AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Harmony Rhode Island. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/harmony-ri 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/harmony-ri https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:41:39 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today sent the following cabinet names for advice and consent to the Rhode Island Senate: Peter Alviti https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-sends-cabinet-names-to-senate-for-advice-and-consent-31516931-cumberland-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-sends-cabinet-names-to-senate-for-advice-and-consent-31516931-cumberland-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – In a continuing effort to address chronic street homelessness in Rhode Island, the McKee Administration today announced https://www.americantowns.com/news/mckee-administration-announces-expanded-shelter-capacity-at-662-hartford-avenue-crossroads-rhode-island-selected-as-provider-31516930-barrington-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mckee-administration-announces-expanded-shelter-capacity-at-662-hartford-avenue-crossroads-rhode-island-selected-as-provider-31516930-barrington-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Reed-authored law to fund innovative research & help more kids beat pediatric cancer PROVIDENCE, RI – Each year, about 15,000 children in https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-joins-hasbro-childrens-hospital-and-american-cancer-society-to-celebrate-childhood-cancer-star-reauthorization-act-being-signed-into-law-31516818-glocester-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-joins-hasbro-childrens-hospital-and-american-cancer-society-to-celebrate-childhood-cancer-star-reauthorization-act-being-signed-into-law-31516818-glocester-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – For years, people from West African cultures who need assistance in Rhode Island have turned to Higher Ground International https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-and-whitehouse-deliver-650000-in-federal-funds-to-help-higher-ground-international-reach-new-heights-31517540-woonsocket-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-and-whitehouse-deliver-650000-in-federal-funds-to-help-higher-ground-international-reach-new-heights-31517540-woonsocket-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced today that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will be launching a Request for https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-announces-nationwide-rfp-for-new-innovative-downtown-transit-center-31517741-newport-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-announces-nationwide-rfp-for-new-innovative-downtown-transit-center-31517741-newport-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – North Kingstown officials, residents, and business owners have been working collaboratively for years to lay the https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-delivers-2-million-in-federal-funds-for-pedestrianfriendly-north-kingstown-sidewalks-31518259-north-kingstown-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-delivers-2-million-in-federal-funds-for-pedestrianfriendly-north-kingstown-sidewalks-31518259-north-kingstown-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Mister Speaker, Mister President, distinguished members of the Assembly, members of our Congressional Delegation, General Officers, Chief Justice and https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-daniel-j-mckees-2023-state-of-the-state-address-31520366-glocester-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-daniel-j-mckees-2023-state-of-the-state-address-31520366-glocester-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 New federal funds will help renovate & upgrade BGCNRI’s Woonsocket campus so it can triple capacity and provide much needed services to an https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-delivers-2m-for-boys-and-girls-clubs-of-northern-ri-expansion-and-renovation-31520283-woonsocket-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-delivers-2m-for-boys-and-girls-clubs-of-northern-ri-expansion-and-renovation-31520283-woonsocket-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – In his State of the State Address tonight, Governor Dan McKee rolled out a nearly $100 million tax relief plan to support Rhode https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-rolls-out-100m-tax-relief-plan-in-state-of-the-state-address-31520367-exeter-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-rolls-out-100m-tax-relief-plan-in-state-of-the-state-address-31520367-exeter-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today spoke out against H. Con. Res. 3, a misguided resolution from House Republicans https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-gops-misguided-resolution-ignores-the-real-threat-to-abortion-providers-and-patients-31520573-foster-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-gops-misguided-resolution-ignores-the-real-threat-to-abortion-providers-and-patients-31520573-foster-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today spoke on the House floor to recap the first working week of the Republican https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-this-republican-majority-is-not-what-the-american-people-signed-up-for-31520569-hopkinton-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-this-republican-majority-is-not-what-the-american-people-signed-up-for-31520569-hopkinton-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-we-must-work-together-to-safeguard-national-interests-stand-up-to-the-chinese-communist-party-31520575-richmond-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-we-must-work-together-to-safeguard-national-interests-stand-up-to-the-chinese-communist-party-31520575-richmond-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Sen. Reed has served up more than $400,000 in federal earmarks over last two years to help Hope & Main expand their reach assisting small food https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-helps-cut-ribbon-for-hope-and-mains-downtown-makers-marketplace-in-providence-31520949-narragansett-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-helps-cut-ribbon-for-hope-and-mains-downtown-makers-marketplace-in-providence-31520949-narragansett-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on former Providence https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-praises-doj-for-tapping-chief-clements-to-lead-cops-office-31521672-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-praises-doj-for-tapping-chief-clements-to-lead-cops-office-31521672-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that he is deploying a new leadership team for the state’s Department of Housing. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-deploying-new-leadership-team-for-the-states-department-of-housing-31521941-coventry-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-deploying-new-leadership-team-for-the-states-department-of-housing-31521941-coventry-ri.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600