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The city’s Police Department has received $800,000 in federal funds secured by U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner to update and replace its communication technology.
The funding will support the purchase of modern police radio technology, including 800MHz portable radios and tri-band portable radios, as well as mobile scanners for the vehicle fleet.
Once complete, the new athletic complex at Burrillville High School will include a field house with locker rooms and more for athletes thanks, in part, to a $500,000 federal grant secured by U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner.
A North Kingstown veteran was recognized for his heroic actions Wednesday — more than 50 years after he served in the Vietnam War.
Rep. Seth Magaziner presented Specialist 4th Class Kenneth Barber with the military honors he earned but never received.
Barber joined the U.S. Army back in 1970 and piloted helicopters throughout the Vietnam War. His helicopter was instrumental during the December 1971 rescue of a U.S. Air Force crew.
In 2025, America marked 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, and 1975 was a time that many surviving veterans describe as confusing, even chaotic.
Even though the U.S. did not emerge victorious from the war, lots of our veterans still made heroic sacrifices, resulting in quite a few success stories. However, the controversy of the war itself has overshadowed those accomplishments, even decades later.
A $475,000 federal grant will help Foster secure at least 100 pieces of emergency response radio equipment to ensure compatibility with the statewide emergency communication system.
Last week, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner said he secured the grant for Foster and four other Rhode Island communities to improve public safety and strengthen infrastructure.
Thousands of Rhode Islanders joined a “Town Hall” via conference call hosted by U.S. Rep.Seth Magaziner last Wednesday evening.
He provided updates and answered questions for about an hour about his latest initiatives involving some of the most pressing issues: health care, Social Security, housing and utility costs.
U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) applauded the House passage of federal funding for five local community projects included in an annual government funding package at his request. The funding, included in the Commerce, Justice, and Science and Interior appropriations bills, will support projects that improve public safety, strengthen infrastructure, and reduce flooding in Rhode Island.
[...] The case made its way to Congress, with Noem questioned about the story during a hearing in early December. Rhode Island Representative Seth Magaziner, a Democrat, blamed the secretary for Hughes-Brown’s detention.
"She did not come here illegally, and she has never committed any crime other than writing two bad checks totaling $80 10 years ago," Magaziner said. "She is currently imprisoned and facing deportation."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was engaged in the familiar routine of congressional hearings Thursday, basking in Republican praise and fending off attacks from Democrats over the administration’s immigration tactics, when Rhode Island Representative Seth Magaziner broke up the traditional back and forth.
During a House hearing, Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about U.S. military veterans being deported under the current administration. When Noem said none had been deported, Magaziner brought out a tablet with a combat veteran who had been deported from the country on a Zoom call. The secretary said she would "absolutely" look into the veteran's case. [...] Read Full Article.