WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Revolution Wind Farm Project (Project) offshore Rhode Island, which BOEM estimates could power more than 300,000 homes with clean renewable energy  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A former Woonsocket man who, according to court documents, operated a significant drug dealing business in the Woonsocket area has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. David Kennedy, 33, pleaded guilty on October 1, 2019, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possession w  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 19 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha today announced the appointment and swearing-in of three new Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Rhode Island: Kevin M. Bolan, Julianne L. Klein, and Peter I. Roklan. Mr. Bolan will serve in the Office's Civil Division, focusing on affirmative civil enforcement, while Ms.   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of $112 million in federal funds for broadband infrastructure and multi-purpose community facility projects in Rhode Island under the American Rescue Plan's Capital Projects Fund (CPF), part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda. Today's announcement includes two funding plans: $25 million for broadband infras  more