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Town Hall Address:
25 Dorrance Street
Providence, RI 02903
Open Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 401.421.7740
Mayor: David N. Cicilline
Incorporated in: 1663 Website: Providence

Census info:
Area: 18.5 square miles
Population: 173,618 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 1003.2 people per mile
Housing units: 67,915
Median Age: 28.1
Percent of population under 18 years old: 32%
Residential real estate tax rate: $30.23 per $1000

School committee:
Meets one Tuesday per month. All regularly scheduled meetings are advertised on the RI Secretary of State web site and in the legal section of the Providence Journal on the Saturday immediately preceding the meeting date.

City Council:

Meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Building Inspector:
Phone: (401) 247-1900 Ext. 325
Director of Planning & Development: br
THOMAS DELLER, AICP
E-mail:
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Police/Fire

Police Department:
Phone: 401.272.3121
Police Chief: Colonel Dean Esserman
Website: www.providencepolice.com

District 1: Kennedy Plaza, Phone: 243-6910, Fax: 243-6913
District 2: 17 Gordon Avenue, Phone: 243-6920, Fax: 243-6933
District 3: 1380 Broad Street, Phone: 243-6930, Fax: 243-6933
District 4: 200 Cranston Street, Phone: 243-6940, Fax: 243-6943
District 5: 204 Magnolia Street, Phone: 243-6950, Fax: 243-6953
District 6: 1276 Chalkstone Ave, Phone: 243-6960, Fax: 243-6963
District 7: 206 Camden Ave, Phone: 243-6970, Fax: 243-6973
District 8: 165 Camp Street, Phone: 243-6980, Fax: 243-6983
District 9: 248-250 Brook St., Phone: 243-6990, Fax: 243-6993

Fire:
Fire Marshall: Anthony J. Di Giulio
For Fire Emergencies: 401.274.3344 or 911
For Non Emergencies: 401.274.3348

Stations:
10 Branch Ave. 02904
223 Brook St. 02906
LaSalle Square 02903
847 Broad St. 02907
209 Fountain St. 02903
Reservoir Ave. 02907
155 Humbolt Ave. 02906
426 Admiral St. 02905
489 Hartford Ave. 02909
776 Allens Ave. 02905
151 North Main St. 02903
630 Atwells Ave. 02909
201 Messer St. 02909
Mount Pleasant Ave. 02908

Schools

Superintendent: Thomas Brady EdD
797 Westminster St.
Phone: 401.456.9211

Elementary Schools:

BAILEY - 401-456-1735, 1736
CARNEVALE- 401-278-0554, 0555
D'ABATE- 401-456-9416, 9417
FEINSTEIN @ Broad - 401-456-9367, 9368
FEINSTEIN @ Sackett - 401-456-9407, 9408
FLYNN - 401-456-9373, 9374
FOGARTY- 401-456-9381, 9382
FORTES - 401-278-0501, 0502
FORTES Annex - 401-278-2872
GREGORIAN - 401-456-9377, 9378
KENNEDY- 401-456-9403, 9404
KING - 401-456-9398, 9399
KIZIRIAN - 401-456-9369, 9370
LAUREL HILL - 401-456-9389, 9390

Middle Schools:

BRIDGHAM - 401-456-9360, 9361, 9362
GREENE - 401-456-9347, 9348
HOPKINS - 401-456-9203, 9459
PERRY- 401-456-9352, 9353
SPRINGFIELD - 401-278-0557, 0558, 0527, 0528
STUART - 401-456-9340, 9341, 9342
WILLIAMS - 401-456-9355, 9357
TIMES 2 (Charter) - 401-272-5094
LAUREL HILL Annex - 401-456-1783
LAURO - 401-456-9391, 9392
LIMA - 401-278-0504, 0505
LIMA Annex - 401-278-2872, 2874
MESSER - 401-456-9401, 9402
MESSER Annex - 401-456-9441, 9272
PLEASANT VIEW - 401-456-9325, 9326
RESERVOIR - 401-456-9406, 453-8664
VEAZIE - 401-453-8601, 8602
WEBSTER - 401-456-9414, 9415
WEST BROADWAY - 401-456-9102, 9103
WEST- 401-456-9337, 9338
WINDMILL - 401-456-9419, 9420
WOODS - 41-278-0515, 0516
YOUNG - 401-278-0515, 0516, 0517
TIMES 2 (Charter) - 401-272-8945

