THEATRE BY THE SEA ANNOUNCES 2019 CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL WAKEFIELD, RI – In celebration of 86 Years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the summer schedule for Theatre By The Sea’s 2019 Children’s Festival. Performances will be held on select Fridays in July and August. Sponsored by The Original Vanilla Bean, the Children’s Festival schedule features […]
National Parks Funding Backlog Gets Attention in U.S. House By Jenn Stanley – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON – The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, meeting Wednesday, is expected to discuss funding to fix the national parks. The bipartisan Restore Our Parks Act would establish the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and start to reduce […]
General Assembly approves legislation to protect the rights of customers to pay with cash STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly today passed legislation introduced by Rep. Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln) and Sen. William J. Conley Jr. (D-Dist. 18, East Providence, Pawtucket) that would protect the rights of customers to pay for things in cash. […]
PAWTUCKET – Friends of Donald R. Grebien announced today that the fundraiser scheduled for Monday, June 24th, will be postponed. The bully tactics of the state fire union boss, Joe Andriole who has been unwilling to agree to a contract that protects the Pawtucket residents, have again encouraged members of Local 1261 to make […]
The traditional Attleboro Historical Preservation Society yard sale at Dodgeville Mill set up early in mist and fog, opened under sunny skies and after it closed was cleaned up and put away in a torrential thunderstorm. PHOTO BY BRIAN FRENCH As we say in New England, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: If we already know how to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and turn it into fuel, why aren’t we doing more of it? — M.N. Daly, Springfield, MA With recent measurements detecting the highest levels of atmospheric CO2 in human history—and experts […]
Hornbine School Open House 2nd and 4th Sundays Pictured with past Hornbine School Student, Frances Magan, are Dave Downs who has visited the school for most of the past 47 years; Joshua Faulder, who has visited the school each June 11th for fifteen years; and Caden Lazaro, who has visited the school on June 11th for five years. The […]
Deadline is July 8th to apply for the Creative Workforce Development Program. This fall, RISCA is piloting a semester-long workforce development program. Modeled as a three credit college course, participants in three arts disciplines (fashion, visual art, and music) will spend the fall semester learning together. The goal of this program is to equip […]
