Exciting weekend preview of happenings inside Rhode Island???s historic Blackstone River Valley Independence Day Holiday Happenings in Rhode Island???s Blackstone River Valley Friday-Monday, July 1-4, 2016 Happy Birthday America! Blackstone River Valley Celebrates Nation???s 240th Birthday With Local Culture, History and Nature With our nation marking its milestone 240th anniversary of our independence over the […]
BISHOP FEEHAN STUDENTS WIN SPANISH SCHOLARSHIPS Photo: from left, Bridget Prendergast and Emma Forbes Bridget Prendergast of East Walpole, a sophomore at Bishop Feehan High School, was selected for the National Spanish Exam Global Citizen Scholarship. Only 16 U.S. students received the honor. Bridget will receive a scholarship for a two-week Spanish immersion program this […]
Wheels at Work Rolls in to Providence Children???s Museum! Wednesdays in July and August 10:00 AM – Noon Kids get behind the wheel of working vehicles big and small during a special summer series at Providence Children???s Museum.?? Climb aboard a fire truck, sit atop a backhoe loader, examine the equipment in an ambulance, and […]
RHODE ISLAND BUDGET SIGNED Gov. Raimondo, joined by Senator Louis P. DiPalma,??Rep. Saumel A. Azzinaro, Senator Juan M. Pichardo,??Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed,??Representative Marvin L. Abney, House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, Representative David A. Bennett, Representative Grace Diaz??and Representative Jean Philippe Barros,??signs the FY 2017 budget. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -??Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by […]
Pawtucket Announces Additional Resources in Response to Recent Uptick in Activity Pawtucket ??? The City of Pawtucket and the Pawtucket Police Department are taking additional steps to respond to an uptick in activity in the greater Providence region over the last week. The Police Department announced today that additional resources will be made available in […]
RAIN, THUNDER, AND THE ARK First grade students at St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro learned about rain and created “thunderstorms” in their music class. Music Teacher Sue Fortin explained that, “it’s part of a unit I’ve been doing on songs about rain.?? We made a rainstorm with rain sticks and a thunder machine […]
Col. Julie A. Hall of Attleboro Named as an Unsung Heroine ?? Boston ??? On Wednesday, Col. Julie ???Jules??? A. Hall of Attleboro was honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women???s 2016 class of Unsung Heroines. Senator Richard J. Ross recommended Jules for this recognition because of her constant […]
RIHS Launches ???Colonial Justice??? Digital Archive of 1729-1812 R.I. Court Records (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) ??? The Rhode Island Historical Society has launched the digital archive ???Colonial Justice: Preserving and Digitizing Early Rhode Island Court Records.??? These specific collections were selected by RIHS curators for digitization based on their rarity, as well as their unique documentation of […]
