NEW: Avian Flu Confirmed at Antonelli Poultry in Providence, 445 Birds Euthanized

NEW: Avian Flu Confirmed at Antonelli Poultry in Providence, 445 Birds Euthanized

GoLocalProv News Team

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) want to alert consumers that birds at Antonelli Poultry in Providence tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza during routine quarterly testing by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Providence and Other Community Electricity Programs' Rates 20% Higher Than RI Energy This Summer

Providence and Other Community Electricity Programs' Rates 20% Higher Than RI Energy This Summer

GoLocalProv News Team

When the Community Electricity Program launched in early 2023, it promised to be greener and provide a discount over RI... Read More

NEW: 800,000 Gallons of Untreated Sewage Discharging Into Providence River - Shellfishing Area Closed

NEW: 800,000 Gallons of Untreated Sewage Discharging Into Providence River - Shellfishing Area Closed

GoLocalProv News Team

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced on Tuesday that a break in a 20-inch forced main... Read More

The Future of Quonset - James Sheehan

The Future of Quonset - James Sheehan

GoLocalProv News Team

Rhode Island is once again dealing with a tough but familiar problem: how to handle waste and infrastructure needs without... Read More

VIDEO: “They Wouldn’t Do This on Blackstone Boulevard” - South Providence Residents Blast “Greed of Developers”

VIDEO: “They Wouldn’t Do This on Blackstone Boulevard” - South Providence Residents Blast “Greed of Developers”

GoLocalProv News Team

A group of South Providence residents on Wednesday decried plans by a housing developer to build a seven-story parking... Read More

Town Manager Tells McKee North Kingstown Strongly Opposed to Proposed Pyrolysis Facility

Town Manager Tells McKee North Kingstown Strongly Opposed to Proposed Pyrolysis Facility

GoLocalProv News Team

There is growing opposition from North Kingstown officials to the proposed Pyrolysis facility at Quonset Business Park. Read More

Mayor DaSilva: Aspen Aerosol, Facility That Exploded, Did Not Have Proper Building Permit

Mayor DaSilva: Aspen Aerosol, Facility That Exploded, Did Not Have Proper Building Permit

GoLocalProv News Team

East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva tells GoLocal that the Aspen Aerosol facility, which suffered an explosion on Wednesday... Read More

UPDATED: East Providence Company, Site of Explosion, Has Been Cited for Multiple Health and Environmental Violations in the Past

UPDATED: East Providence Company, Site of Explosion, Has Been Cited for Multiple Health and Environmental Violations in the Past

GoLocalProv News Team

Over the past 13 years, Aspen Aerogel's facility in East Providence has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health... Read More

Quonset Is Being Turned Into the Armpit of Rhode Island — Rep. Julie A. Casimiro

Quonset Is Being Turned Into the Armpit of Rhode Island — Rep. Julie A. Casimiro

GoLocalProv News Team

At the March 30th Town Council meeting, North Kingstown residents made it clear that a pyrolysis sewage treatment facility... Read More