Dan Barzykowski News Today

Maria Rivera It’s a new era in Central Falls. Maria Rivera, the Mayor-elect, is the first woman to take the helm of the state’s smallest city, with one of its most diverse populations. After quickly establishing a transition team to help advise her on priorities for City Hall, Rivera announced the team recommended that the city restructure personnel and office space to create a new “Office of Constituent Services and Public Health” — a timely suggestion, given Central Falls’ continu...