THE CHORUS OF WESTERLY TO PRESENT 39TH SUMMER POPS ON JUNE 22 IN WILCOX PARK AS FINAL CONCERT OF ITS 60TH SEASON WESTERLY, RI – The harmonies of community and music come together to officially welcome summer in Westerly on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 8 pm, as the Chorus of Westerly presents its […]
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates Groundbreaking For New Plymouth Maritime Facility New facility will expand waterfront opportunities, accessibility PLYMOUTH – Thursday, May 23, 2019 – Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined Plymouth Town Manager Melissa Arrighi and other local leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of the town’s new harbormaster facility. The construction of the new facility marks a major step […]
Ribbon Cutting at Hobby Lobby Hobby Lobby Bristol Place 1170 Newport Avenue Attleboro Monday, June 3 8:45 a.m. Join the United Regional Chamber as we celebrate the opening of Hobby Lobby in Bristol Place in Attleboro. Hobby Lobby is the largest privately owned arts-and-crafts retailer in the world with over 37,500 employees, in 46 […]
BOAT RAMP AT PORTSMOUTH’S GULL COVE TO BE REMOVED; ACCESS REMAINS FOR FISHING AND PADDLING Boaters are directed to use nearby Sakonnet River Bridge boat ramp in Tiverton PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that the concrete boat ramp at Gull Cove in Portsmouth has reached the end of its […]
Pawtucket Students Use Poetry to ‘Slam’ Tobacco Use PAWTUCKET – On May 23rd, Pawtucket students “slammed” tobacco as part of World No Tobacco Day (observed on May 31st) at the Blackstone Valley Visitor’s Center. Students from the City’s elementary schools submitted poetry encouraging a tobacco-free lifestyle, and were then selected to participate in the poetry […]
State still struggling to regulate third-party rental platforms By Rep. Lauren H. Carson LAUREN H. CARSON For several years, I have been working within the General Assembly, and with the Division of Taxation and local municipalities, on efforts to fairly, safely regulate short-term rentals offered by third-party hosting platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO. […]
MassMEP Announces New Regional Manager for Western Massachusetts Region MICHAEL HEBERT May 22, 2019 – Worcester, MA – MassMEP – Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership – a leading resource for manufacturing companies in Massachusetts, has announced that Michael Hebert has joined the organization as Regional Manager for the Western Massachusetts region, which includes Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden, and parts of […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island to Award 11 Scholarships to Program Graduates Since its inception, BBBSRI will have awarded over $85,000 in scholarship funds to mentees in our program since 2000. Little Sister Kena, Big Sister Donna receiving 2018 Scholarship Award with Governor Gina Raimondo May 21, 2019, Cranston, R.I.: […]
