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Shane Donaldson, the University of Rhode Island athletics official denied access to radio broadcast facilities at Virginia Commonwealth, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Virginia Commonwealth University athletic department issued an apology Wednesday after the University of Rhode Island's Shane Donaldson said he wasn't able to do a radio broadcast at the Siegel Center due to his disability.
The Russell Freeman field. Lt. Russell Freeman, a former ACI correctional officer, spent much of his time with his beloved family, friends and teams at the softball fields at Winslow Park. That’s why his family says they can’t think of a better way to memorialize his legacy- by naming something after him; that he loved so much. On Friday, hundreds from the community gathered together to help celebrate the new name of the softball field. Warwick’s Mayor Frank Picozzi also was there to throw out one of the first pitches. “I know he’s smiling ear to ear with that Big Russ smile. I kno...
March 3, 2021 10:53 pm Photo Courtesy of RI General Treasurer Seth Magaziner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced the start of a program that would award children of frontline workers who died of COVID-19 with a college scholarship. The Frontline Heroes Fund was launched to “honor the legacy of those frontline workers who have kept the state economy running during the pandemic and to support the future success of their families.” https://twitter.com/RITreasury/status/1367191965775839234?s=20 The $2,500 scholarships will be eligible to Rhode I...
December 14, 2020 4:49 pm CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – On Monday, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections announced the passing of one of their own after a fight with COVID-19. “It is with a heavy heart that I must report the loss of Lt. Russell Freeman, who passed away early this morning from complications of COVID-19”, Department of Corrections Director Coyne-Fague said on Monday. Coyne-Fague said that Lt. Russell Freeman began his career with the RIDOC in 1991 as a correctional officer. Freeman was promoted to the Special Investigations Unit in 2006, where the department said “he s...