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Council President Matos Issues Subpoena to the Commissioner of Public Safety
The subpoena would require the Commissioner to hand over all relative video footage regarding the of Sgt. Joseph Hanley to the Providence External Review Authority At the formal request of PERA Executive Director Jose Batista, City Council President Sabina Matos (Ward...
Statement from Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. Regarding the Fire at 108 Langdon Street
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, a two family home located at 108 Langdon Street caught on fire and was damaged beyond repair. Although the fire is still under investigation there is strong evidence to believe that an illegal firework may have landed on the house causing it...
Statement from Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. Regarding the Providence Police Department
I fully understand that we are living in extraordinary times; I don’t believe any person should be forced to the ground and have a knee held to their neck for eight minutes and forty-six seconds. That’s incorrigible, and if that happened here in Providence, I would be...
Conley Stadium Receives Major Upgrade and Nears Completion
Conley Stadium is returning to its glory days thanks to Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) who secured precious CDBG and CIP Dollars for this project. “Conley Stadium is a gem in the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood,” stated Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan. “We worked very...
Council President Sabina Matos Proposes Resolution Urging Expansion of Police Officer Education
At tonight’s City Council Meeting, Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) proposed a resolution urging the Rhode Island General Assembly to expand the types of degrees eligible for education reimbursement to law enforcement officers. In recent weeks the City Council...
Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan Calls for Continuing Education Requirements For the Providence Police Department
City Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) tonight introduced a resolution requesting continuing education requirements for Providence police officers. "After a nine-hour public hearing where the Committee on Finance heard from nearly 250 individuals expressing...
Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan to Introduce Two Resolutions to Support Making Public Education A Priority in Rhode Island
At tonight’s City Council meeting Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) will introduce two resolutions calling for the City Council to endorse the Rhode Island Foundation’s Chart a Course Stay the Course Report, and the second calls for the Rhode Island General...
Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris Congratulates Ward 11 Recipients of Council Micro-Loan
Ricky Bernard and Marcia Ricketts, owners of The Island House Restaurant at 242 Broad St have been in the restaurant business for over 15 years. They opened their first restaurant in Pawtucket in 1997. They owned a restaurant on Lonsdale Ave for three years, where...
City Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan Will Introduce Resolutions Calling for the Renaming of Obadiah Brown Road and Obadiah Brown Field
Tomorrow, Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) will be introducing two resolutions to rename Obadiah Brown Road and Obadiah Brown Field after former Mayor Patrick J. McCarthy. “We are living in extraordinary times, young people are calling for change and asking...
