Rhode Island Pension Fund Issues Report on 2018 Actions to Strengthen Corporate Accountability SETH MAGAZINER PROVIDENCE, R.I. -?? Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner issued an overview of the actions his office has taken this year to strengthen corporate accountability at hundreds of publicly traded companies in which the state’s pension fund invests. Each year, […]
STOMP ROCKET There will be a Rehoboth contra dance on Friday, October 12,??at 8:00 p.m. at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769. All dances will be taught by caller Lisa Greenleaf. Music will be performed by Stomp Rocket, with Dave Langford, Glen Loper, and Bethany Waickman. Beginners welcome. Partners not necessary.??$10; […]
You’re invited to join Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Congressman Jim Langevin, U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, and Governor Raimondo for a Rhode Island Democratic Party Victory rally: Sunday September 30, 2018 4:30-6:00 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island Convention Center 1 Sabin Street, Providence We’ll even be […]
Dear EarthTalk: A friend recently told me that when her family stopped using hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes all the time, they stopped getting sick so much. Is there any research backing up this theory, or is it just a ???new??? wives tale???????Betsy Edger, via e-mail Your friend may be onto something. The so-called ???Hygiene […]
National School Parent Group Day Celebrates the Work of School PTOs and PTAs WRENTHAM, MA???School parent groups nationwide will join in observing National School Parent Group Day on Sept. 27, 2018. The event, sponsored by PTO Today, recognizes the hard work PTOs and PTAs do to make their schools even better places for students. […]
Throughout the Month of September??In Visitor Center Gallery?? Pawtucket:???? Over 500 submissions have been received for the City of Pawtucket???s 20th Annual Photo Contest and are on display throughout the month of September in the Visitor Center Gallery, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI.???? From these entries, twelve winning photos, will be selected by a panel […]
WORLD PEACE DAY In celebration of World Peace Day, Saint John the Evangelist School created a rock garden of Peace Stones. Each student decorated a rock with a sign of peace. They placed the rocks in the schoolyard hill and in the gardens. Along with Fr. Chris Peschel, Parish Priest, Susan Fortin, Music Director, and […]
October casts its haunted Halloween spell over Pawtucket (Pawtucket, RI)?? When the equinox ushers in the coolness of fall, the ensuing winds carry us through the dusk of October to the ancient Celtic observance of Samhein, All Souls, All Hallows Eve – the playfully wicked season of Halloween. For nine haunting nights in Pawtucket, […]
