EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why are so many gray whales washing up dead on west coast beaches this spring? —Bill W., Camden, ME It’s definitely been a rough spring for Northern Pacific gray whales making their annual 5,500-mile trip from Mexico’s Baja California to the Alaskan arctic. […]
Let’s Meet At the Corner of Midnight and the Edge of time… Mixed Magic Theatre presents Left – Right : Michelle Gario, Habibah Quddus, Jermaine Pearson Photo Credit : Jonathan Pitts-Wiley NIGHT’S PEOPLE Lyrics and Poems by Ricardo Pitts-Wiley Music by Ricardo Pitts-Wiley & Robert Schleeter JUNE 14th-15th 7:30 PM TRINITY REP THEATER 201 WASHINGTON STREET […]
City Reminds Residents of Recycling Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket’s Department of Public Works reminds residents of the City’s Recycling Ordinance in an effort to minimize rejected loads and additional unforeseen costs. Back in 2013, all eligible residential properties received blue recycling bins for recycling including materials, plastics, paper, aluminum, and cardboard when […]
THEATRE BY THE SEA OPENS 86TH SEASON WITH WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL LOVE AND OTHER FABLES WAKEFIELD, RI – In celebration of 86 Years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the opening of the 2019 Summer Season. The season begins with the World Premiere of a brand new romantic screwball musical comedy, Love and Other Fables, which will be […]
Raimondo Celebrates Rhode Island’s Centenarians, Declares May as Older Americans Month GINA RAIMONDO AND LUCILLE BENJAMIN OF CUMBERLAND PROVIDENCE, RI –Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Division of Elderly Affairs Director Rose Amoros Jones, recognized the contributions of Rhode Islanders who are one hundred years of age or older at the 42 nd Governor’s Centenarian Brunch. […]
TEN MILE RAMBLINGS BY DON DOUCETTE As a child in Attleboro’s Twin Villages I was surrounded by family and community with a Franco-American heritage. My first memories centered there when my family lived in “the big block’ next to Phil Dugas’s community grocery store. Skittish, with the main rail line located nearby, I ran […]
KATHLEEN BREEN COMBES APPOINTED FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KATHLEEN BREEN COMBES Boston Ballet Principal Dancer to retire from stage, transition to administrative leader of New England’s second largest ballet company. Providence, RI ( – Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) is pleased to announce it has appointed a new Executive Director, Kathleen Breen Combes. A principal dancer with Boston Balletsince […]
DEM HOSTING INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON DRAFT STATE WIDE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN NEXT WEEK PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning will hold two informational workshops this month to gather public input on the draft Rhode Island Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The SCORP […]
