Spewing Motorboats Foul Water Column Grace Lee April 10, 2026 Motor boats are notorious polluters of the river, lake and ocean waters they ride on with the industry doing little to make it better. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Do motorboats still spew a lot of toxins into water? What’s being done to clean them up and […]
Registration Opens for Summer Camps in Tiverton Four Corners Registration is open for Summer Camps in Tiverton Four Corners. Join us mornings for a week long Art & Nature Camp this summer July 6th – July 10th! Campers will be encouraged to connect with the natural world while nourishing creativity through Art & Nature! Camp will take place indoors and outdoors in the Meeting House on our beautiful […]
Request for publicity: First Baptist Church of Attleboro Saturday, April 25th from 2-3:30 PM. Discussion group led by Rev. Cheryl Harris. Is love greater than hate? Where and how? All are welcome and refreshments will be available. First Baptist Church of Attleboro, 118 S Main Street The event titled “Is love greater than hate? Where and how?” Scheduled for Saturday, April 25th from 2-3:30 PM First Baptist Church of Attleboro, 118 S Main Street. This discussion group is led by Rev. Cheryl Harris, and it is open to all attendees. Refreshments will be available for those who wish to join.
A Weather Eye: Art and Early Modern Meteorology Through June 28, 2026 Lower Frances L. Hiatt Gallery (1102) Does it look like rain? From mythology to meteorology, journey through the dramatic scientific and social shift in Europe and America’s collective understanding of weather from the 16th to early 19th century. Bringing together more than forty […]
PAWTUCKET, RI – On Monday, April 20th from 5:30-6:30PM the George Wiley Center is hosting national energy policy expert Dr. Diana Hernández for a book signing. Dr. Diana Hernández researched and is the lead author of the first major book on energy insecurity in the United States, Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy (Russell Sage Foundation, 2025): https://www.russellsage.org/publications/book/powerless In Powerless, sociologists Dr. Hernández […]
“Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age” A book group especially for art enthusiasts like you! April 16, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm At the Museum and virtually on Zoom Welcome to Museum Reads, the Newport Art Museum’s Art-Themed book group for adults! Are you looking to learn more about art […]
Retreat can be resiliency, opportunity By Sen. Victoria Gu and Rep. Terri Cortvriend In 2023, our state took a big step to enshrine Rhode Islanders’ right to the shoreline: up to 10 feet above the last high tide line. But what happens as the sea level rise pushes the high tide line up to homeowners […]
Representative Newberry Introduces the Rhode Island Business Climate Reform Act State House, Providence, RI – Today, Rhode Island House Representative Brian C. Newberry (R. North Smithfield/Burrillville) introduced the Business Climate Reform Act, significantly restructuring corporate law in the Ocean State — with the goal of stimulating the economic climate while at the same time providing […]
