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Councilman John Goncalves Joins The Fox Point Cape Verdean Heritage Place To Celebrate Community Elders and Honor Their Contributions to Fox Point and Providence
On Wednesday, August 12, Councilman John Goncalves (Ward 1) joined with the Fox Point Cape Verdean Heritage Place to recognize and honor elders in the Cape Verdean community with City Council Proclamations. Councilman Goncalves is the first Cape Verdean to be elected...
Statement from Councilwoman Carmen Castillo Regarding Black Lives Matters and the Call to Defund the Police
I want to be very clear that as a woman of color, I fully support the Black Lives Matters movement. I also agree that we need to enact reforms and training for our Police Department to ensure cultural competency and to educate our officers on racial biases. This past...
Statement from Councilman John Goncalves Regarding the Destruction of the Art Installation at CIC Providence
Early this morning, the “Like A Buoy, Like A Barrel” art installation located in the Point 225 Plaza in front of CIC Providence at 225 Dyer Street was destroyed by fire. The art installation created by New York-based artist Steven Siegel in 2019 was not only a work of...
Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan Hosted A Rededication Ceremony for the Joseph V. “Bucky” Conley Stadium After Expansive Upgrades
Today, Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan Councilwoman Ward 5, along with Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, City Council President Sabina Matos, President Pro Tempore Michael Correia, Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, Representative Daniel McKiernan, Representative...
Statement from Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan Regarding Recent Shootings in the Ward 5 Area
On Friday and then again last night, there have been two shootings in our neighborhoods. This is not only disturbing, but it must end. Last year, the Center for Disease Control issued a report stating that “gun violence still exists at epidemic levels” across the...
Statement from Councilwoman Katherine Kerwin Regarding Recent Events at Fortnight
Last night, I was at Fortnight just after 9PM when three police officers showed up claiming they had received a “noise complaint”. This seemed extremely unlikely to me -- Fortnight was playing music just loud enough for the patrons of the bar sitting outside to hear,...
Council President Matos Statement on Arrests Made in Relation to Murder of Jorge L. Gonzalez Colon
“I am saddened to hear that two young people have been charged in connection with the July 1 murder of Jorge L. Gonzalez Colon in the Silver Lake neighborhood. This tragedy serves as a poignant reminder of the important conversations taking place in the City of...
Joint Statement from City Councilors Matos, Correia, Ryan, Narducci, Harris, Castillo, Taylor, Kerwin, Espinal, and Goncalves regarding Acts of Intimidation at Councilman Igliozzi’s Home
We as elected leaders of our community stand against acts of violence and vandalism against our colleagues, their families, and our neighbors. We condemn the actions that transpired at Councilman Igliozzi's home over the weekend and hope that whoever is responsible is...
Statement from Chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Finance, John J. Igliozzi Esq. Regarding Incident of Threat at Home
This weekend my family and I were the targets of acts of intimidation and violence demanding that I defund and abolish the Providence Police Department. This individual(s) graffitied my property and also spiked the tires of both my son’s and my car. While the graffiti...
