FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2024
Contact: Jillian Scott
401-474-7128

Public 9-hole course opens to the public on Thursday, June 27

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Marshall Properties, joined by East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva, Senator Robert Britto, East Providence Councilman Rick Lawson, community leaders and golf enthusiasts cut the ribbon this morning on the highly-anticipated public golf course Met Links. The event marked the transformation of the former Metacomet Country Club into a par-34, nine-hole course that will now be open to the public.

With heatwaves hitting the Ocean State this week, we will be opening cooling centers to the public.

Cooling center locations:

East Providence Senior Center, 610 Waterman Avenue. Wed- Fri 8am to 4pm.

Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue. Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am to 5pm.

Riverside Library, 475 Bullocks Point Avenue. Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 9am-1pm

With heatwaves hitting the Ocean State this week, we will be opening cooling centers to the public.

Cooling center locations:

East Providence Senior Center, 610 Waterman Avenue. Wed- Fri 8am to 4pm.

Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue. Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am to 5pm.

Riverside Library, 475 Bullocks Point Avenue. Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 9am-1pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Today, Governor Dan McKee and Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner announced the recipients of new mini grant awards under the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation’s Placemaking Initiative.
The RI Rebounds Placemaking Initiative is a statewide effort to support businesses in the tourism and hospitality industries. The mini grants, approved by the RI Commerce Corporation’s Board of Directors on June 10, will fund activities, events, and programs, aimed at attracting visitors and are held outdoors, or in public spaces, during the summer months.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Today, Governor Dan McKee and Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner announced the recipients of new mini grant awards under the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation’s Placemaking Initiative.

The RI Rebounds Placemaking Initiative is a statewide effort to support businesses in the tourism and hospitality industries. The mini grants, approved by the RI Commerce Corporation’s Board of Directors on June 10, will fund activities, events, and programs, aimed at attracting visitors and are held outdoors, or in public spaces, during the summer months.

East Providence, R.I. – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) welcomed Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (CT-01) to East Providence Senior Center to discuss support for the Social Security 2100 Act (H.R.4583), a landmark piece of legislation that would protect and expand essential earned Social Security benefits for millions of Americans across the country.