Sowams: The Untold History Weaver Library presents Sowams: The Untold History on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 7??pm in the Champlin Program Room of the library.?? Helen Tjader, former Barrington Land Trust President, will speak on the history and preservation of the Sowams Heritage Area, the 17th century home of Massasoit.?? According to Tjader, it […]
Billy Gilman to headline this year’s??Special Olympics Rhode Island??State Summer Games Opening Ceremony BILLY GILMAN Ticket to go on sale to general public Tuesday, April 17. Special Olympics Rhode Island, Ryan Center and Spectra Venue Management are pleased to announce that Rhode Island???s very own Billy Gilman, will be performing at this year???s 50th Anniversary […]
TWO NOTED BLACK RHODE ISLAND ARTISTS’ WORK EXPLORED??IN A SPECIAL TALK AND POP-UP EXHIBIT ?? Stages of Freedom presents Carve Paint: Nancy Elizabeth Prophet and Edward Bannister, Two Rhode Island Black Artists on Thursday, April 19th, 5:30pm at 10 Westminster Street, Providence, RI. The special talk and one-day pop-up exhibit are free but registration is […]
Sandra Cano sworn into Rhode Island Senate ?? Sen. Sandra Cano (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket) being sworn into the Rhode Island Senate by Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea at a ceremony in the Senate Lounge. Joining Sen. Cano is her father, Roberto Cano, and her mother, Isabel Franco.???? STATE HOUSE ??? Sen. Sandra Cano was […]
Mansfield Adult Day Health Center, a program of Community VNA?? National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) was established to help Americans understand that making future healthcare decisions includes much more than deciding what care they would or would not want. It starts with expressing preferences, clarifying values, identifying care preferences and selecting an agent to express […]
Website Showcases Innovative Environmental Bills Across Country CARSON CITY, Nev. – If lawmakers are having a hard time generating ideas on environmental change, they now have a place to view what other states are doing. The Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook was created last year at the University of Southern California, along with the National Caucus […]
Old Sakonnet River Bridge Superstructure Demolition, Tiverton/Portsmouth On Thursday, we removed the main arch span by jacking and lowering it down to barges.?? The span will be transported to an off-site location for dismantling and recycling. Next week, we will remove structural steel from both sides of one of the piers,??mobilize a crane onto the […]
Stand Against Racism event hosted by YWCA As part of YWCA Rhode Island???s 2018 Stand Against Racism, we will be hosting a screening of 2017???s Academy Award winning film ???Get Out,??? followed by a discussion on the themes in the film including racism, colonization, and racialized violence. Synopsis:??? Chris Washington, an up-and-coming photographer and Black […]
