New Year of Education and Adventure Scheduled Aboard Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry Cuba and Arctic Among Upcoming Opportunities NEWPORT, R.I. (January 9, 2017) ??? After a successful first season of programs in New England, the brand new 200-foot Tall Ship, Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry, plans to set sail for the open […]
Proposing Two Years of Free College for Every Rhode Islander Friends -?? Monday morning, I joined the Ministers Alliance of Rhode Island for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship breakfast to share some exciting news: the budget I’ll present this week includes a plan to guarantee two years of free college for every Rhode […]
Pawtucket Seeking Community Input for Public Safety Director Pawtucket- Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Public Safety Director Search Committee are seeking input from the community on what they would like to see in the City’s next public safety director. The neighborhood meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 at the Woodlawn […]
National Park Service Awards Grant to RIHS, Partners for Civil Rights Project RI Black Heritage Society, RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission to Join on New Undertaking ?? (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) ??? The National Park Service (NPS) announced on Thursday, Jan. 13, a $49,557.76 grant to the Rhode Island Historical Society, working in partnership with the […]
Some Couples Invest in Their Future in Ways Other Than a Diamond Ring By Nathaniel Sillin What does an engagement ring look like? For many people, my wife included, the answer is a diamond ring. While that’s a concept that didn’t became widely accepted until the diamond industry’s marketing campaigns in the mid-1900s, it’s one […]
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Farmers, dyers and makers fill historic Slater factory for annual Fiber Art Marketplace ?? (Pawtucket, RI)?? On January 21 and 22, the old 1793 Slater Mill factory becomes a hub of color and warmth when a cadre of makers, producers and artisans fill the historic hall with their alpaca, Como, wool, fiber […]
Celebrate the New Year Ten??Free Flowering Trees from the Arbor Day Foundation EASTERN REDBUD Residents in your state can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2017.?? By becoming a part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, new members will receive two […]
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