Providence Delivers Summer Fun: Food, Water Play & Activities

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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…

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Providence Fire Dept. Emergency Medical Services Bicycle program returns to city

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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…

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Mayor Brett P. Smiley releases Year Two accomplishments for City of Providence

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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…

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Get Your Holidays On! Family-friendly, early New Year’s Eve in downtown Providence

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The Providence Tourism Council, the City of Providence and Mayor Brett P. Smiley invite you to get an early start in celebrating the New Year with a special Illuminate PVD Fireworks Celebration and mini-WaterFire lighting on December 31, 2023.  Event Highlights include: Location: 195 District Park & Michael Van Leesten Pedestrian Bridge “WaterFire is excited…

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