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The Ethics Commission held its 3rd meeting of 2015 on March 10, 2015
Issued Advisory Opinion 2015-8 to Robert R. Moreau, a member of the Woonsocket City Council, opining that he may represent himself before the Woonsocket Board of Tax Review in order to appeal the tangible property tax assessed against a business that h...
Pichardo bill would give housing priority to veterans
Sen. Juan M. Pichardo (D-Dist. 2, Providence) has submitted legislation that would give homeless veterans an edge when seeking public housing assistance. The bill would give veterans a priority for housing rental subsidy and housing retention assistanc...
R.I. Officials, EPA Celebrate Successful Climate Showcase Communities Partnership
Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), elected officials, and community leaders to celebrate innovative work accomplished by four Ocean State communities to reduce energy consumption and g...
RI Delegation Announces $5.6 Million to Improve Disability Housing Assistance
In an effort to ensure that Rhode Islanders with disabilities and special needs have access to affordable rental housing and supportive services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline t...
Raimondo Signs Executive Order Strengthening Municipalities for Future Growth and Success
Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed an executive order strengthening municipalities for future growth and success. This order will help cities and towns reduce costs and property taxes, helping Rhode Island families and encouraging businesses to gro...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin Warns of Potential Threat of Home Invasion
After receiving an alarming phone call from an individual who was almost victim to a home invasion perpetrated by a person claiming to be from National Grid stating they needed access to her home to check the meter, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin ...
Whitehouse Introduces Bill to Protect Servicemembers from Foreclosure
As the nation prepares to honor veterans and servicemembers during this Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has introduced legislation to help keep military families in their homes by protecting them against foreclosure following acti...
DEM Issues Expedited Citations to 29 Property Owners in Violation of RI Cesspool Act...
The Department of Environmental Management's Office of Compliance and Inspection has issued an Expedited Citation Notice (Notice) to 29 property owners who are in violation of requirements under the Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007. The Act applies to...
Award-Winning Local Rhode Island Film Company Secures Ten Picture Movie Deal with Universal and...
The Rhode Island Film & TV Office announced today that East Greenwich filmmaker Chad A. Verdi's Woodhaven Production Company and Screen Media Films have joined forces to make ten motion pictures, beginning with the thriller Almost Mercy. Each feat...
Governor Chafee Appoints Andrew Cortés as New Chairman of Rhode Island Housing’s Board
In an effort to ensure that the quasi-government agency Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation continues to meet Rhode Island's housing needs in the best manner possible, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today new appointments to its...
The Ethics Commission held its 5th meeting of 2014 on March 25, 2014.
Issued Advisory Opinion 2014-7 to Robert Crowe, a member of the Coventry Zoning Board of Review ("Zoning Board"), opining that he is authorized to appear before the Zoning Board to seek a dimensional variance for a mixed-use rental property that he has...
Langevin Statement for the Record on FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Increases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) submitted the following statement for the record in response to Republican refusal to call up the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act for a vote
‘Just cause’ bill would protect tenants from improper eviction
STATE HOUSE - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) and Sen. Harold M. Metts (D-Dist. 6, Providence) have filed bills that would prevent banks from evicting tenants living in foreclosed homes unt...
Langevin Statement on Increase in LIHEAP Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that an additional $453 million will be distributed...
Cicilline Announces $3 Million in Home Heating Assistance for Rhode Islanders
PAWTUCKET, RI - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $3 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds through the U.S. Department of Healt...
Edwards, Metts will hold press conference on ‘just cause’ bill regarding tenant eviction
STATE HOUSE - January 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) and Sen. Harold M. Metts (D-Dist. 6, Providence) will be holding a news conference to address tenants’ rights during the foreclosure process ...
AG Kilmartin Stops NY Law Firm From Practicing in Rhode Island for Improper Mortgage...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- After receiving a consumer complaint, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin initiated an investigation into the Litwvin Law Firm for allegedly charging homeowners steep up-front fees for mortgage ...
Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty announces sale in Charlestown, RI
Charlestown, RI - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty announces the sale of 24 Lagoon Avenue in Quonochontaug, Rhode Island. This gorgeous Ninigret Pond front home boasts beautiful water views over ...
DEM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Announces Second Annual Deer Hunt on Black Rock-Rodman’s...
PROVIDENCE - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the second year in a row, the Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold a deer hunting program at the Black Rock-Rodman's Hollow Property on Block Island. Th...
Rep. Craven proposes increase in estate tax threshold
STATE HOUSE - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --– While Florida offers retirees warm weather, nice beaches and golf, it also presents the opportunity to significantly reduce one’s overall tax burden, according to an article on estate planning i...
Supreme Court of Rhode Island Upholds the MERS Business Model and MERS Authority to...
Reston, Virginia - January 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Supreme Court of Rhode Island held in Mruk vs. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., (MERS) et al. that MERS’ business model with MERS...
DEM Protects 31 Acres of Forestland Abutting Rockville Management Area in Hopkinton
PROVIDENCE - December 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Environmental Management announces the permanent protection of 31 acres of forestland in Hopkinton. The property abuts DEM's 1,069-acre Rockville Management Area and will provide co...
AG Kilmartin Announces $2.1 Billion National Settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation for Abuses Over...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 48 additional attorneys general to announce a two billion dollar settlement with Ocw...
Attorney General Kilmartin Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Struggling Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fearing a setback for financially strapped homeowners and disruption to a slowly improving housing market, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined again with 41 attorneys general from ar...
Airport development land rebranded as City Centre
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The land slated for development around T.F. Green Airport and a commuter-rail station has a new name and website to market it. The 95-acre former Warwick Station Development District is now cal...
Smart Money Goes Shopping
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of her Smart Money Tour, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo is helping Rhode Islanders search for their missing money this holiday season at the Warwick Mall on December 14 and 17.
New England Governors Sign Energy Statement Committing Region to Cooperation on Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New England's Governors today committed their six states to an energy initiative designed to bring affordable, cleaner, and more reliable power to homes and businesses across the northeast. This...
Third Installment of the “Building Bridges in the Community” Outreach Forum
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colonel Steven G. O'Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, announces that the John Hope Settlement House will ...
Ribbon Cutting celebrates new affordable homes for adults with special needs in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN, R.I. - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo, RI Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, Rep. Deborah Ruggiero, U.S. Department of HUD Regional Administrator Barb...
Rhode Island Housing provides relief to Rhode Island homeowners
Providence, RI - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With Rhode Islanders continuing to cope with high unemployment rates and a slowly recovering economy, Rhode Island Housing is once again offering its Heating Assistance Program to help families m...
