Despite Pandemic, Local Girl Scout Launches Successful Bike Safety Initiative on Aquidneck Island Newport, R.I. (December 1, 2020)— Jordan Brown, a Girl Scout Cadette and 9th grade student at Middletown High School, has successfully initiated, designed, and implemented a bicycle safety education program for her community on Aquidneck Island and beyond in order to earn one of...

Treasurer Magaziner Announces New Option for Rhode Islanders to Pay for Job Training Programs through CollegeBound Plans Providence, RI – –  General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Building Futures RI held a live panel discussion to inform Rhode Islanders about a new option to pay for apprenticeship job training programs using CollegeBound, Rhode Island’s 529 savings...

GALLERY 175 SHOP ON LINE GRACE BENTLEY-SCHECK – “NEWPORT” View the fine art prints of 18 professional printmakers who work in the technical mediums of woodcut, lithography, intaglio, digital, photo print, monotype, and screen printing.  All based in Southern New England, these printmakers produce diverse imagery with personal content that covers a broad array of...

Commission Paves Way for MA Home Delivery of Recreational Marijuana Suzanne Potter – Commonwealth News Service  BOSTON — Massachusetts residents may soon be able to get recreational marijuana delivered to their doorsteps. On Monday, the state Cannabis Control Commission approved changes to adult-use laws that will allow for two new kinds of licenses to deliver...

Dear Friends of The Literacy Center, SALLY This year has been a true test of our resilience . Indeed, the ongoing pandemic, politics, and social challenges of the day continue to rock our communities. And while there has been unimaginable hardship, there has also been much cause for hope. I am hopeful every time I get a...