Today Commissioner Infante-Green issued her final reconstitution order of the Providence Public Schools. I believe that we all must take part in this transformational change. We live in the 21st Century, and our students are being left behind. No one person or entity...

Providence City Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan, (Ward 5) announced today that the striping and signage on Eaton Street will be reversed ‪before November 1, 2019. Planned sidewalk and curb cut work will be completed by ‪December 1, 2019 weather permitting. “I am...

I am disappointed, but not surprised to hear that the developer of the proposed Hope Point Tower, Jason Fane, has asked for an extension on his deadline to file his Tax Stabilization Agreement (TSA). More concerning is that Mr. Fane is also requesting a payment...

I’m a proponent of giving parents choices. Historically, low-income families have never had the real option of choosing which schools to send their children to. The demand for choice is at an all-time high as evidenced by the 3,000 or so families on the Achievement...

This past Friday, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr. (Ward 4) was notified by a concerned neighbor regarding a large amount of dead fish on the perimeter of Canada Pond. He visited the location, and sent pictures to his office that were then shared...

On Saturday, September 28, 2019 Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr., Senator Maryellen Goodwin, and the North End Community Action Committee held their 13th Annual Septemberfest. It was a wonderful day in the North End with kids winning bikes,...

City Council President Sabina Matos and a majority of the City Council tonight introduced a resolution, which was passed unanimously by the body, urging the General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 1031 and House Bill 6266. These bills enable the State Lottery Division of...

Violence, like any societal ill, doesn’t make people feel better because it may be in remission. Regardless of whether crime is actually down in our City, if taxpayers don’t feel a sense of security and peace then we haven’t done our jobs as elected officials to...

This morning we find ourselves deeply saddened about a violent act on Federal Hill resulting in the loss of a life. It is incomprehensible how anyone could act against another in this manner. We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the victim....