There is no easy or polite way to bring up the topic of suicide, but it must be spoken about if we are to save lives that are possible to be saved. For those who have experienced losing a loved … more

State Rep. Joseph Solomon Jr. knows first hand the heartbreak that comes from losing a friend to suicide. A few years ago a friend of Solomon’s took their life, jumping off the Pell … more

By DENISE PANICHAS By the time this article appears, The Samaritans of Rhode Island, a suicide prevention education and grief support program established in 1977, would have participated in its 9th annual "Cross the Bridge to Hope" at the 2021 Pell more

By HERB WEISS As the General Assembly goes into recess until the fall, Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) sees H-5053, to require safety barriers or netting on the three bridges that connect Aquidneck and Conanicut Islands to the mainland more

By ARDEN BASTIA Representative Joseph J. Solomon Jr. and other advocates are championing legislation to erect protective barriers along the sides of three bridges in the state, as a deterrent for anyone contemplating taking their own life, however, the more