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View Larger + The Rhode Island Food Policy Council has selected 11 new members to join the organization for two-year terms. The new members bring a wide range of backgrounds, geographic locations, and food system expertise and interests. “I am thrilled with our newest group of council members,” says Thea Upham, who led the recruitment and selection work as chair of the Council’s governance committee. “This year’s recruitment process was incredibly challenging because we had so many qualified applicants. COVID-19 really exposed the importance of our local food system by highlighting its weaknesses and gaps as well as new opportunities for collaboration. Each of these new members demonstrated their enthusiasm for working in service to their communities and their commitment to working across sectors to advance the RIFPC mission.” ....
By Journal staff PROVIDENCE An Atwells Avenue restaurant has been ordered red to shut down indefinitely for allegedly defying the Governor Raimondo s Covid-19 curfew on New Year s eve. Lt. Joseph Dufault confirmed that the emergency closure order, signed by Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré, was served on Saje Kitchen, at 332 Atwells Avenue, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The order is in effect until the city licensing board meets to decide what happens next. As of Saturday morning, no meeting had been scheduled. According to Dufault, detectives who work for the city s license enforcement unit were notified late Thursday night that there were still patrons inside the restaurants past the mandatory closing hour mandated by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. ....
File photo: New Year s/GoLocalProv A restaurant on Atwells Avenue was found to be in violation of Rhode Island’s coronavirus restrictions by Providence Police by staying open late on New Year’s Eve. At approximately 11:30 PM, detectives in the License Enforcement Unit were notified by the Atwell Avenue detail that Saje Kitchen located at 332 Atwells Avenue was still in operation with patrons still inside the establishment consuming alcohol. Police Respond At 11:50 PM, detectives responded to Sage Kitchen and upon arrival spoke with Andre Samuel who identified himself as the manager and asked him to close the establishment for the evening. Samuel told police that he would clear out the establishment. ....