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Entries from April 2010

Womens Club Hosts Event: Womens Relationship to Money

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Womens Club Hosts Event to Help Women Connect to Each Other and Their Relationship to Money  In current times many people have financial worries.  So the topic of the speaker for the May WCSWANS event is very relevant to women today.  Belinda Fuchs, CPA and financial coach will speak on the topic “Woman and Money- It’s Emotional [...]

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Feehan Students Join Substance Abuse Round Table

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

 On Thursday, April 8th, six Bishop Feehan High School students participated in the Substance Abuse Roundtable sponsored by the Community Partnerships, Inc., United Way, Governor’s Alliance Against Drugs, Department of Public Health and the Greater Taunton Health and Human Service Coalition. This annual event brings together key players from all the local systems for a [...]

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Representative Richard Ross Health Care Amendment

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Ross proposal adopted during budget debate Says website would generate greater transparency in health care Boston- Citing the need for greater transparency, Representative Richard Ross today praised his colleagues in the House for adopting his amendment that would create a website in which health care providers would list their pricing for services offered. The Wrentham [...]

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Riverside Library: Foreclosure Prevention Workshop

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments

May 13th The Riverside Branch Library will be presenting a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop on Thursday, May 13th from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Are you falling behind on your mortgage? Do you feel tied up with debt and afraid you’ll miss your monthly payment? John Nimmo of the Housing Network of Rhode Island will present a free [...]

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New On-Line Technology Developed By Job Search Television Network (JSTN)

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

The Video Resume Comes of Age First Virtual Career to Use Video Resumes Takes Place May 6th (Chicago, IL) – The New York Times recently ran a piece called, “To Impress, Tufts Prospects Turn to YouTube”[1] about students being encouraged by colleges to submit videos with their applications. It’s not just a trend for colleges, [...]

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Amber Johnson National Champion

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Providence, RI – April 28, 2010 – Classical High School junior Amber Johnson took top honors at Tuesday evening’s Poetry Out Loud national finals in Washington, DC, winning the national championship one month after winning the Rhode Island competition sponsored locally by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and VSA arts of Rhode [...]

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Representative Elizabeth “Betty” Poirier Endorses Richard Ross

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

To the Editor: It is with great enthusiasm and at the same time a heavy heart that I write this letter today asking the voters of the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex State Senate district to support my good friend and colleague Richard Ross.    Richard is a hard-working, compassionate and knowledgeable individual who has lived in [...]

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SIBL To Host First Round of Pitch, Hit And Run Competition

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

MAY 1st              SWANSEA – The Swansea Independent Baseball League will host a Local-level competition of the annual Pitch, Hit & Run Contest jointly sponsored by Major League Baseball and Aquafina on Saturday, May 1, starting at 2 p.m. at the Nike Site Playing Complex located on Nike Site Road (off Sharps Lot Road) in [...]

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TWICE THE DIVA HOLDS RIBBON CUTTING

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Twice the Diva owner Maureen MacKinnon (center) is flanked to the left by State Rep. Betty Poirier and Maureen’s husband, Brandon, and to the right by Lisa Nelson, aide to US Rep. James McGovern; Jack Lank, president of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce;  Maria Puscizna, Maureen’s mother, and Maureen and Brandon’s children. Twice the [...]

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North Attleboro VFW Mothers Day Breakfast

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Mother’s Day Weekend is just around the corner and to benefit the VFW of North Attleboro there is going to be a Mother’s Day Shopping weekend at the VFW on Saturday May 8th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday May 9th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Proceeds from the event will help [...]

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