Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha says funds from last year's Barletta settlement will be used to provide grants for children's dental care.
He says nearly eight-million-dollars from the civil settlement will address a problem that's been unaddressed for far too long.
The funds will go to the Providence Community Health Center, the Tri-County Community Action Agency, the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center at Rhode Island Hospital and the Comprehensive Community Action Program.
The settlement between Barletta Heavy Division and the AG's office, resolved charges related to dumping contaminated fill during the route 6/10 connector project.
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