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bicycle Program to Downtown Providence. First launched as a pilot in the summer of 2023, the…
Read MoreMayor Brett P. Smiley releases Year Two accomplishments for City of Providence
Photo: downtown Providence, Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images-RI As Mayor Brett P. Smiley completes his second year in office, a list of the past year’s significant accomplishments was released, that have receive “national acclaim and critical initiatives that have positioned the City of Providence for continued growth and success”. Providence has prioritized investments and initiatives that…
Read MorePark HERE for free in Providence – but make it fast – 2-hour limit
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Read MoreIn the Arena: Joe Mulligan, Providence Director of Planning and Development
Each week Joe Paolino Jr. interviews people in leadership roles in Rhode Island. This week he speaks with Joe Mulligan, Director of Planning and Development for the City of Providence. Appointed by new Mayor Brett Smiley, Mulligan hails from Boston. They talk about Providence being the next best thing to Boston. New ways to look…
Read MoreProvidence quietly preparing Columbus for its next voyage – to just the right bidder
Photo: Columbus statue in storage somewhere in Providence, as posted on WPRO website “Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.” – Christopher Columbus The fate of the Christopher Columbus statue rises to the surface every year in October, then fades away yet again, ever since June of 2020 when the statue…
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