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Rhode Island

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Health | History | News | Transportation | Tourism

General

State Information Portal
http://www.ri.gov/index.php

State and municipal agencies and many other RI sites are arranged alphabetically on this page making it comprehensive and very easy to use.

State Information Kiosk
http://www.info.state.ri.us

This site provides links that connect you quickly to many state and municipal sites.

RI Seagrant: Greenwich Bay
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/G_Bay/

This page provides an enormous amount of information on an environmentally sensitive area.

RI Scanner Frequencies
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&stid=44

This organization lists scanner frequencies for various state agencies. Since it is a privately operated homepage, check to see how recent the data is.

PublicRecordFinder.com
http://rhode_island.publicrecordfinder.com/states/rhode_island.html

This website is a gateway to many Rhode Island public records sources, as well as other state websites.

Business (see also Business & Investing)

RI Corporation Search (from the RI Secretary of State)
http://ucc.state.ri.us/CorpSearch/CorpSearchInput.asp

This site will allow you to search for information about incorporated RI businesses or to find incorporation forms.

RI Economic Development Corporation
http://www.riedc.com

The Economic Development Corporation’s web page offers a variety of information about doing business in the state. (A useful note: some community census information is included.)

Cities and Towns (see also Warwick, RI)

RI City & Town Links
http://www.sec.state.ri.us/govtracker/index.php?page=IdxMuni

Posted by the Secretary of State, these links lead directly to the home pages of RI cities & towns.

City of Warwick
http://www.warwickri.gov/

The city’s own web site will connect you to the various city agencies and elected officials as well as providing information such as recent city announcements, the revaluation database, traffic advisories and city services.

Warwick Online (Warwick Beacon)
http://www.warwickonline.com

Your one-stop news and information resource for the City of Warwick. On this site you will be able to find the latest news highlights from the Warwick Beacon, a calendar of events, obituaries and online classified ads.

Government and Law

RI Adult Criminal Database ACS CourtConnect
http://courtconnect.courts.state.ri.us/pls/ri_adult/ck_public_qry_main.cp_main_idx

The information on this website is provided as a service to promote communication between the judiciary and the public by allowing computerized access to court files for viewing purposes only.

RI Division of Purchasing
http://www.purchasing.ri.gov/

Provides purchasing information for state vendors.

RI General Assembly
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/

From the General Assembly’s page, you can access the RI General Laws and look at legislative actions.

RI Probate Forms
http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/probateforms/probate-index.html/

Some forms required by the State of Rhode Island.

RI Secretary of State's Office
http://www3.sec.state.ri.us/

Information about RI elections, corporation records; archive and public records information including probate forms and the State Library where the State Building Codes are listed can be found at this site.

Health

RI Department of Health License 2000
http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/license.php

This Web Site provides public access to all information on all individuals, facilities and other entities licensed or certified by the Department of Health. The database contains over 104,150 active licenses, representing 74 health professions and 470 license types.

RI Docfinder
http://www.docboard.org/ri/df/search.htm

Search this R.I. Department of Health database for information on physicians licensed in the state of Rhode Island. Provides information on medical school, year of graduation, subspecialty and hospital privileges.

History

Naval History of RI
http://www.nuwc.navy.mil/hq/history/0002.html

The Naval Undersea Warfare Canter has provided a slightly different perspective of the state’s history by presenting a naval-oriented background of events.

A Short History of RI
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/history.html

This brief history includes a helpful timeline.

News

ABC6
http://www.abc6.com/
Top news stories about Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts.

WJAR 10
http://www.turnto10.com/
Top news stories about Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts.

WPRI 12
http://www.wpri.com/
Top news stories about Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts.

Transportation

Amtrak
http://www.amtrak.com /- Train schedule

Block Island Ferry
http://www.blockislandferry.com/ - Ferry schedule

Peter Pan Bus Lines
http://www.peterpanbus.com/ - Bus schedule

MBTA
http://www.mbta.com - Commuter rail to Boston

RIPTA
http://www.ripta.com/ - Local bus schedule

TF Green Airport
http://www.pvdairport.com/ - Local airport

Vineyard Fast Ferry
http://www.vineyardfastferry.com- Ferry schedule from Quonset, RI to Martha's Vineyard, MA

RI Driver's Manuals
http://www.dmv.state.ri.us/manuals/

The Division of Motor Vehicles provides PDF format versions of the driver’s manual in English and in Spanish as well as the CDL manual

RI Emissions and Testing Service Stations
http://www.riinspection.org/

Information about all aspects of the vehicle inspection process in the State may be found here.

Tourism

RI Parks
http://www.riparks.com/

This section of the Department of Environmental Management’s web page gives lots of information about state parks and state beaches including recreational events, water quality announcements and tide charts.

Visit Rhode Island
http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/toolbar/industry/industry.html

Information from the Division of Tourism includes events listings and the state map.