Wednesday, November 5, 2025

ZERO WASTE GROCERY STORES

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard about “Zero Waste” grocery stores in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags. When will we get some of these here on this “side of the pond”? — Jane Smith, Boston, MA Many mainstream American grocery stores and chains now […]

LASTING SCHOLARSHIPS: EAST PROVIENCE

REMEMBER A LOVED ONE WITH A SCHOLARSHIP You can create a lasting memorial to a loved one by sponsoring a scholarship in their name. But for many families and organizations, the responsibility for administering a scholarship on their own – recruiting applicants, preparing objective forms, evaluating applications, selecting recipients and presenting awards – can be […]

CELEBRATING LATINO AUTHORS

Celebrating with Latino Authors: A Book Club for Kids at the Pawtucket Library Saturday, February 16, 2019 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Children’s Library Caidin Room   Come and join us for a book club celebrating Latino Authors.  Children who join the book club will receive a FREE copy of the book (while supplies last). Saturday, February […]

SPRING GRANT APPLICATION AVAILABLE NOW!

RISCA GRANT DEADLINE   Spring 2019 Grants are now open! Deadline is April 1st. You can apply for grants in the following categories this spring:   Project Grants for Individuals Fellowships (Crafts, Film & Video, Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Photography, 3-D Art) Folk Art Fellowships and Apprenticeships Project Grants in Education Project Grant in Education for Individuals […]

EAST PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARIES SCHOOL VACATION WEEK

FEBRUARY 2019 SCHOOL VACATION WEEK ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT EAST PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARIES Follow this link to add your email to our newsletter list! SPARKY’S PUPPETS presents Stories from Snowy Lands @WEAVER LIBRARY Tuesday, February 19, 2:00-2:45 Sparky’s Puppets have delighted children and family audiences throughout New England for over 30 years.   FAMILY BINGO […]

DEFEND MERCURY POLLUTION LIMITS

Dear Friend,  Today, Acting EPA Administrator and former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler sent his proposal to the Federal Register to declare that mercury pollution limits on coal plants are no longer “appropriate and necessary.” This is his way of rewarding a few coal companies, like Murray Energy which he used to lobby for, in spite […]

LTE: OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, PROVIDENCE

Dear Neighbor, Creating jobs and growing our local economy are amongst my highest priorities. Through a partnership between the City’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Center for Women and Enterprise, Providence is putting its unemployed and underemployed residents back to work by helping them start their own business with the PVD Self-Employment Program. 80 […]