Task Force Recommends Major Investment In School Buildings Throughout Rhode Island – The Rhode Island School Building Task Force, chaired by General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Education Commissioner Ken Wagner, has developed a plan to make a once-in-a-generation investment to public schools throughout the state. “Every child deserves to go to a school that is […]
Institute for Portuguese and??Lusophone World Studies ?? Dear Friends of Portuguese Studies at Rhode Island College, In my last message to you as Director, I would like to thank you all for your extraordinary support over the years in building the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College into the respected […]
Tragic love story, inspiring art and music for over 1,000 years, is focus of new Worcester Art Museum exhibition Dangerous Liaisons Revisited opens on January 20 Worcester, MA???November 16, 2017???The tragic love story of the historic Chinese emperor Ming Huang (reigned 712-756) and his consort Yang Guifei has inspired artists, musicians, and writers across Asia […]
No More ‘Free and Open’ Internet? Party-Line Vote at FCC Scuttles Net Neutrality Andrea Sears – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON – The Federal Communications Commission has voted to repeal net neutrality rules. In a party-line vote on Thursday, the FCC approved a proposal to end regulations that prohibit internet service providers from blocking or slowing […]
42nd Annual Penguin Plunge ?? Join us on ??Monday, January 1, 2018??and help us celebrate the 42nd Annual Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics Rhode Island at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett. Thousands of individuals will be “Freezin for a Reason” when they take the plunge at exactly 12 noon to raise money for Special […]
Industry Leader Dominion Diagnostics Celebrates 20 Years NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -??In 2017, Dominion Diagnostics, LLC celebrated two decades as one of the country’s leading drug monitoring companies. ??Delivering the highest level of commitment to compliance, quality, innovative technology and tools, clinically relevant education and customer support has led them to be a premier choice in […]
Free and open to the public.?? The Attleboro Historic Preservation Society’s January 18th program entitled, “Watson-Newell: Then & Now” will be presented by Julie Hall, Attleboro Council-at-Large. The program will focus on the Watson & Newell Co. of Attleboro, founded by Clarence Watson and Fred Newell in 1880, a major manufacturer of sterling silver flat-ware, […]
SONS OF ITALY GIVE SEASONS??? JOY TO TAUNTON-AREA ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES Jeanne Connolly_Lily Hewitt_ North Dighton ???On December 7th, The Order of Sons of Italy in America?? Peter B. Gay Lodge #540 hosted its 12th annual holiday event for consumers and staff at CO-OP, a local non-profit agency supporting individuals with developmental and other disabilities. […]