High Schools:

ACADEMY OF SERVICE - 401-278-2051, 2052
ADELAIDE AVENUE - 456-0676, 0677, 0678
CENTRAL - 401-456-9111, 9112
CLASSICAL - 401-456-9145, 9147
COOLEY/HST - 401-456-1781, 0695
E-CUBED - 401-456-0694, 0695
FEINSTEIN - 401-456-1706, 1707
HANLEY- 401-456-9136, 9137, 9138
HOPE ARTS - 456-9405
HOPE INFO TECH - 401-456-9164
HOPE LEADERSHIP - 401-456-9161
MT PLEASANT - 401-456-9189
PAIS - 401-278-0562, 0651
BIRCH - 456-9198, 9199

Recreation

Parks / Recreation:

Recreation Director: Frank Santos, Jr.
Phone: 401.421.7740 X-323
Email:

Recreation Centers:

Camp Cronin. South County

Davey Lopes Recreation Center
227 Dudley Street
Phone: 331-2912
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Joslin Recreation Center 17 Hyat Street
Phone: 456-1778
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Kennedy Recreation Center
195 Nelson Street
Phone: 421-7740 x323
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Neutaconkanut Recreation Center
675 Plainfield Street
Phone: 946-5134
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Sackett Street Recreation Center
159 Sackett Street
Phone: 455-8807
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Selim Rogers Recreation Center
60 Camden Avenue Phone: 455-8854
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

South Providence Recreation Center
674 Prairie Avenue
Phone: 455-8812
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Vincent Brown Recreation Center
438 Hope Street
Phone: 273-2390
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

West End Recreation Center
109 Bucklin Street
Phone: 461-4570
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Zuccolo Recreation Center
18 Gesler Street
Phone: 453-0588
Hours: Monday thru Friday 3pm - 9pm

Water Parks & Pools:

Al Carrington Water Park & Prairie AveDavey Lopes Recreation Center
227 Dudley Street
Phone: 331-2912

Parks:

Providence Park System consists of 1,200 acres and 112 park spaces: 97 neighborhood park spaces; 11 downtown parks; the North Burial Ground and Locust Grove cemeteries; and Roger Williams Park.

Library:

Central Library
150 Empire Street
Phone: 401.455.8000

Branches:

Fox Point, 90 Ives St, (401) 455-8112
Knight Memorial, 275 Elmwood Ave, (401) 455-8102
Mt. Pleasant, 315 Academy Ave, (401) 455-8105
Olneyville, 1 Olneyville Sq, (401) 455-8113
Rochambeau, 708 Hope Street, 401-455-8110
Smith Hill, 31 Candace St, (401) 455-8104
South Providence, 441 Prairie Ave, (401) 455-8107
Wanskuck, 233 Veazie St, (401) 455-8108

Senior Services

Senior Centers:
Providence City Hall
25 Dorrance Street
Phone: 401.421.7744 X421

Senior Centers:

East Side Senior Center
670 North Main Street 02904
272-4632

Elmwood Senior Center
155 Niagara Street 02907
461-7940

Fox Point Senior Center
90 Ives Street 02906
751-2217

Hartford Park Senior Center
20 Syracuse Street 02909
521-1180

Nickerson House Senior Center
133 Delaine Street 02909
351-2241

Lillian Feinstein Senior Center
1085 Chalkstone Avenue 02908
455-3888

St. Martin dePorres Senior Center
160 Cranston Street 02907
274-6783

Westminster Senior Center
133 Matthewson Street 02903
274-6900

Department of Water:

Phone: (401) 521-6300
552 Academy Ave.
Providence, RI 02908

Trash Collection

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation:
Phone: (401) 942-1430 Ext. 24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

Department of Sanitation:
Garbage Collection:
Phone: (401) 467-7950

Special info: www.providenceri.com/publicworks

Recycling info: www.providenceri.com

Animal Control

Animal Control Officer: Amanda J Rietheimer
Address: Ernest Street
Phone Number: 401-243-6040
Hours: Monday - Saturday 11:00am to 3:00pm
Website: www.providenceri.com/animal




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