Recent News
Work Continues on Hawkins Street Bridge Restoration
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4) today was on site where work is continuing on the Hawkins Street Bridge Restoration Project. The demolition phase has begun. “The contractor has begun the demolition phase of the Hawkins Street Bridge...
Statement from Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. Regarding the Recent Rash of Automobile Break-Ins in the Fourth Ward
Over the past several weeks there have been several vehicular break-ins in and around the North End. Over the past week I have reached out to constituents via social media and email with helpful tips, and asking them to share any video surveillance they may have...
Statement from City Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia Regarding the Demolition of the Property located at 60 Ernest Street
Today the Board of Contract and Supply approved a contract to demolish the property located at 60 Ernest Street. The building was home to the City’s old VIN Station and housed several other departments within the Department of Public Works. After several complaints...
Statement from City Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia Regarding Reports of a Recent Shooting in the Silver Lake Neighborhood
Today, I read on social media that on Thursday, January 2, a school bus carrying approximately 50 students were bystanders to an incident involving two vehicles that allegedly traded between 1 and 5 gunshots. Thankfully these young students were unharmed, and the...
Councilman David A. Salvatore Asks for Votes…For T.F. Green Airport
T.F. Green Airports has been nominated Best Small Airport by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards has nominated Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport for “Best Small Airport.” T.F. Green has reclaimed first place, and...
A New Year’s Message from Council President Sabina Matos – Mensaje de Año Nuevo de la Presidenta del Consejo, Sabina Matos
I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your families the very best in the New Year. Our neighbors are the pinnacle of hard work, compassion, and goodwill. My City Council colleagues and I are grateful and honored to serve you every single day. As we gather...
Statement from City Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia Regarding the Arrest of a Neighborhood Vandal
The Providence Police Department has announced that they have arrested a serial vandal who has defaced multiple pieces of public property in the Manton and Atwells Avenue areas. I would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to Detective Mitchell Guerra for a...
Statement from City Council President Sabina Matos Regarding RIDE’s Financial Analysis of Providence Schools
Statement from Council President Sabina Matos Regarding RIDE’s Summary Financial Analysis of the Providence Public Schools: In July I sponsored a resolution asking for a Financial Audit of the Providence Public School Department. Although this is not a full audit but...
Statement from Council President Sabina Matos Regarding Hive Hotel TSA
Two weeks ago I pulled together a coalition of my colleagues to discharge an item from the Council’s Committee on Finance pertaining to a Tax Stabilization Agreement for the property located at 203 Westminster Street, which would become the Hive Hotel. This building,...
